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CHOP researchers discover key differences among gene fusions in childhood brain tumors

21:14 EDT 16 Oct 2017 | News-Medical.net

Researchers investigating pediatric low-grade gliomas, the most common type of brain tumor in children, have discovered key biological differences in how mutated genes combine with other genes to drive this childhood cancer.

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