Genetic discovery of brain tumors in children

Canadian scientists have identified eight genes for brain tumors in children, opening new perspectives for doctors in treating this incurable disease and providing better quality of life for patients.

Doctors at the Children's Hospital of Toronto analyzed more than 200 samples of myeloblastoma, taken from children with brain tumors.

After the study, doctors discovered a sequence of eight genes that control brain cells and said that if the genes were mutated, they would not be able to prevent cancer cells from growing. .

With this new discovery, scientists believe that doctors can find more effective treatments to kill cancer cells without affecting the development of children's brains.

Recent brain tumor treatments have helped 60% of patients survive, but after treatment, children with brain tumors often experience some sequelae such as physical development, mental retardation and seizures. .

Brain tumors are the second most common cancer in children, after acute leukemia. Currently, every 100 thousand children have 2-3 children with brain tumors and male children have more than women.

Myeloblastoma usually appears in the lower part of the brain and can spread to the spine and many other parts of the body. Brain tumors, including myeloma, are abnormal growth of a type of nerve cell.