title: Chromosome arm 6q loss is the most common recurrent autosomal alteration detected in primary pediatric ependymoma.
abstract: We analyzed 23 samples of primary pediatric ependymoma for significant gains or losses of genomic DNA, using comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) and a rigorous statistical approach. Nine of the tumors in this series (39%) appeared normal by CGH. The remainder had a limited number of regions of genomic imbalance, most often involving losses of chromosome arms 6q and 22q and the X chromosome, or gains of either 1q or 9. Recurrent and exclusive losses of 6q or 22q suggest that these regions harbor tumor suppressor genes that may contribute independently to the pathogenesis of childhood ependymoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology/Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, USA. david.reardon@stjude.org
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Reardon
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Entrekin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sublett
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ragsdale
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Boyett
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Kepner
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Look
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations / Q000235:genetics; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D002878:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1 / Q000235:genetics; D002892:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22 / Q000235:genetics; D002896:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6 / Q000235:genetics*; D002899:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9 / Q000235:genetics; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization / Q000379:methods; D014960:X Chromosome / Q000235:genetics