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EGFR gene amplification in monocentric and multicentric glioblastoma

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L. Nichelli study concept and design, acquisition and interpretation of data, drafting manuscript. L. Nichelli and D. Dormont imaging data collection and interpretation. A. L. Di Stefano, M. Sanson study concept and design, acquisition and interpretation of data, drafting manuscript, responsibility for the integrity of the study. All read and approved the manuscript.

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Nichelli, L., Dormont, D., Sanson, M. et al. EGFR gene amplification in monocentric and multicentric glioblastoma. J Neurooncol 145, 587–589 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-019-03324-7

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