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Disease-gene associations mined from literature

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Human genes for brain stem ependymoma

Brain stem ependymoma [DOID:5508]

A high grade ependymoma that is characterized by abnormal growth of the neuroepithelial lining of the ventricular system, has_material_basis_in abnormally proliferating cells derives_from ependymal cells.

Synonyms:  brain stem ependymoma,  brain stem ependymomas,  DOID:5508,  Ependymoma of the Brainstem,  Ependymoma of the Brainstems

The disease-gene associations are derived from automatic text mining of the biomedical literature, manually curated database annotations, cancer mutation data, and genome-wide association studies. The confidence of each association is signified by stars, where ★★★★★ is the highest confidence and ★☆☆☆☆ is the lowest.

Developed by Sune Frankild, Alexander Junge, Albert Pallejà, Dhouha Grissa, Kalliopi Tsafou, and Lars Juhl Jensen from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research.