Table 1.
OLIG expression in normal and neoplastic brain
Clinical diagnosis | mRNA expression level
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OLIG1 | OLIG2 | |
Nonneoplastic brain | ||
Cerebral cortex | +/− | +/− |
White matter | + | + |
Brain tumors | ||
Oligodendrogliomas | ||
Oligodendroglioma (grade II) | +++++ | +++++ |
Oligodendroglioma (grade II) | ++++ | ++++ |
Oligodendroglioma (grade II) | ++++ | ++++ |
Anaplastic oligodendroglioma (grade III) | +++++ | +++++ |
Anaplastic oligodendroglioma (grade III) | ++++ | ++++ |
Anaplastic oligodendroglioma (grade III) | +++ | +++ |
Astrocytomas | ||
Pilocytic astrocytoma (grade I) | +/− | +/− |
Pilocytic astrocytoma (grade I) | +/− | +/− |
Astrocytoma (grade II) | +/− | +/− |
Astrocytoma (grade II) | +/− | +/− |
Astrocytoma (grade II) | +/− | +/− |
Astrocytoma (grade II) | +/− | +/− |
Astrocytoma (grade II) | + | + |
Anaplastic astrocytoma (grade III) | +/− | +/− |
Anaplastic astrocytoma (grade III) | +/− | +/− |
Glioblastomas | ||
Glioblastoma (grade IV) | +/− | +/− |
Glioblastoma (grade IV) | +/− | +/− |
Glioblastoma (grade IV) | + | + |
Glioblastoma (grade IV) | + | + |
Glioblastoma (grade IV) | + | + |
Glioblastoma (grade IV) | + | + |
Glioblastoma (grade IV) | ++ | ++ |
Glioblastoma (grade IV) | ++ | ++ |