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Diagnostic value of plasma and urinary 2-hydroxyglutarate to identify patients with isocitrate dehydrogenase-mutated glioma.
The oncologist - 1 May 2015
Lombardi Giuseppe, Corona Giuseppe, Bellu Luisa, Della Puppa Alessandro, Pambuku Ardi, Fiduccia Pasquale, Bertorelle Roberta, Gardiman Marina Paola, D'Avella Domenico, Toffoli Giuseppe, Zagonel Vittorina
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutant isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) 1/2 enzymes can convert α-ketoglutarate into 2-hydroxyglutarate (2HG). The aim of the present study was to explore whether 2HG in plasma and urine could predict the presence of IDH1/2 mutations in patients with glioma. MATERIALS AND METHODS: All patients had histological confirmation of glioma and a recent brain magnetic resonance imaging scan showing the...
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