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. 2001 Aug 28;98(19):10851–10856. doi: 10.1073/pnas.181340798

Table 1.

OLIG expression in normal and neoplastic brain

Clinical diagnosis mRNA expression level
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) ++ ++