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Comparative genomic hybridization analysis of craniopharyngiomas.
Journal of neurosurgery - 1 Jan 2003
Rienstein Shlomit, Adams Eric F, Pilzer David, Goldring Ayala Aviram, Goldman Boleslaw, Friedman Eitan
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OBJECT: Craniopharyngioma is the most common childhood brain tumor and is thought to arise from embryonic remnants of the Rathke pouch. Some craniopharyngiomas are monoclonal in origin and hence presumably harbor somatic genetic alterations, although the precise molecular mechanisms involved in craniopharyngioma development are unknown. The goal of this study was to identify genetic alterations in...
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