Revisiting Management of Pediatric Brain Tumors with New Molecular Insights
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Pediatric central nervous system primitive neuro-ectodermal brain tumors (CNS-PNETs) are rare tumors with ill-defined biological features. In this issue of Cell, Sturm et al. used state-of-the-art methods to interrogate these tumors' biology. Their integrated molecular analyses led them to propose a new molecular classification, with four new entities identified, that should get oncologists' attention.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Cell
دوره 164 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016