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Genetic alterations commonly found in diffusely infiltrating cerebral gliomas are rare or absent in pleomorphic xanthoastrocytomas.
Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology - 1 Dec 2002
Kaulich Kerstin, Blaschke Britta, Nümann Astrid, von Deimling Andreas, Wiestler Otmar D, Weber Ruthild G, Reifenberger Guido
Abstract excerpt
Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (PXA) is a rare, usually well-circumscribed and superficially located neoplasm that preferentially arises in the cerebral cortex of children and young adults. The molecular aberrations that are associated with these tumors have not been studied systematically so far....
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