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H3F3A K27M mutation in pediatric CNS tumors: a marker for diffuse high-grade astrocytomas.
American journal of clinical pathology - 1 Mar 2013
Gielen Gerrit H, Gessi Marco, Hammes Jennifer, Kramm Christof M, Waha Andreas, Pietsch Torsten
Abstract excerpt
Brain tumors are one of the most common childhood malignancies. Diffuse high-grade gliomas represent approximately 10% of pediatric brain tumors. Exon sequencing has identified a mutation in K27M of the histone H3.3 gene (H3F3A K27M and G34R/V) in about 20% of pediatric glioblastomas, but it remains to be seen whether these mutations can be considered specific for pediatric diffuse high-grade astrocytomas or also...
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