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High expression of cystine-glutamate antiporter xCT (SLC7A11) is an independent biomarker for epileptic seizures at diagnosis in glioma.
Journal of neuro-oncology - 1 May 2018
Sørensen Mai Froberg, Heimisdóttir Sólborg Berglind, Sørensen Mia Dahl, Mellegaard Casper Schau, Wohlleben Helle, Kristensen Bjarne Winther, Beier Christoph Patrick
Abstract excerpt
Epileptic seizures are an important cause of morbidity in glioma patients. Substantial lines of evidence support the concept of the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate being a crucial mediator of glioma-associated seizures. In gliomas, non-vesicular secretion of glutamate via the cystine-glutamate exchanger (SLC7A11, xCT) constitutes the main mechanism contributing to high extracellular glutamate...
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