Familial mixed oligodendrocytic-astrocytic gliomas.
We present the first reported cases of mixed oligodendrocytic-astrocytic gliomas to occur in two members of the same family, a father and a son. These tumors had common biological and histological characteristics, and their occurrence supports the concept of genetic determination in some gliomas.
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D000328:Adult; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000473:pathology; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005910:Glioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009836:Oligodendroglia / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed