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Mutant metabolic enzymes are at the origin of gliomas.
Cancer research - 15 Dec 2009
Yan Hai, Bigner Darell D, Velculescu Victor, Parsons D Williams
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Mutations of the isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) metabolic enzymes IDH1 and IDH2 have been found to be frequent and early genetic alterations in astrocytomas and oligodendrogliomas. All mutations identified to date affect a single amino acid located within the isocitrate binding site (R132 of IDH1...
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