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<i>MECT1-MAML2</i> Fusion Transcript Defines a Favorable Subset of Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma
1 Jul 2006
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PURPOSE: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the most common primary malignancy of the salivary gland. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma translocated gene 1-mastermind-like gene family (MECT1-MAML2) gene fusion was identified from a recurring t(11;19)(q21;p13) translocation, which is often the sole cytogenetic alteration in this disease. This fusion transcript has been frequently detected in mucoepidermoid carcinoma and shown to...
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