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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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John W. Henson, M.D.
Whitaker Endowed Chair in Oncology Services
Piedmont Healthcare
“BRCAness in Malignant Gliomas: Missing the IDH Story”
Mutation of the isocitrate dehydrogenase gene in brain tumors appeared to be an odd finding in 2008. A decade later, the story of a neomorphic enzyme, its oncometabolite, and resulting BRCAness offers ideas for new treatments.