Astroblastoma: a distinct tumor entity characterized by alterations of the X chromosome and MN1 rearrangement

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Astroblastoma is a rare, enigmatic tumor of the central nervous system (CNS) which shares some clinicopathologic aspects with other CNS tumors, especially ependymoma. To further clarify the nature of astroblastoma, we performed clinicopathologic and molecular genetic studies on eight cases of astroblastoma. The median age of the patients was 14.5 years, ranging from 5 to 60 years, and seven of the patients were...

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