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Pediatric diffuse glioma with EP300::BCOR fusion manifesting as low-grade epilepsy-associated neuroepithelial tumor: a case presentation

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We thank Mr. Koji Isoda, Ms. Hirabayashi (Gunma University), and Dr. Arisa Hara (National Cancer Center Research Institute) for their excellent technical assistance.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan

    Satoshi Nakata, Sho Osawa, Takaaki Miyagishima, Keishi Horiguchi, Masahiko Tosaka & Yuhei Yoshimoto

  2. Division of Cancer Genomics, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan

    Yasuhito Arai, Natsuko Hama & Tatsuhiro Shibata

  3. Department of Hematology/Oncology, Saitama Children’s Medical Center, Saitama, Japan

    Kohei Fukuoka

  4. Department of Human Pathology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22, Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan

    Takahiro Shirakura, Ayako Yamazaki, Hideaki Yokoo & Sumihito Nobusawa

  5. Department of Neurosurgery and Neuro-Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

    Sho Osawa

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Nakata, S., Arai, Y., Fukuoka, K. et al. Pediatric diffuse glioma with EP300::BCOR fusion manifesting as low-grade epilepsy-associated neuroepithelial tumor: a case presentation. Brain Tumor Pathol 41, 35–39 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10014-023-00475-4

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