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ERG rearrangement is specific to prostate cancer and does not occur in any other common tumor.
Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc - 1 Aug 2010
Scheble Veit J, Braun Martin, Beroukhim Rameen, Mermel Craig H, Ruiz Christian, Wilbertz Theresia, Stiedl Ann-Cathrin, Petersen Karen, Reischl Markus, Kuefer Rainer, Schilling David, Fend Falko, Kristiansen Glen, Meyerson Matthew, Rubin Mark A, Bubendorf Lukas, Perner Sven
Abstract excerpt
Identification of specific somatic gene alterations is crucial for the insight into the development, progression, and clinical behavior of individual cancer types. The recently discovered recurrent ERG rearrangement in prostate cancer might represent a prostate cancer-specific alteration that has not been systematically assessed in tumors other than prostate cancer. Aim of this study was to assess, whether the...
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