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A novel YAP1-MAML2 fusion in an adult supra-tentorial ependymoma, YAP1-fused

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We would like to thank the laboratory technicians at the GHU Paris Neurosciences, Hospital Sainte-Anne, for their assistance. AMA and SS compiled the MRI and clinical records; ATE, AME, FC and PV conducted the neuropathological examinations; AS, YN, DB, DFB, RA, and EUC conducted the molecular studies; ATE, LH and PV drafted the manuscript; all the authors reviewed the manuscript.

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The authors received funding from the charity “Liv et lumiere” for the DNA-methylation profiling.

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Tauziède-Espariat, A., Siegfried, A., Nicaise, Y. et al. A novel YAP1-MAML2 fusion in an adult supra-tentorial ependymoma, YAP1-fused. Brain Tumor Pathol 39, 240–242 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10014-022-00439-0

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