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The authors thank Japan Children’s Cancer Group for providing a central diagnostic service supported by the Practical Research for Innovative Cancer Control from Japan Agency for Medical Research and development, AMED.
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Onishi, S., Yamasaki, F., Nakano, Y. et al. RELA fusion-positive anaplastic ependymoma: molecular characterization and advanced MR imaging. Brain Tumor Pathol 35, 41–45 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10014-017-0301-0
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