Cytogenetic findings in a supratentorial ependymoma.
Cytogenetic studies on a supratentorial ependymoma from a 3-year-old girl showed a t(10;11;15)(p12.2;q13.1;p12) and loss of one X chromosome. To our knowledge, this is the first ependymoma reported with relatively simple karyotypic changes.
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Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Buffalo, NY.
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D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002879:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 10; D002880:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11; D002884:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D014178:Translocation, Genetic; D014960:X Chromosome