Detection of Cooperative and Mutually Exclusive Genetic Alterations in Pediatric Cancer

Changes that occur in genes are called genetic alterations. Understanding the genetic interactions of pediatric brain cancers and how they are altered in the genomes of patients could lead to better diagnostics, therapies, and ongoing assessments. Researchers will use data from the Pediatric Brain Tumor Atlas to test genetic interactions in individual cancer types and broadly across all cancer types. This research will create a broad dataset that will be invaluable in the continued pursuit of new treatment techniques and therapies.