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Measles may be a Risk Factor for Malignant Brain Tumors

BACKGROUND: A possible risk factor for brain tumor might be measles, since late neurologic sequelae are part of measles pathology. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, a devastating neurologic illness, is prone to develop years after measles infection. METHODS: Because measles damage to the brain mi...

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Autores principales: Lehrer, Steven, Green, Sheryl, Rendo, Angela, Rosenzweig, Kenneth E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Brain Tumor Society; The Korean Society for Neuro-Oncology; The Korean Society for Pediatric Neuro-Oncology 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4642282/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26605259
http://dx.doi.org/10.14791/btrt.2015.3.2.65