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Chromosomal anomalies in oligodendroglial tumors are correlated with clinical features.
Cancer - 1 Mar 2003
van den Bent Martin J, Looijenga Leendert H J, Langenberg K, Dinjens Winand, Graveland Wilfried, Uytdewilligen Ludo, Sillevis Smitt Peter A, Jenkins Robert B, Kros Johan M
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BACKGROUND: Patients who have oligodendrogliomas (OD) that demonstrate loss of both 1p and 19q appear to have a better prognosis after they receive chemotherapy and radiotherapy compared with patients who have OD without these characteristics. It is unclear whether this improvement in outcome is due only to a better response to treatment. The authors investigated the correlation between genetic and clinical...
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