"Searching for a Cause for Glioma: Epidemi ology\, Risk Factors\, and Genetics"
Gliomas represent 81% of maligna nt brain tumors. Although relatively rare\, they cause significant mortalit y and morbidity. Researchers have explored numerous potential risk factors\ , but thus far the only validated associations for brain tumors are ionizin g radiation and history of allergies. Studies have identified 25 germline v ariants associated with increased risk for glioma\, as well as multiple rar e genetic variants in families with multiple gliomas. While identifying add itional risk factors for these tumors is difficult due to their rarity\, ma ny existing datasets can be leveraged for future discoveries by using preci sely targeted populations and novel methodologies.
CATEGORIES:Faculty Candidate Seminar LOCATION:Doll &\; Hill Teaching Room in the Taylor Avenue Building GEO:38.634726;-90.259032 ORGANIZER;CN="Kelly":MAILTO:kloman@wustl.edu URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.med.wustl.edu/calendar/event/public-health-s ciences-visiting-faculty-candidate-lecture/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://calendar.med.wustl.edu/app/uploads/2020/02/Ostrom-Flyer.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20191103T070000 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR