title: Neural development and the ontogeny of central nervous system tumors.
abstract: Recent evidence argues that the oncogenesis and growth of CNS tumors occurs through dysregulated molecular and cellular mechanisms of neural development. New insights have emerged that have had a significant impact on both research and treatment of these cancers.
authors.affiliation: Program in Neuroscience, Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. scott.pomeroy@childrens.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Scott L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Pomeroy