Renal cell carcinomas with t(6;11)(p21;q12): A clinicopathologic study emphasizing unusual morphology, novel alpha-TFEB gene fusion point, immunobiomarkers, and ultrastructural features, as well as detection of the gene fusion by fluorescence in situ hybridization

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1327-1338

  Rao, Qiu ^a   Liu, Biao ^a   Cheng, Liang ^b   Zhu, Yun ^a   Shi, Qun Li ^a   Wu, Bo ^a   Jiang, Shao Jun ^a   Wang, Yan ^a   Wang, Xuan ^a   Yu, Bo ^a   Zhang, Ru Song ^a   Ma, Heng Hui ^a   Lu, Zhen Feng ^a   Tu, Pin ^a   Wang, Jian Dong ^a   Zhou, Xiao Jun ^a  

^a MEDICAL SCHOOL OF NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

11)(p21; Alpha TFEB gene fusion; FISH; molecular genetics; q12); renal carcinomas with t(6; renal cell carcinoma; translocation RCC; ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

BASIC HELIX LOOP HELIX LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; DNA; TFEB PROTEIN, HUMAN; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 11; CHROMOSOME 6; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE FUSION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY TUMOR; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NEPHRECTOMY; PATHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 11; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 6; DNA, NEOPLASM; FEMALE; GENE FUSION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865503164     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31825aafb5     Document Type: Article

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