Meningiomas: Sex-Specific Differences and Prognostic Implications of a Chromosome X Loss

Meningiomas are the most common primary intracranial tumours in adults. Several studies proposed new stratification systems with a more accurate risk prediction than the WHO grading, e.g. based on methylation and copy number variations (CNVs). Yet, common shortcomings in these analyses are either a lack of stratification by sex of patients or excluding the gonososmes from CNV assessment.