Familial brainstem glioma.
Two young males with a high degree of consanguinity presented with similar brainstem gliomas. As the patients were raised separately, their presentation with similar tumors suggests a genetic basis for the occurrence of these gliomas.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, 6560 Fannin, Suite 944, Houston, TX 77020, USA. lynnf@bcm.tmc.edu
D000293:Adolescent; D020295:Brain Stem Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*; D003241:Consanguinity; D005910:Glioma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree