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Advancing CNS tumor diagnostics with expanded DNA methylation-based classification

Cancer Cell, vol. 44, pp. 340–354.e2

Abstract

DNA methylation-based classification is now central to contemporary neuro-oncology, as highlighted by the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of central nervous system (CNS) tumors. We present the Heidelberg CNS Tumor Methylation Classifier version 12.8 (v12.8), trained on 7,495 methylation profiles, which expands recognized entities from 91 classes in version 11 (v11) to 184 subclasses. This expansion is a result of newly identified tumor types discovered through our large online repository and global collaborations, underscoring CNS tumor heterogeneity. The random forest-based classifier achieves 95% subclass-level accuracy, with its well-calibrated probabilistic scores providing a reliable measure of confidence for each classification. Its hierarchical output structure enables interpretation across subclass, class, family, and superfamily levels, thereby supporting clinical decisions at multiple granularities. Comparative analyses demonstrate that v12.8 surpasses previous versions and conventional WHO-based approaches. These advances highlight the improved precision and practical utility of the updated classifier in personalized neuro-oncology.

Authors 97

  1. Martin Sill corresponding

    German Cancer Research Center · Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg · Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung

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    Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany; Division of Pediatric Neurooncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany. Electronic address: m.sill@kitz-heidelberg.de

  2. German Cancer Research Center · Heidelberg University · University Hospital Heidelberg · Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung

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    Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuropathology, German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany

  3. German Cancer Research Center · University Hospital Heidelberg · Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg · Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung

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    Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuropathology, German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany

  4. German Cancer Research Center · Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg

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    Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany; Division of Pediatric Glioma Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany

  5. German Cancer Research Center · Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg · Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung

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    Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany; Division of Pediatric Neurooncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany

  6. German Cancer Research Center · Heidelberg University · University Hospital Heidelberg · Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung

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    Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuropathology, German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany

  7. Goethe University Frankfurt · German Cancer Research Center · University Hospital Frankfurt · Frankfurt Cancer Institute · Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung

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    Institute of Neurology (Edinger Institute), University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Frankfurt/Mainz, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany; Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI), Frankfurt am Main, Germany

  8. German Cancer Research Center · Heidelberg University · University Hospital Heidelberg · Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung

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    Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuropathology, German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany

  9. German Cancer Research Center · Heidelberg University · University Hospital Heidelberg · Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung

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    Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuropathology, German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany

  10. German Cancer Research Center · Heidelberg University · University Hospital Heidelberg · Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung

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    Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuropathology, German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany

  11. German Cancer Research Center · Heidelberg University · University Hospital Heidelberg · Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung

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    Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuropathology, German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany

  12. University Hospital Regensburg · University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf · University Cancer Center Hamburg

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    Department of Neuropathology, Regensburg University Hospital, Regensburg, Germany; Mildred Scheel Cancer Career Center HaTriCS4, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

  13. Goethe University Frankfurt · University Hospital Frankfurt

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    Translational Neuro-Oncology Group, Dr. Senckenbergisches Institute for Neurooncology and Institute of Neurology (Edinger Institute), University Hospital, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

  14. Odense University Hospital

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    Department of Pathology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

  15. German Cancer Research Center · Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung · Institut für Neuropathologie · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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    Bavarian Cancer Research Center (BZKF), Partner Site Munich, Munich, Germany; German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Munich, a partnership between DKFZ and University/University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany; Center for Neuropathology and Prion Research, Faculty of Medicine, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany

  16. National Cancer Institute · Center for Cancer Research

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    Laboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA

  17. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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    Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA

  18. German Cancer Research Center · Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin · Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung · Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

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    Department of Neuropathology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Berlin, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany

  19. University Hospital of Basel

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    Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, Basel University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

  20. University Hospital of Basel

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    Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, Basel University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

  21. University Hospital Münster

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    Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany

  22. University Health Network · University of Toronto · Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

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    Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; MacFeeters Hamilton Neuro-Oncology Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

  23. Karolinska Institutet

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    Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

  24. NYU Langone Health · New York University

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    Department of Pathology NYU Langone Health and NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

  25. German Cancer Research Center · Heidelberg University · University Hospital Heidelberg · Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg · Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung

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    Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany; KiTZ Clinical Trial Unit, Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; Clinical Cooperation Unit Pediatric Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany

  26. German Cancer Research Center · University Hospital Heidelberg · Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg · Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung

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    Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany; Clinical Cooperation Unit Pediatric Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology, Immunology and Pulmonology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

  27. Hospital for Sick Children

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    The Arthur and Sonia Labatt Brain Tumor Research Center, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada; Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada

  28. Inserm · Université Paris Sciences et Lettres · Centre de Bio-Informatique · École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris · Institut Curie

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    Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Paris, France; Inserm, U900, Paris, France; MINES ParisTech, CBIO, Centre for Computational Biology, PSL Research University, 75006 Paris, France

  29. Medical University of Vienna

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    Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

  30. University of Augsburg

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    Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany

  31. German Cancer Research Center · Heidelberg University · University Hospital Heidelberg · National Center for Tumor Diseases · Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg

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    Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany; Division of Pediatric Glioma Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), NCT Heidelberg, a partnership between DKFZ and Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany

  32. German Cancer Research Center · Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung

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    Omics IT and Data Management Core Facility, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany

  33. Sozialstiftung Bamberg

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    Institute of Pathology, Sozialstiftung Bamberg, Klinikum am Bruderwald, Bamberg, Germany

  34. University of Bonn · University Hospital Bonn

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    Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany

  35. Heidelberg University · University Hospital Heidelberg

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    Institute of Human Genetics, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany

  36. Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen

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    Institute of Neuropathology, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany

  37. German Cancer Research Center · Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin · Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung · Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

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    Department of Neuropathology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Berlin, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany

  38. Essen University Hospital

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    Pediatrics III, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany

  39. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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    Division of Neuro Oncology, Department of Oncology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA

  40. University Children's Hospital Zurich

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    Department of Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland

  41. Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

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    Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy

  42. University Hospital Bonn

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    Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany

  43. University of Augsburg

    Affiliation as printed

    Swabian Children's Cancer Center, Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany

  44. The Kids Research Institute Australia · The University of Western Australia · Princess Margaret Hospital for Children · Perth Children's Hospital

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    Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Oncology/Haematology, Perth Children's Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia; Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia; Brain Tumour Research Program, Telethon Kids Institute, Nedlands, WA, Australia

  45. Medical University of Vienna

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    Division of Neuropathology and Neurochemistry, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

  46. German Cancer Research Center · Heidelberg University · University Hospital Heidelberg · Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung

    Affiliation as printed

    Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuropathology, German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany

  47. Dietrich Bonhoeffer Klinikum

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    Department of Neuropathology, Institute for Clinical Pathology, Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Klinikum, Neubrandenburg, Germany

  48. Women's and Children's Hospital · South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute · The University of Adelaide

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    Michael Rice Centre for Hematology and Oncology, Women's and Children's Hospital, South Australia Health and Medical Research Institute, South Australia Immunogenomics Cancer Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia

  49. Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

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    Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

  50. German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases · Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin · Freie Universität Berlin · Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

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    Department of Neuropathology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Berlin, Germany

  51. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin · Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

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    Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität Berlin, German HIT-LOGGIC-Registry for Children and Adolescents with Low-Grade Glioma, Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Berlin, Germany

  52. Aarhus University Hospital · Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin · Freie Universität Berlin · Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

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    Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany; Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark

  53. Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

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    Pediatric Neurosurgery, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Berlin, Germany

  54. Essen University Hospital

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    Pediatrics III, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany

  55. University of Augsburg · University Hospital Augsburg

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    Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Swabian Children's Cancer Center, University Medical Center Augsburg and Bavarian Cancer Research Center/KIONET Bavaria, Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany

  56. Universitätsmedizin Göttingen

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    Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany

  57. University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf · Kinderkrebs-Zentrum Hamburg · University Cancer Center Hamburg

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    Institute of Neuropathology and Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany, Research Institute Children's Cancer Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

  58. University of Tübingen

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    Institute of Neuropathology, Department of Pathology and Neuropathology, University Hospital Tübingen, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

  59. Universitätsklinikum Tübingen · University Children's Hospital Tübingen · University of Tübingen

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    Section of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

  60. Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen

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    Department of Neurosurgery, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany

  61. Essen University Hospital · University of Duisburg-Essen

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    Pediatrics III, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany; Institute of Human Genetics, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

  62. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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    Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA

  63. McGill University Health Centre · Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre · McGill University

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    Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, and The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada; Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

  64. German Cancer Research Center · University Hospital Heidelberg · Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg

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    Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany; Division of Pediatric Glioma Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology, Immunology and Pulmonology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

  65. Institute of Cancer Research

    Affiliation as printed

    Division of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), Sutton, Surrey, UK

  66. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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    Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

  67. Saarland University

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    Department of Neurosurgery, Saarland University, Medical School, Homburg, Germany

  68. Katharinenhospital

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    Department for Pathology, Katharinenhospital Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

  69. University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

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    Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

  70. German Cancer Research Center · Heidelberg University · University Hospital Heidelberg · Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung

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    Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuropathology, German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany

  71. Pathologisches Institut · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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    Institute of Pathology, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany

  72. University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

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    Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

  73. German Cancer Research Center · Heidelberg University · University Hospital Heidelberg · National Center for Tumor Diseases · Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung

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    National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), NCT Heidelberg, a partnership between DKFZ and Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; Division of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany

  74. Leiden University Medical Center · Erasmus MC · Erasmus MC Cancer Institute

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    Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Department of Pathology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

  75. Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg

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    Department of Neuropathology, Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany

  76. German Cancer Research Center · Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg · Jena University Hospital · Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung

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    Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany; Clinical Cooperation Unit Pediatric Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Pediatrics, Jena University Hospital and Comprehensive Cancer Center Central Germany (CCCG), Jena, Germany

  77. University of Luxembourg · Luxembourg Institute of Health · Laboratoire National de Santé · Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine

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    Luxembourg National Center of Pathology (NCP), Laboratoire National de Santé (LNS), Department of Cancer Research (DOCR), Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), Luxembourg Centre of Neuropathology (LCNP), Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB), Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM) and Department of Life Sciences and Medicine (DLSM), University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg

  78. University of Würzburg

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    Institute of Pathology, Department of Neuropathology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany

  79. Leipzig University

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    Department of Neuropathology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

  80. University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf · University Cancer Center Hamburg

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    Mildred Scheel Cancer Career Center HaTriCS4, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

  81. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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    Center of Excellence in Neuro-Oncology Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA; Department of Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA

  82. German Cancer Research Center · University Hospital Heidelberg · Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg · Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung

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    Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany; Division of Pediatric Neurooncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology, Immunology and Pulmonology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

  83. University Hospital Münster

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    Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany

  84. University of California, San Francisco

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    Departments of Pathology and Neurological Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, USA

  85. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg · Universitätsklinikum Erlangen

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    Department of Neuropathology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Partner of the European Reference Network (ERN) EpiCARE, Erlangen, Germany

  86. Goethe University Frankfurt · German Cancer Research Center · University Hospital Frankfurt · Frankfurt Cancer Institute · Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung

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    Institute of Neurology (Edinger Institute), University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Frankfurt/Mainz, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany; Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI), Frankfurt am Main, Germany

  87. German Cancer Research Center · Heidelberg University · University Hospital Heidelberg · National Center for Tumor Diseases · Medizinische Fakultät Mannheim · Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung

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    National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), NCT Heidelberg, a partnership between DKFZ and Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; Clinical Cooperation Unit (CCU) Neuroimmunology and Brain Tumor Immunology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Mannheim Center for Translation Neuroscience (MCTN), Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany; Helmholtz Institute for Translational Oncology Mainz (HI-TRON Mainz) - A Helmholtz Institute of the DKFZ, Mainz, Germany; DKFZ Hector Cancer Institute at the University Medical Center Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany

  88. Medical University of Vienna

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    Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

  89. University of Bonn · University Hospital Bonn

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    Institute of Neuropathology, DGNN Brain Tumor Reference Center, University of Bonn Medical Center, Bonn, Germany

  90. University of Freiburg

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    Institute of Neuropathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Signalling Research Centres BIOSS and CIBSS, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

  91. Düsseldorf University Hospital · Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung · Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

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    Institute of Neuropathology, Medical Faculty, and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University, and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Essen/Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany

  92. University of Copenhagen · Copenhagen University Hospital · Rigshospitalet

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    Department of Clinical Medicine and Biotech Research and Innovation Center (BRIC), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Pathology, The Bartholin Institute, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

  93. German Cancer Research Center · Heidelberg University · University Hospital Heidelberg · University Medical Center Utrecht · National Center for Tumor Diseases · Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg · Princess Máxima Center · Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung

    Affiliation as printed

    Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany; Division of Pediatric Neurooncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), NCT Heidelberg, a partnership between DKFZ and Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands; University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands

  94. Broad Institute · Boston Children's Hospital · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Affiliation as printed

    Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA; Division of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA

  95. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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    Department of Pathology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA

  96. University of Manchester

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    Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, Division of Neuroscience, School of Biology, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

  97. Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Anne · GHU Paris psychiatrie & neurosciences

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    Department of Neuropathology, GHU Paris Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Sainte-Anne Hospital, Paris, France

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