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High incidence of activating TERT promoter mutations in meningiomas undergoing malignant progression.
Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland) - 1 Mar 2014
Goutagny Stéphane, Nault Jean C, Mallet Maxime, Henin Dominique, Rossi Jessica Z, Kalamarides Michel
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Meningiomas are common central nervous system tumors. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines three grades, predictive of the risk of recurrence. These tumors can relapse frequently and sometimes undergo malignant transformation. Maintenance of telomere length is a key process in malignant progression, and mutations in TERT promoter have recently been identified in various types of cancer. We sequenced the...
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