RT-qPCR analysis showed that in CNS WHO grade 3 and 4 gliomas, the expression levels of HK1, PFKM, GAPDH, G6PD, PGD1, IDH1, FASN, ACACA, and ELOVL2 were higher than those of CNS WHO grade 1 and 2 glioma biopsies. Here, G6PD is linked to glioma.