Light-sensing genes may connect three childhood tumor types
Medical Xpress
March 5, 2026
Research uncovering the origin of pineoblastoma, a rare pediatric brain tumor, has also revealed a dependency across multiple brain tumor types that share a similar molecular program. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, and Uppsala University have assembled and profiled the largest cohort of pineoblastoma tumors to date with single-cell resolution.
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Originally published on Medical Xpress on 3/5/2026