ETV6 gene rearrangements in invasive breast carcinoma

Anne Letessier, Christophe Ginestier, Emmanuelle Charafe-Jauffret, Nathalie Cervera, José Adélaïde, Véronique Gelsi-Boyer, Jean Charles Ahomadegbe, Jean Benard, Jocelyne Jacquemier, Daniel Birnbaum, Max Chaffanet

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    The ETV6/TEL gene encodes a transcription factor frequently rearranged in several types of cancer. We looked for ETV6 rearrangements in invasive breast cancer using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) of BAC probes on sections of tissue microarrays containing 632 tumor samples. Of these samples, signal of sufficient quality for screening by FISH was obtained for 356. Five cases (one lobular, one nontypical secretory, one mixed, and two ductal carcinomas) showed ETV6 rearrangement.

    langue originaleAnglais
    Pages (de - à)103-108
    Nombre de pages6
    journalGenes Chromosomes and Cancer
    Volume44
    Numéro de publication1
    Les DOIs
    étatPublié - 1 sept. 2005

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