Neuroblastoma

Dear Mayo Clinic: Cancer of the nerve cells

Dr. Stephanie Polites explains how neuroblastoma, a cancer commonly affecting children, is diagnosed and treated.

Researchers identify gene implicated in neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer

A study by Mayo Clinic researchers has identified that a chromosome instability gene, USP24, is frequently missing in pediatric patients with neuroblastoma, an aggressive form of childhood cancer.