Acknowledgement: A version of this abstract has been published previously, see http://abstracts.ncri.org.uk/abstract/wnt-beta-catenin-synergises-with-foxg1-to-drive-exit-from-quiescence-in-neural-stem-cells-including-glioblastoma-stem-cells/. The gene discussed is CTNNB1; the disease is glioblastoma.