Distinct genetic signatures among pilocytic astrocytomas relate to their brain region origin.

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Published in Cancer Res on February 01, 2007

Authors

Mukesh K Sharma1, David B Mansur, Guido Reifenberger, Arie Perry, Jeffrey R Leonard, Kenneth D Aldape, Meredith G Albin, Ryan J Emnett, Simon Loeser, Mark A Watson, Rakesh Nagarajan, David H Gutmann

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.

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