Notably, although ALDH1A3∆30, ALDH1A3∆17 and ALDH1A3∆12 could also be detected in non-stem glioma lines LN229 and U87 (Figure 5), their proportions relatively to ALDH1A3-FL differed between GSCs and non-stem glioma cells. The gene discussed is ALDH1A3; the disease is central nervous system cancer.