Methodology
This scoping review was accomplished following the Preferred Reporting
Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping
Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) Checklist and PRISMA-ScR Tip Sheets by Trico et al.
[20]. The review was conducted in
five stages; (1) Determine the research question; (2) Identify relevant
study;
(3) Study selection;
(4) Data charting process; and v. Collating, summarizing, and reporting
results [20]. The research question
was developed in accordance with Arksey and O’Malley’s guideline which
is to begin with a broad review area to determine what is available
before narrowing the search [21]. The
following research question was examined: What roles does ZFAS1play in the development of glioma cancer?