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SMARCE1 mutations in pediatric clear cell meningioma: case report.
Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics - 1 Sept 2015
Evans Linton T, Van Hoff Jack, Hickey William F, Smith Miriam J, Evans D Gareth, Newman William G, Bauer David F
Abstract excerpt
Clear cell meningioma (CCM) is an uncommon variant of meningioma. The authors describe a case of a pediatric CCM localized to the lumbar spine. After resection, sequencing revealed an inactivating mutation in the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex subunit SMARCE1, with loss of the second allele in the tumor. The authors present a literature review of this mutation that is associated with CCM and a family...
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