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Detection of IDH1 mutation in the plasma of patients with glioma.
Neurology - 16 Oct 2012
Boisselier Blandine, Gállego Pérez-Larraya Jaime, Rossetto Marta, Labussière Marianne, Ciccarino Pietro, Marie Yannick, Delattre Jean-Yves, Sanson Marc
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The IDH1(R132H) mutation is both a strong prognostic predictor and a diagnostic hallmark of gliomas and therefore has major clinical relevance. Here, we developed a new technique to detect the IDH1(R132H) mutation in the plasma of patients with glioma. METHODS: Small-size DNA (150-250 base pairs) was extracted from the plasma of 31 controls and 80 patients with glioma with known IDH1(R132H) status and...
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