The level of activity of the alternative lengthening of telomeres correlates with patient age in IDH-mutant ATRX-loss-of-expression anaplastic astrocytomas
Abstract All cancer cells need to maintain functional telomeres to sustain continuous cell division and proliferation. In human diffuse gliomas, functional telomeres are maintained due either to reactivation of telomerase expression, the main pathway in most cancer types, or to activation of a mecha...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-11-01
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Series: | Acta Neuropathologica Communications |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40478-019-0833-0 |