Article
Distinct TERT promoter C228T and C250T mutations in a patient with an oligodendroglioma: A case report.
Neuropathology : official journal of the Japanese Society of Neuropathology - 1 Jun 2021
Ishi Yukitomo, Okada Hiromi, Okamoto Michinari, Motegi Hiroaki, Tanaka Shinya, Mitsuhashi Tomoko, Yamaguchi Shigeru
Abstract excerpt
The majority of oligodendroglial tumors harbor mutations in the telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) gene (TERT) promoter and the isocitrate dehydrogenase 1/2 (IDH1/2) gene (IDH1/2), as well as 1p/19q codeletion. Generally, TERT promoter mutations, C250T and C228T, are mutually exclusive. We present a case of oligodendroglioma harboring both C250T and C228T mutations in TERT promoter. A 38-year-old man...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
