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Desmoplastic non-infantile astrocytic tumor with BRAF V600E mutation

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  1. Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Candir Mah. Candir Sok. Hazal Sitesi No. 24/C, 42090, Meram, Konya, Turkey

    Pinar Karabagli

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey

    Hakan Karabagli

  3. Department of Pediatric Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey

    Dogan Kose & Yavuz Koksal

  4. Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey

    Nadir Kocak

  5. Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey

    Volkan Etus

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Karabagli, P., Karabagli, H., Kose, D. et al. Desmoplastic non-infantile astrocytic tumor with BRAF V600E mutation. Brain Tumor Pathol 31, 282–288 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10014-014-0179-z

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