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DNA methylation analysis of glioblastomas harboring FGFR3-TACC3 fusions identifies a methylation subclass with better patient survival

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Processed methylation results and raw data are available at the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) repository under the accession number GSE200647.

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This work utilized the computational resources of the NIH HPC Biowulf cluster.

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ZW, OLAN and KA: designed the study. OLAN, DaM, CG, MQ, DP and KA: analyzed the histology. ZW, OLAN, RT, ZA, RT, HJC, DP and KA: analyzed and interpreted methylation and RNA seq data. TAB, JB and DoM: provided methylation and clinical data. All authors were involved in the preparation of the manuscript.

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Wu, Z., Lopes Abath Neto, O., Bale, T.A. et al. DNA methylation analysis of glioblastomas harboring FGFR3-TACC3 fusions identifies a methylation subclass with better patient survival. Acta Neuropathol 144, 155–157 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00401-022-02430-7

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