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Affected Protein Pathway Sub-Type Ethnicity Stage Frequency (%) Gene Amplification Activating Mutation Inactivating Mutation Deletion Promoter Hypermethylation Comment  
BRAF Ras Signal Transduction Pathway
glioblastoma 6%
c-Met (HGFR) Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling
primary GBM 4%
CDK4 (Cyclin dependent kinase 4) Cell Cycle Regulation
primary GBM 12-17% rare in low grade astrocytoma
CDKN2B Cell Cycle Regulation
primary GBM 47%
EGF Receptor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling
primary GBM 40 - 45% mutualy exclusive with TP53 mutation
ErbB-2 (Her2/neu) Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling
primary GBM 7%
KRAS Ras Signal Transduction Pathway
primary GBM 2%
MDM2 p53 Tumor Suppressor Pathway
primary GBM 7 - 14%
MDM4 p53 Tumor Suppressor Pathway
primary GBM 7%
MGMT DNA-Repair
primary GBM 21%
NF1 Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling
primary GBM 17%
p14ARF (CDKN2A) p53 Tumor Suppressor Pathway
primary glioblastoma 50%
p16INK4a (CDKN2A) Cell Cycle Regulation
primary GBM 40 - 51% rare in low grade astrocytoma
p16INK4a (CDKN2A) Cell Cycle Regulation
secondary GBM 4%
p53 p53 Tumor Suppressor Pathway
primary GBM 10-35% mutually exclusive with MDM2 or MDM4
p53 p53 Tumor Suppressor Pathway
secondary GBM 60% mutualy exclusive with INK4A
PDGFR-alpha Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling
primary GBM 13%
Pi3-kinase PI3-Kinase Signaling
GBM 6 - 27%
PI3KR1 Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling
primary GBM 9%
PTEN PI3-Kinase Signaling
primary GBM 30-36%
PTEN PI3-Kinase Signaling
primary GBM 9%
PTEN PI3-Kinase Signaling
secondary GBM 4%
PTEN PI3-Kinase Signaling
secondary GBM 82%
RB1 Cell Cycle Regulation
all GBM 11-33% mutations in INK4A or CDK4 or RB are mutially exclusive
SPRY2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling
primary GBM 2%

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