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BRAF V600E expression and distribution in desmoplastic infantile astrocytoma/ganglioglioma.
Neuropathology and applied neurobiology - 1 Apr 2014
Koelsche C, Sahm F, Paulus W, Mittelbronn M, Giangaspero F, Antonelli M, Meyer J, Lasitschka F, von Deimling A, Reuss D
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AIMS: Desmoplastic infantile astrocytoma/ganglioglioma (DIA/DIG) is a rare primary neuroepithelial brain tumour typically affecting paediatric patients younger than 24 months. Knowledge about genetic alterations in DIA/DIG is limited. However, a previous study on BRAF V600E mutation in paediatric glioma revealed a BRAF mutation in one of two tested DIAs/DIGs. The limited number of cases in that study did not...
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