Rhabdoid

Deletion and mutation analysis of INI1 in rhabdoid tumors ❋ Unknown (2010)

Jaclyn Biegel, PhD is investigating mutations in the INI1 gene that are associated with the formation of atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors of the brain and/or kidneys. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Genetic basis of pediatric brain and rhabdoid tumors, including mutation analysis of INI1, the recently identified rhabdoid tumor gene ❋ Unknown (2010)

Avalanna's cancer is called atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor ATRT and is so rare that fewer than 30 new cases are diagnosed in the US each year. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Gilbert's daughter has been diagnosed with atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor and is receiving chemotherapy at Tulane ❋ Unknown (2010)

Riley, 2, was diagnosed with an atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor in her brain on Nov. During a checkup, the doctor noticed Riley's head circumference had jumped up out of proportion with the rest of her body. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Her clinical expertise is in the diagnosis of pediatric leukemia and solid tumors, and her research expertise is in the genetics of pediatric brain tumors and rhabdoid tumors. ❋ Unknown (2010)

She died of an aggressive form of cancer called atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (ATRT).

King's College Hospital, where days later doctors discovered a rhabdoid tumour on the toddler's liver. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Some projects focus on developing improved therapies for difficult to treat cancers that affect children and young adults, including Ewing sarcoma and rhabdoid tumors. ❋ Unknown (2009)

According to a report by the National Wilms Tumor Study in 2007, 158 cases of a malignant rhabdoid tumor, or MRT, were diagnosed in North America the year before, and only 15 of those tumors were found outside of the central nervous system.

The tumor was diagnosed as a malignant rhabdoid tumor - a rare tumor, particularly for someone Chase's age.