1p/19q codeletion is a genetic change in which tumor cells have lost two specific pieces of their chromosomes at the same time. One missing piece is the short arm of chromosome 1 (1p). The other is the long arm of chromosome 19 (19q). This change is the defining feature of a brain tumor called oligodendroglioma. …
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Oligodendroglioma is a type of brain tumor that develops from glial cells, the supporting cells of the central nervous system. It belongs to a larger group of tumors called diffuse gliomas. Diffuse gliomas are infiltrative, which means the tumor cells spread into the normal brain tissue around them and cannot be fully separated from it …
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