Maral Adel Fahmideh
Houston, TX USA
Baylor College of Medicine
About
Postdoctoral Associate
Baylor College of Medicine
Genetic epidemiology; Pediatric brain tumors; Cancer genetics
Baylor College of Medicine
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Projects
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The Role of Mutational Signatures in the Development of Childhood Cancer
Recent research has identified mutations that drive the development of adult cancers, opening the door for new therapies. Researchers will be using data from the Pediatric Brain Tumor Atlas to investigate such drivers as they apply to pediatric brain cancers.
All Brain Tumor Types
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Ongoing
Genetic Susceptibility to Medulloblastoma
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
Medulloblastoma
Maral Adel Fahmideh
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
Ependymoma
Maral Adel Fahmideh
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
Ependymoma
Ependymomas arise from ependymal cells that line the ventricles and passageways in the brain and the center of the spinal cord. Ependymal cells produce cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). These tumors are classified as supratentorial or infratentorial. In children, most ependymomas are infratentorial tumors