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Linking brain tumors and epileptic seizures

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Mutationally activated BRAF-V600E influences the behavior of different types of cells in the brain and leads to promotion of seizures as well as brain tumors, indicating how both can be pharmacologically targeted in the clinic.

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Fig. 1: The role of BRAF-V600E signaling and REST in GG-associated intractable epilepsy.

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  1. Morgan Adams Foundation Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Program, Children’s Hospital Colorado and University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA

    Jean M. Mulcahy Levy

  2. Huntsman Cancer Institute and Department of Dermatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

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Mulcahy Levy, J.M., McMahon, M. Linking brain tumors and epileptic seizures. Nat Med 24, 1638–1639 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-018-0249-6

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