Tackling intertumoural and intratumoural heterogeneity is one of the most important challenges in the study and treatment of glioblastoma. A new anatomical transcriptional atlas of human glioblastoma associates established anatomical features with distinct molecular subclasses and provides open access to these well-annotated data for drug target validation and data-mining projects.
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Wick, W., Kessler, T. New glioblastoma heterogeneity atlas — a shared resource. Nat Rev Neurol 14, 453–454 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41582-018-0038-3
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