Medulloblastoma exome sequencing uncovers subtype-specific somatic mutations

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MedulloblastomaBiologyExome sequencingRNA Helicase AGeneticsSMARCA4GeneExomeMutationWnt signaling pathwayGermline mutationCancer researchHistoneRNAHelicaseChromatin remodeling

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Year: 2012
Type: article
Volume: 488
Issue: 7409
Pages: 106-110
Citations: 763
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                                    Trevor J. Pugh, 
                                
                                    Shyamal Dilhan Weeraratne, 
                                
                                    Tenley C. Archer
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2012). 
                            Medulloblastoma exome sequencing uncovers subtype-specific somatic mutations. 
                            Nature
                            , 488
                            (7409)
                            , 106-110.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nature11329
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/nature11329