20160710 Annual Meeting Symposium - CAP-ACP Junior Scientist Award Lecture |
Junior Scientist Award Lecture: Oligodendroglioma – From Cushing to CIC
Oligodendroglioma – From Cushing to CIC
Sunday, July 10, 1700-1745
Stephen Yip, University of British Columbia
Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Review the history of oligodendroglioma as a distinct histological and molecular entity.
2. Appreciate the strong correlation between CIC mutation and molecular oligodendroglioma.
3. Appreciate the functional consequences of CIC mutation in a hemizygous state in oligodendroglioma.
Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Review the history of oligodendroglioma as a distinct histological and molecular entity.
2. Appreciate the strong correlation between CIC mutation and molecular oligodendroglioma.
3. Appreciate the functional consequences of CIC mutation in a hemizygous state in oligodendroglioma.