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ReviewNeoplasia (New York, N.Y.)2026

Inaccurate interpretation of hypoxia signatures from transcriptomic analyses in neuro-oncology.

Rebecca K Simmons, Pratima Raut, Subhi Talal Younes, Marco Gallo

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Review in Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Rebecca K SimmonsDepartment of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, United States of America; Cancer and Hematology Center, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, 77030, United States of America.
Pratima RautDepartment of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, United States of America; Cancer and Hematology Center, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, 77030, United States of America.
Subhi Talal YounesDepartment of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, United States of America; Cancer and Hematology Center, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, 77030, United States of America.
Marco GalloDepartment of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, United States of America; Cancer and Hematology Center, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, 77030, United States of America; Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, United States of America. Electronic address: marco.gallo@bcm.edu.

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Abstract

We aim to highlight problems with the biological interpretation of computationally-derived hypoxia signatures for neuro-oncology research. By reviewing important experimental work in the field, we discuss common misinterpretations of the concepts of normoxia and hypoxia. In fact, the concentration of oxygen in the adult brain is in the range of 1-7%. Unfortunately, this oxygen concentration range is often mistakenly considered hypoxic in neuro-oncology experiments, although it should be considered physioxic. Further, given the lack of a universal hypoxic signature, we stress the importance of deriving cell type-specific hypoxic signatures using carefully-executed experiments.

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Brain NeoplasmsGene Expression ProfilingHypoxiaTranscriptomeAnimalsCell HypoxiaComputational BiologyHumansOxygenOxygenBioinformaticsBrainBrain tumorsHypoxia

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PMID42308836
PMCPMC13293650

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