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IDH mutation and neuroglial developmental features define clinically distinct subclasses of lower grade diffuse astrocytic glioma.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 May 2012
Gorovets Daniel, Kannan Kasthuri, Shen Ronglai, Kastenhuber Edward R, Islamdoust Nasrin, Campos Carl, Pentsova Elena, Heguy Adriana, Jhanwar Suresh C, Mellinghoff Ingo K, Chan Timothy A, Huse Jason T
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PURPOSE: Diffuse gliomas represent the most prevalent class of primary brain tumor. Despite significant recent advances in the understanding of glioblastoma [World Health Organization (WHO) IV], its most malignant subtype, lower grade (WHO II and III) glioma variants remain comparatively understudied, especially in light of their notable clinical heterogeneity. Accordingly, we sought to identify and characterize...
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