학술논문

A recurrent point mutation in PRKCA is a hallmark of chordoid gliomas
Document Type
article
Source
Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2018)
Subject
Science
Language
English
ISSN
2041-1723
Abstract
Chordoid glioma is a slow growing diencephalic tumor whose mutational landscape is poorly characterized. Here, the authors perform whole-exome and RNA-sequencing and find that 15 of 16 chordoid glioma cases studied harbor the same PRKCA mutation which results in enhanced proliferation.