AKIRIN2 and glioblastoma: The mean Akirin-2 mRNA level was higher than the mean Twist-1 mRNA level in GIMS, solid and cultured GBMs (Fig. 1a: Twist-1 / Akirin-2 mean ΔCT values were for solid GBM samples 9.3 / 5.2, for cultured GBM cells 9.0 / 5.8 and for GIMs 9.1 / 4.7; matched samples are indicated by filled symbols) in contrast to approximately equal levels in GBM cell lines (Fig. 1b).