Epidemiology and etiology of meningioma

Although most meningiomas are encapsulated and benign tumors with limited numbers of genetic aberrations, their intracranial location often leads to serious and potentially lethal consequences. They are the most frequently diagnosed primary brain tumor accounting for 33.8% of all primary brain and central nervous system tumors reported in the United States between 2002 and 2006. Inherited susceptibility to meningioma is suggested both by family history and candidate gene studies in DNA repair genes. People with certain mutations in the neurofibromatosis gene (NF2) have a very substantial increased risk for meningioma. High dose ionizing radiation exposure is an established risk factor for meningioma, and lower…

• BS
  Brain Science Foundation
• MM
  Meningioma Mommas
• NI
  National Institutes of Health

  Awards: CA109475, CA108473, CA109745, CA109461, CA109468, NIH R01