Preferred Label : Meningioma, familial, susceptibility to;
Type : Phenotype, molecular basis known;
Description : Meningiomas are, in general, slowly growing benign tumors derived from the arachnoidal
cap cells of the leptomeninges, the soft coverings of the brain and spinal cord. Meningiomas
are believed to be the most common primary tumors of the central nervous system in
man. The vast majority of meningiomas are sporadic; familial occurrence of meningioma
is rare (Zang, 2001). Familial or multiple meningiomas may also be seen in tumor predisposition
syndromes. Some patients with schwannomatosis (162091), caused by mutation in the
SMARCB1 gene, may develop meningiomas. One patient with malignant gliomas (GLM2; 613028)
associated with a mutation in the PTEN gene (601728) developed a meningioma (Staal
et al., 2002).;
Inheritance : Autosomal dominant;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the SWI/SNF-related, matrix-associated, actin-dependent regulator
of chromatin, subfamily 1, member 1 gene (SMARCE1, 603111.0002).; Caused by mutation in the homolog of the Drosophila suppressor of fused gene (SUFU,
607035.0007);
Neoplasia : Meningioma;
Prefixed ID : #607174;
Origin ID : 607174;
UMLS CUI : C3551915;
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