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Gene of the month: IDH1.
Journal of clinical pathology - 1 Oct 2020
Bruce-Brand Cassandra, Govender Dhirendra
Abstract excerpt
Isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) encodes a protein which catalyses the oxidative decarboxylation of isocitrate to α-ketoglutarate. Mutant IDH1 favours the production of 2-hydroxyglutarate, an oncometabolite with multiple downstream effects which promote tumourigenesis. IDH1 mutations have been described in a number of neoplasms most notably low-grade diffuse gliomas, conventional central and periosteal...
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