Pathology, molecular genetics and epigenetics of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma

Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a devastating pediatric brain cancer with no effective therapy. Histological similarity of DIPG to supratentorial high-grade astrocytomas of adults has led to assumptions that these entities possess similar underlying molecular properties and therefore simi...

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Main Authors: Pawel eBuczkowicz, Cynthia eHawkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2015.00147/full