%0 Journal Article
%T Identification of Phosphoproteins as Possible Differentiation Markers in All-Trans-Retinoic Acid-Treated Neuroblastoma Cells
%A Giorgia Mandili
%A Cristina Marini
%A Franco Carta
%A Cristina Zanini
%A Mauro Prato
%A Amina Khadjavi
%A Franco Turrini
%A Giuliana Giribaldi
%J PLOS ONE
%D 2012
%I Public Library of Science (PLoS)
%R 10.1371/journal.pone.0018254
%X Neuroblastic tumors account for 9¨C10% of pediatric tumors and neuroblastoma (NB) is the first cause of death in pre-school age children. NB is classified in four stages, depending on the extent of spreading. A fifth type of NB, so-called stage 4S (S for special), includes patients with metastatic tumors but with an overall survival that approximates 75% at five years. In most of these cases, the tumor regresses spontaneously and regression is probably associated with delayed neuroblast cell differentiation.
%U http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0018254