Journal of Neuro-Oncology

, Volume 87, Issue 3, pp 365–366 | Cite as

Mutational analysis of Rac2 in gliomas

  • Ahmed Idbaih
  • Sophie Paris
  • Blandine Boisselier
  • Yannick Marie
  • Marc Sanson
  • Joëlle Thillet
  • Khê Hoang-Xuan
  • Jean-Yves Delattre
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Keywords

Adenoma Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Meningioma Mutation Rate Astrocytoma 
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Notes

Acknowledgements

This work was supported by grants from the INSERM, and the Carte d’Identité des Tumeurs (CIT) program of the Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Ahmed Idbaih
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
  • Sophie Paris
    • 1
    • 2
  • Blandine Boisselier
    • 1
    • 2
  • Yannick Marie
    • 1
    • 2
  • Marc Sanson
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
  • Joëlle Thillet
    • 1
    • 2
  • Khê Hoang-Xuan
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
  • Jean-Yves Delattre
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
  1. 1.INSERM, Unité 711, Groupe hospitalier Pitié-SalpêtrièreParisFrance
  2. 2.Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris VI, Laboratoire Biologie des Interactions Neurone-Glie, Groupe hospitalier Pitié-SalpêtrièreParisFrance
  3. 3.AP-HP, Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Service de neurologie MazarinParisFrance

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