Medulloblastoma cerebrospinal fluid reveals hypoxic indicators (metabolites and lipids) and cancer-specific RNAs
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ABSTRACT: Medulloblastoma (MB) is the most common malignant brain tumor in children. There remains an unmet need for diagnostics to sensitively detect the disease, particularly recurrences. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) provides a window into the central nervous system, and liquid biopsy of CSF could provide a relatively non-invasive means for disease diagnosis. CSF samples from patients with or without medulloblastoma (MB) were subjected to RNA-sequencing to identify differentially expressed transcripts. Although the transcriptomic signatures in CSF to differentiate MB subgroup separation was challenging, we were able to identify a group of gene signatures that could separate cancer from normal CSF. Our approach provides several candidate signatures that deserve further validation, including the novel circular RNA circ_463, and insights into the impact of MB on the CSF microenvironment.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE189919 | GEO | 2022/03/04
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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