Novel Tumor-Specific Isoforms of BEHAB/Brevican Identified in Human Malignant Gliomas
Viapiano MS, Bi WL, Piepmeier J, Hockfield S, Matthews RT. Novel Tumor-Specific Isoforms of BEHAB/Brevican Identified in Human Malignant Gliomas. Cancer Research 2005, 65: 6726-6733. PMID: 16061654, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-05-0585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBEHAB/brevicanHigh-grade gliomasMalignant gliomasBrain tumorsNew potential therapeutic targetsPrimary brain tumorsNormal adult brainDeadly brain tumorCentral nervous systemPotential therapeutic targetLow-grade gliomasHuman malignant gliomasNew therapeutic strategiesPathologic courseSimilar histologyBenign gliomasAdult brainTherapeutic strategiesDiffuse invasionTherapeutic targetGlioma progressionNervous systemInvasive abilityBrain tissueGliomas