RAD51 and neoplasm: SNP-arrays were used for both sensitive identification of CNA involving specific DNA sequences across the whole tumor genome and detailed delineation of the amplified genes; in order to avoid CNV due to germinal single nucleotide polymorphisms, insertions and deletions potentially associated with an increased predisposition to GBM (e.g. the rs1801320 SNP in the RAD51 DNA repair gene [39]), paired tumor and peripheral blood (PB) samples were analyzed per patient.