Sex differences in GBM revealed by analysis of patient imaging, transcriptome, and survival data

Wei Yang; Nicole M. Warrington; Sara J. Taylor; Paula Whitmire; Eduardo Carrasco; Kyle W. Singleton; Ningying Wu; Justin D. Lathia; Michael E. Berens; Albert H. Kim; Jill S. Barnholtz-Sloan; Kristin R. Swanson; Jingqin Luo; Joshua B. Rubin

doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.aao5253

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Sex differences in GBM revealed by analysis of patient imaging, transcriptome, and survival data

Wei Yang¹,
Nicole M. Warrington²,
Sara J. Taylor²,
Paula Whitmire³,
Eduardo Carrasco³,
Kyle W. Singleton³,
Ningying Wu⁴,⁵,
Justin D. Lathia⁶,
Michael E. Berens ⁷,
Albert H. Kim ⁸,⁹,
Jill S. Barnholtz-Sloan¹⁰,
Kristin R. Swanson ³,⁵,
Jingqin Luo⁴,¹¹,*,† and
Joshua B. Rubin ²,⁹,*,†

¹Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
²Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
³Precision Neurotherapeutics Innovation Program, Mathematical NeuroOncology Lab, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ 85054, USA.
⁴Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA.
⁵School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA.
⁶Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland OH, 44195, USA.
⁷Cancer and Cell Biology Division, TGen, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA.
⁸Department of Neurosurgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
⁹Department of Neuroscience, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
¹⁰Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
¹¹Siteman Cancer Center Biostatistics Core, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.

↵*Corresponding author. Email: rubin_j{at}wustl.edu (J.B.R.); jingqinluo{at}wustl.edu (J.L.)

↵† These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Science Translational Medicine 02 Jan 2019:
Vol. 11, Issue 473, eaao5253
DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aao5253

Wei Yang

Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.

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Nicole M. Warrington

Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.

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Sara J. Taylor

Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.

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Paula Whitmire

Precision Neurotherapeutics Innovation Program, Mathematical NeuroOncology Lab, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ 85054, USA.

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Eduardo Carrasco

Precision Neurotherapeutics Innovation Program, Mathematical NeuroOncology Lab, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ 85054, USA.

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Kyle W. Singleton

Precision Neurotherapeutics Innovation Program, Mathematical NeuroOncology Lab, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ 85054, USA.

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Ningying Wu

Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA.School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA.

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Justin D. Lathia

Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland OH, 44195, USA.

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Michael E. Berens

Cancer and Cell Biology Division, TGen, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA.

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Albert H. Kim

Department of Neurosurgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.Department of Neuroscience, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.

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Jill S. Barnholtz-Sloan

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.

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Kristin R. Swanson

Precision Neurotherapeutics Innovation Program, Mathematical NeuroOncology Lab, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ 85054, USA.School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA.

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Jingqin Luo

Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA.Siteman Cancer Center Biostatistics Core, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.

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Joshua B. Rubin

Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.Department of Neuroscience, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.

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For correspondence: rubin_j@wustl.edu jingqinluo@wustl.edu

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