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Epithelioid GBMs show a high percentage of BRAF V600E mutation.
The American journal of surgical pathology - 1 May 2013
Kleinschmidt-DeMasters Bette Kay, Aisner Dara L, Birks Diane K, Foreman Nicholas K
Abstract excerpt
BRAF V600E mutation has been identified in up to 2/3 of pleomorphic xanthoastrocytomas (PXAs), World Health Organization grade II, as well as in varying percentages of PXAs with anaplastic features (PXA-A), gangliogliomas, extracerebellar pilocytic astrocytomas, and, rarely, giant cell glioblastoma multiforme (GC-GBMs). GC-GBMs and epithelioid GBMs (E-GBMs) can be histologically challenging to distinguish from...
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