Molecular Pathogenesis of Malignant Glial Tumors

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Malignant glial tumors are the most aggressive and difficult to treat neoplasms arising in the brain. More than 22,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with a malignant glioma annually, and most will die within the first two years from diagnosis. Traditionally, gliomas have been categorized based solely on tumor histological features. However, expression studies have found that molecular signatures can...

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