Author
Lisa Lyngsie Hjalgrim
Recent research
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Central and peripheral neurotoxicity after methotrexate is a rare but challenging complication of therapy for pediatric lymphoid malignancies. In this Ponte-di-Legno Toxicity Working Group and international Berlin-Frankfurt-Münster Group study, we describe nine children and adole...
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BACKGROUND: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is uncommon in many populations. Most existing clinical evidence comes from endemic areas, where Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated subtypes predominate. We analyzed patterns of failure in a population-based cohort from Denmark, a low-i...
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Concurrent Germline RB1 & Mosaic TP53 in a Child With Multiple Childhood Cancers
ABSTRACT We report a patient with a pathogenic germline variant (PGV) in RB1 and somatic mosaicism for a pathogenic TP53 variant who developed three distinct types of childhood cancer: retinoblastoma, osteosarcoma, and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) before the age of 6 years. The...