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SUBMITTER: Tabernero M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3818970 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tabernero MariaDolores M Jara-Acevedo María M Nieto Ana B AB Caballero Arancha Rodríguez AR Otero Alvaro A Sousa Pablo P Gonçalves Jesús J Domingues Patricia H PH Orfao Alberto A
BMC medical genetics 20131030
<h4>Background</h4>Meningioma was the first solid tumor shown to contain a recurrent genetic alteration e.g. monosomy 22/del(22q), NF2 being the most relevant gene involved. Although monosomy 22/del(22q) is present in half of all meningiomas, and meningiomas frequently carry NF2 mutations, no study has been reported so far in which both alterations are simultaneously assessed and correlated with the features of the disease.<h4>Methods</h4>Here, we analyzed the frequency of both copy number chang ...[more]