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. 2021 Dec 10;13(24):6218. doi: 10.3390/cancers13246218
IVthV Fourth ventricle
5AZA-DC DNA methylase transferase inhibitor 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine
AKT Protein kinase B
ATRX/DAXX Alpha-thalassemia, mental retardation, X-linked/death domain–associated protein complex
AURKA Auro A-kinase
BET Bromodomain and extraterminal domain
Brd4 Bromodomain-containing protein 4
c-KIT Proto-oncogene encoding tyrosine-protein kinase KIT, CD117, or stem cell growth factor receptor
c-MYB c-myeloblastosis
CAR T Chimeric antigen receptor T cell
Cbp CREB-binding protein
Cdc42 Cell division cycle 42
COX2 Cyclooxygenase-2
CNS Central nervous system
CRL4 Cullin Ring Ubiquitin Ligase 4
CSF Cerebrospinal fluid
CXCR4 C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4
EANO The European Association of Neuro-Oncology
EED Embryonic ectoderm development
EMA Epithelial membrane antigen
Ep300 Histone acetyltransferase p300
EPHA7 Ephrin type-A receptor 7
ERK Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase
ERM Ezrin, radixin, moesin binding protein
EZHIP EZH Inhibitory Protein or CXorf67
EZH2 Enhancer of zeste homolog 2
FAK Focal Adhesion Kinase
FAM 118B Family with sequence similarity 118 member B
FGFR3 Fibroblast growth factor receptor 3
FOXJ1 Forkhead box protein J1
GFAP Glial fibrillary acidic protein
GTR Gross total resection
H3K27M Histone H3 lysine 27 to methionine mutation
H3K27me3 Trimethylated histone H3 at lysine 27
HDAC Histone deacetylase
HE Hematoxylin and eosin
HIF-1a Hypoxia inducible factor 1 alpha
HOXA13 Homeobox A13
HOXB13 Homeobox B13
HOXC10 Homeobox C10
HOXD10 Homeobox D10
hTERT Human telomerase reverse transcriptase
IkBα Nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B cells alpha
IL-6 Interleukin-6
IT Infratentorial
KDM6 Lysine-specific demethylase 6
KIT Tyrosine protein kinase or stem cell growth factor receptor or CD117
L1CAM L1 Cell Adhesion Molecule
LATS1/2 Large Tumor Suppressor Kinase 1 and 2
LDOC Leucine zipper downregulated in cancer 1
MAML2 Mastermind like transcription coactivator 2
MAMLD1 Mastermind like domain containing 1
MDM2 Mouse double minute 2 homolog or E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase Mdm2
MEF Myocyte enhancer factor
MPE Spinal myxopapillary ependymoma
mTORC1 Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Complex 1
MYCN Myelocytomatosis-N
NCOA1 Nuclear receptor coactivator 1
NCOA2 Nuclear receptor coactivator 2
NEFL Neurofilament light chain
NEC Not elsewhere classified
NF-κB Nuclear factor-κB
NF2 Neurofibromatosis type 2
NHERF1/EBP50 Na+/H+ exchanger regulatory factor/ezrin-radixin-moesin binding protein 50
NOS Not otherwise specified
OS Overall survival
PAK P21 activated kinase
PARP Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase
PDGFRA Platelet derived growth factor alpha
PFA Posterior fossa ependymoma Group A
PFB Posterior fossa ependymoma Group B
PFE Posterior fossa ependymoma
PF-SE Posterior fossa subependymoma
PFS Progression-free survival
PI3K Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PIKE-L Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase Enhancer-brain specific isoform
PLAGL PLAG1 like zinc finger 1
PRC2 Polycomb repressive complex 2
Rac1 Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1
RAC Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin
RAF Rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma
Ras Rat sarcoma virus
RELA REL-associated protein
SAM S-adenosyl methionine
SE Subependymoma
SET Su(var)3-9/enhancer-of-zeste/trithorax
Shh Sonic hedgehog
SP Spinal
SPE Spinal ependymoma
SPE-MYCN Spinal ependymoma with MYCN amplification
SP-SE Spinal subependymoma
ST Supratentorial
ST-RELA Supratentorial ependymoma with RELA fusion
ST-SE Supratentorial subependymoma
ST-YAP1 Supratentorial ependymoma with YAP1 fusion
STAT Signal transducer and activator of transcription
STE Supratentorial ependymoma
STR Subtotal resection
SUZ12 Suppressor of zeste 12 homolog
TEAD Transcriptional enhancer factor domain
TAZ Gene encoding protein Tafazzin
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
WHO World Health Organization
WP744 4′-O-benzylated doxorubicin analog
WP1066 JAK2/STAT3 inhibitor
WP1193 JAK2/STAT3 inhibitor
YAP1 Yes1 associated transcriptional regulator or YAP or YAP65
ZFTA Zinc finger translocation-associated