Detection of SYT-SSX fusion transcripts in both epithelial and spindle cell areas of biphasic synovial sarcoma using laser capture microdissection

Journal of Clinical Pathology - Molecular Pathology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 107-110

  Kasai, T ^a   Shimajiri, S ^a   Hashimoto, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biphasic synovial sarcoma; Degenerated oligonucleotide primed polymerase chain reaction; Laser capture microdissection; SYT SSX fusion transcript

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GENE FUSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER MICROSCOPY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPINDLE CELL; SYNOVIAL SARCOMA; TECHNIQUE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; DISSECTION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SARCOMA, SYNOVIAL; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 0003369274     PISSN: 13668714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/mp.53.2.107     Document Type: Article

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