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Immunohistochemical ATRX expression is not a surrogate for 1p19q codeletion.
Brain tumor pathology - 1 Apr 2018
Yamamichi Akane, Ohka Fumiharu, Aoki Kosuke, Suzuki Hiromichi, Kato Akira, Hirano Masaki, Motomura Kazuya, Tanahashi Kuniaki, Chalise Lushun, Maeda Sachi, Wakabayashi Toshihiko, Kato Yukinari, Natsume Atsushi
Abstract excerpt
The IDH-mutant and 1p/19q co-deletion (1p19q codel) provides significant diagnostic and prognostic value in lower-grade gliomas. As ATRX mutation and 1p19q codel are mutually exclusive, ATRX immunohistochemistry (IHC) may substitute for 1p19q codel, but this has not been comprehensively examined. In the current study, we performed ATRX-IHC in 78 gliomas whose ATRX statuses were comprehensively determined by whole...
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