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A Novel Chromosomal Translocation Associated WithCOL1A2-PDGFBGene Fusion in Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans
Author(s) -
Ikumi Nakamura,
Yoshiyuki Kariya,
Etsuko Okada,
Masahito Yasuda,
Shigetaka MATORI,
Osamu Ishikawa,
Hiroshi Uezato,
Kenzo Takahashi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
jama dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.128
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 2168-6084
pISSN - 2168-6068
DOI - 10.1001/jamadermatol.2015.2389
Subject(s) - pdgfb , dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans , medicine , fusion gene , pathology , dermatofibrosarcoma , immunohistochemistry , cancer research , cd34 , gene , biology , platelet derived growth factor receptor , genetics , stem cell , receptor , growth factor
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a rare skin cancer that develops in the deep dermis to subcutaneous adipose tissues. A COL1A1-PDGFB gene fusion, leading to the constitutive expression of PDGFB, is the tumorigenic mechanism in most DFSP cases.

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