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- Title
Molecular tools for the pathologic diagnosis of central nervous system tumors.
- Authors
Priesterbach-Ackley, Loudy P; Wesseling, Pieter; Snijders, Tom J; Vos, Filip Y F L de; Leng, Wendy W J de
- Abstract
Molecular diagnostics currently has a crucial role in neuro-oncological patient care. (Epi)genetic assays testing for point mutations, copy number variations, gene fusions, translocations, and methylation status are of main diagnostic interest in neuro-oncology. Multiple assays have been developed for this purpose, ranging from single gene tests to high-throughput, integrated techniques enabling detection of multiple genetic aberrations in a single workflow. This review describes the nature of the simpler and more complex assays for molecular diagnostics of tumors of the central nervous system and briefly discusses their strengths and weaknesses.
- Subjects
CENTRAL nervous system tumors; NERVOUS system tumors; MOLECULAR diagnosis; CENTRAL nervous system; GENETIC testing; GENE fusion
- Publication
Neuro-Oncology Practice, 2019, Vol 6, Issue 1, p4
- ISSN
2054-2577
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/nop/npy041