Brain tumours: Tissue stem cell turning into tumour stem cell

The 'cradle' of new neurones in the adult brain is well known. It is what is called the subventricular zone, a tissue structure lining the lateral ventricles. This is where neural or brain stem cells reside, which are responsible for generating new neurones if needed. For many years now, the subventricular zone has been suspected to be the origin of specific malignant brain tumours called gliomas, the most deadly type of which is glioblastoma...

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