Molecular genetic characterization of the EWS/ATF1 fusion gene in clear cell sarcoma of tendons and aponeuroses

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 560-567

  Panagopoulos, Ioannis ^a   Mertens, Fredrik ^a   Dêbiec Rychter, Maria ^b   Isaksson, Margareth ^a   Limon, Janusz ^c   Kardas, Iwona ^c   Domanski, Henryk A ^a   Sciot, Raf ^b   Perek, Danuta ^d   Crnalic, Sead ^e   Larsson, Olle ^f   Mandahl, Nils ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

^d CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^e UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ATF1 gene; Clear cell sarcoma; EWS gene; Fusion gene; PCR; Reverse transcription; Translocation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; DNA FRAGMENT; DNA TOPOISOMERASE; GENE PRODUCT; RNA BINDING PROTEIN EWS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CHIMERA; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CLEAR CELL SARCOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FUSION; GENE MAPPING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRON; KARYOTYPING; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; TENDON; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 12; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 22; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ONCOGENE PROTEINS, FUSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARCOMA, CLEAR CELL; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; TENDONS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0036605080     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.10404     Document Type: Article

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