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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Tumors in children"”.
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Impact of Differentiation Status of Kidney Progenitors In Wilms Tumor Development
<p>Wilms tumor is one of the most common solid tumors in children. It is an embryonic cancer of the kidney and is thought to arise from undifferentiated renal mesenchyme. However, the differentiation status of cells in the mesenchyme that can give rise to Wilms tumors is unknown. Gene expression …
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The Non-Medical Expenses Associated with Childhood Cancer
… of non-reimbursable, nonmedical, direct expenses incurred by North Central families of children with cancer, and 2) determine the amount of money families spend for these expenses.<br> A descriptive-correlation design was used in a survey of twenty-five families (n=25) obtained from a North …
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CYCLIN D1 AND WILMS TUMOR TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-1 (WT1): POTENTIAL DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC MARKERS IN SMALL ROUND BLUE CELL TUMORS OF CHILDHOOD
Wilms tumor 1 (WT1) gene, firstly cloned in 1990 in the childhood kidney cancer Wilms tumor, is a gene located on chromosome 11p13, which encodes zinc-fingers protein characterized by multiple alternative isoforms, with important regulatory functions in cell growth and development. The protein …
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MOLECULAR DEFECTS OF MEF2 FAMILY PROTEINS AND NAC PROTEINS THAT BLOCK MYOGENESIS AND PROMOTE TUMORIGENESIS IN RHABDOMYOSARCOMA
… that is the most common form of soft tissue tumors in children. RMS cells have many features of skeletal muscle cells, yet do not differentiate. Thus, our studies have focused on the molecular defects present in these cells that block myogenesis. We have found MEF2D is absent in RMS cell …
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The Relationship between Executive and Psychosocial Functioning in Children Treated for a Brain Tumor
This study examined the relationship between executive and psychosocial functioning in 45 children and adolescents age 6 to 17 years who had been treated for a brain tumor. Executive functioning deficits can profoundly impact an adult's ability to function successfully in life. The purpose of the …