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Is it a new culprit? "TERT promoter mutation" in an aggressive pediatric pilocytic astrocytoma.
Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery - 1 Mar 2021
Francis Jacintha Vikeneswary, Tanrıkulu Bahattin, Danyeli Ayca Ersen, Özek M Memet
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Recent advances in the genomic study have revolutionized the discovery of molecular biomarkers in glioma not only to aid in targeted therapy but also to prognosticate character of tumor and outcome of a patient.The usually benign nature of pilocytic astrocytoma (PA) can now be challenged with the discovery of genomic alterations that could promote more aggressive clinical behavior. CDKN2A deletion and ATRX gene...
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