Kyle Walsh

PhD

Durham, NC 27710, USA

About

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery

Duke University School of Medicine

Dr. Walsh’s research program focuses on genetic and epigenetic factors contributing to cancer predisposition in children and adults, with a special interest in brain tumors.

Expertise

Neurosurgery, Pathology

scientific

Projects

Data

Specimen

Ongoing

The Role of Genetic Factors in Ependymoma Susceptibility…

Brain tumors are rare and when combined with other nervous system tumors account for ~ 2% of all cancers; however, they are the second most common type of pediatric cancer and the leading cause of childhood cancer-related mortality. The etiology and molecular features of most pediatric brain tumors

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Ependymoma

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Maral Adel Fahmideh

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX, USA

research

Interests

Medulloblastoma…

Medulloblastomas comprises the vast majority of pediatric embryonal tumors and by definition arise in the posterior fossa, where they constitute approximately 40% of all posterior fossa tumors. Other forms of embryonal tumors each make up 2% or less of all childhood brain tumors.The clinical feature