A rare case of pediatric MN1‐altered astroblastoma with concomitant ATM germline mutation

Pediatric Blood & CancerEarly View e30502 LETTER TO THE EDITOR A rare case of pediatric MN1-altered astroblastoma with concomitant ATM germline mutation Stephanie Chou, Stephanie Chou orcid.org/0009-0005-8529-9180 CHOC Children's Hospital of Orange County, Department of Pediatrics, University of California Irvine, Department of Pediatrics, Irvine, California, USASearch for more papers by this authorAli Nael, Ali Nael orcid.org/0000-0002-9671-5531 CHOC Children's Hospital of Orange County, Department of Pathology, University of California Irvine, Department of Pathology, Irvine, California, USASearch for more papers by this authorJohn R. Crawford, John R. Crawford CHOC Children's Hospital of Orange County, Department of Neurology and Neurosciences Institute, Department of Pediatrics Division of Child Neurology and University of California Irvine, Orange, California, USASearch for more papers by this authorMariko Sato, Corresponding Author Mariko Sato [email protected] CHOC Children's Hospital of Orange County, Department of Neurology and Neurosciences Institute, Orange, USA CHOC Children's Hospital of Orange County, Department of Oncology, Orange, California, USA Correspondence Mariko Sato, CHOC Children's Hospital of Orange County, Department of Oncology, Orange, CA, USA. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Stephanie Chou, Stephanie Chou orcid.org/0009-0005-8529-9180 CHOC Children's Hospital of Orange County, Department of Pediatrics, University of California Irvine, Department of Pediatrics, Irvine, California, USASearch for more papers by this authorAli Nael, Ali Nael orcid.org/0000-0002-9671-5531 CHOC Children's Hospital of Orange County, Department of Pathology, University of California Irvine, Department of Pathology, Irvine, California, USASearch for more papers by this authorJohn R. Crawford, John R. Crawford CHOC Children's Hospital of Orange County, Department of Neurology and Neurosciences Institute, Department of Pediatrics Division of Child Neurology and University of California Irvine, Orange, California, USASearch for more papers by this authorMariko Sato, Corresponding Author Mariko Sato [email protected] CHOC Children's Hospital of Orange County, Department of Neurology and Neurosciences Institute, Orange, USA CHOC Children's Hospital of Orange County, Department of Oncology, Orange, California, USA Correspondence Mariko Sato, CHOC Children's Hospital of Orange County, Department of Oncology, Orange, CA, USA. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 30 June 2023 https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.30502Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. REFERENCES 1 WHO Classification of Tumours Editorial Board. World Health Organization classification of tumours of the central nervous system. 5th ed. Lyon: International Agency for Research on Cancer; 2021. 2Mhatre R, Sugur HS, Nandeesh BN, Chickabasaviah Y, Saini J, Santosh V. 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