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Human genes for pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma

Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma [DOID:4852]

A low grade glioma that is characterized by pleomorphic and lipidized cells expressing GFAP often surrounded by a reticulin network and eosinophilic granular bodies.

Synonyms:  pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma,  DOID:4852,  pleomorphic xanthoastrocytomas

The disease-gene associations are derived from automatic text mining of the biomedical literature, manually curated database annotations, cancer mutation data, and genome-wide association studies. The confidence of each association is signified by stars, where ★★★★★ is the highest confidence and ★☆☆☆☆ is the lowest.

Developed by Sune Frankild, Alexander Junge, Albert Pallejà, Dhouha Grissa, Kalliopi Tsafou, and Lars Juhl Jensen from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research.