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The diagnosis of brain tumors is based on the recognition of phenotypes which are typical of a cytogenetic line in a given differentiation stage. This recognition is not easy, because the nervous system is composed of a variety of cell types which may derive from common precursor cells. Neoplastic transformation modifies cell phenotypes, usually towards less mature stages. It would be very useful to have markers which characterize every cytotype in the different maturation stages or even only specific markers of some oncotypes.
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Schiffer, D., Giordana, M.T., Mauro, A., Soffietti, R. (1997). Antigens of Phenotypic Expression and Differentiation Markers. In: Brain Tumors. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60529-1_4
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