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Confirmation of R132H mutation of isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 as an independent prognostic factor in anaplastic astrocytoma

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  1. Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology and Neuropathology, University of Tubingen, Tübingen, Germany

    Jens Schittenhelm & Richard Meyermann

  2. Neurological Institute, Edinger Institute, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany

    Michel Mittelbronn

  3. Department of Neurology, University of Tubingen, Tübingen, Germany

    Arthur Melms

  4. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tubingen, Tübingen, Germany

    Marcos Tatagiba

  5. Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

    David Capper

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Schittenhelm, J., Mittelbronn, M., Meyermann, R. et al. Confirmation of R132H mutation of isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 as an independent prognostic factor in anaplastic astrocytoma. Acta Neuropathol 122, 651–652 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00401-011-0885-0

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