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Pegolo, E., Tosolini, R., Nardini, N. et al. A rare case of a molecular “adult-type” diffuse astrocytoma arising in a child. Childs Nerv Syst 34, 191–193 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-017-3680-y
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