2020
Germline cancer predisposition variants and pediatric glioma: a population-based study in California
Muskens IS, de Smith AJ, Zhang C, Hansen HM, Morimoto L, Metayer C, Ma X, Walsh KM, Wiemels JL. Germline cancer predisposition variants and pediatric glioma: a population-based study in California. Neuro-Oncology 2020, 22: 864-874. PMID: 31970404, PMCID: PMC7283023, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noaa014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer predisposition genesPathogenic germline variantsPathogenic variantsGermline variantsNeurofibromatosis 1Pediatric astrocytomasCandidate cancer predisposition genesPredisposition genesGene burden testingPediatric glioblastomaPediatric cancer predispositionMalignant pediatric brain tumorTertiary referral centerPopulation-based studyPediatric brain tumorsCancer predisposition variantsPediatric glioma patientsRare germline variantsTumor protein 53Whole-exome sequencingExome-wide levelReferral centerAstrocytoma patientsGlioma patientsBrain tumors
2017
A germ-line deletion of APOBEC3B does not contribute to subtype-specific childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia etiology
Wallace AD, Francis SS, Shao X, de Smith AJ, Walsh KM, Mckean-Cowdin R, Ma X, Dahl G, Barcellos LF, Wiemels JL, Metayer C. A germ-line deletion of APOBEC3B does not contribute to subtype-specific childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia etiology. Haematologica 2017, 103: e29-e31. PMID: 29025908, PMCID: PMC5777211, DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2017.179317.Peer-Reviewed Original Research