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Genetic profile of gliosarcomas.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Feb 2000
Reis R M, Könü-Lebleblicioglu D, Lopes J M, Kleihues P, Ohgaki H
Abstract excerpt
There are distinct genetic pathways leading to the glioblastoma, the most malignant astrocytic brain tumor. Primary (de novo) glioblastomas develop in older patients and are characterized by epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor amplification/overexpression, p16 deletion, and PTEN mutations, whereas secondary glioblastomas that progressed from low-grade or anaplastic astrocytoma develop in younger patients and...
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