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Gain of 12p encompassing CCND2 is associated with gemistocytic histology in IDH mutant astrocytomas

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  1. Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

    Felix Sahm, Daniel Schrimpf, Damian Stichel, David Capper, Christian Koelsche, David Reuss, Annekathrin Kratz, Kristin Huang, Annika K. Wefers & Andreas von Deimling

  2. Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuropathology, German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 224, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

    Felix Sahm, Andrey Korshunov, Daniel Schrimpf, Damian Stichel, David Capper, Christian Koelsche, David Reuss, Annekathrin Kratz, Kristin Huang, Annika K. Wefers & Andreas von Deimling

  3. Division of Pediatric Neurooncology, German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany

    David T. W. Jones & Stefan M. Pfister

  4. Genomics and Proteomics Core Facility, Microarray Unit, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany

    Matthias Schick & Melanie Bewerunge-Hudler

  5. Neurological Institute (Edinger Institute), University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany

    Michel Mittelbronn

  6. Neurology Clinic, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

    Michael Platten & Wolfgang Wick

  7. Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuroimmunology and Brain Tumor Immunology, German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany

    Michael Platten

  8. Neurology Clinic, University Hospital Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany

    Michael Platten

  9. Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany

    Daniel Hänggi

  10. Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany

    Astrid Jeibmann

  11. Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

    Andreas Unterberg & Christel Herold-Mende

  12. Department of Pediatric Oncology, Haematology and Immunology, Heidelberg University Hospital, and National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany

    Stefan M. Pfister

  13. Division of Neuropathology of the UCL Institute of Neurology in London, London, UK

    Sebastian Brandner

  14. Clinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany

    Wolfgang Wick

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Sahm, F., Korshunov, A., Schrimpf, D. et al. Gain of 12p encompassing CCND2 is associated with gemistocytic histology in IDH mutant astrocytomas. Acta Neuropathol 133, 325–327 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00401-016-1657-7

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