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Isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) is an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidative decarboxylation of isocitrate to alpha-ketoglutarate, producing NADPH.15 However, abnormal IDH1 caused by somatic missense mutations may occur when substitution from arginine to histidine at codon 132 (IDH1 R132H) inhibits the wild-type IDH1 enzymatic activity, leading to production of 2- hydroxyglutarate, a possible oncometabolite. The accumulated oncometabolite promotes formation and malignant progression of gliomas.16 IDH1 R132H detection by immunohistochemistry can be used for the diagnostic differentiation between grade II/III gliomas, secondary glioblastomas, and primary glioblastomas. Recently, studies indicated that IDH mutations along with ATRX status, and in combination with other classical biomarkers, helped refine the molecular classification of adult gliomas.17