JAZF1 rearrangement in a mesenchymal tumor of nonendometrial stromal origin: Report of an unusual ossifying sarcoma of the heart demonstrating JAZF1/PHF1 fusion

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 938-942

  Schoolmeester, J Kenneth ^a   Sukov, William R ^a   Maleszewski, Joseph J ^a   Bedroske, Patrick P ^a   Folpe, Andrew L ^a   Hodge, Jennelle C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac; Heart; JAZF1; JAZF1 PHF1; PHF1; Sarcoma

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; JAZF1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; ONCOPROTEIN; PHF1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TUMOR MARKER; TUMOR PROTEIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CALCINOSIS; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETICS; HEART TUMOR; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; METASTASIS; PATHOLOGY; SARCOMA;

AGED; CALCINOSIS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FATAL OUTCOME; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; ONCOGENE PROTEINS, FUSION; SARCOMA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84880164747     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e318282da9d     Document Type: Article

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