2023
QOL-09. QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER SURGERY FOR LOWER GRADE GLIOMAS
Heffernan A, Wu Y, Benz L, Verhaak R, Kwan B, Claus E. QOL-09. QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER SURGERY FOR LOWER GRADE GLIOMAS. Neuro-Oncology 2023, 25: v250-v250. PMCID: PMC10639580, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noad179.0961.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow-grade gliomasGrade gliomasNon-malignant brain tumoursShort Form Health SurveyBackground Limited dataForm Health SurveyGeneral healthy populationGroup of patientsMedical Outcomes StudyCase/control studyLong-term qualityTime of interviewResidents of ConnecticutQOL outcomesSample average ageHealth SurveyOutcome studiesMeningioma casesTreatment groupsBrain tumorsAverage ageControl studyHealthy populationControl populationPrime of life
2019
Longer genotypically-estimated leukocyte telomere length is associated with increased meningioma risk
Muskens IS, Hansen HM, Smirnov IV, Molinaro AM, Bondy ML, Schildkraut JM, Wrensch M, Wiemels JL, Claus EB. Longer genotypically-estimated leukocyte telomere length is associated with increased meningioma risk. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2019, 142: 479-487. PMID: 30796745, PMCID: PMC6482066, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-019-03119-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMeningioma riskBrain tumorsNon-malignant brain tumoursMalignant brain tumorsEtiology of meningiomaHealthy controlsOdds ratioMeningioma patientsMeningioma casesSurvival rateLogistic regressionMeningiomasGermline DNATelomere lengthTumorsMultiple testingRiskEuropean ancestryWestern European ancestryPatientsPathophysiologyLymphocytesConclusionIncreasedEtiologyControl