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Antigenic and Genotypic Similarity between Primary Glioblastomas and Their Derived Neurospheres

Table 4

Frequency of genetic and epigenetic alterations in primary tumors, NS and AC.

Molecular markerPrimary GBM (%)NS (%)AC* (%)

LOH 1p, 9p, 10q, 17p, 19q16 (100)6 (100)0 (0)
EGFR amplification8 (50)3 (45)0 (0)
MGMT hypermethylation9 (50)4 (66.7)0 (0)
TP53 mutations5 (31.2)3 (50)0 (0)
PTEN mutations9 (56.2)4 (66.7)2 (22.2)
EGFR mutations1 (<1)0 (0)0 (0)
p.R132 IDH10 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
p.R172 IDH20 (0)0 (0)0 (0)

*An exception is CV10 in which NS generated from AC. AC showed the same molecular profile of NS.