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Translocation t(7;12) as the sole chromosomal abnormality resulting in ACTB-GLI1 fusion in pediatric gastric pericytoma.
Human pathology - 1 Jul 2016
Castro Eumenia, Cortes-Santiago Nahir, Ferguson Lizmery M Suarez, Rao Pulivarthi H, Venkatramani Rajkumar, López-Terrada Dolores
Abstract excerpt
We hereby report an unusual gastric tumor arising from the pyloric wall of the stomach in a 9-year-old child harboring the exceptionally rare translocation t(7;12) resulting in ACTB-GLI1 gene fusion. This tumor has been previously classified as pericytoma with t(7;12) and described in 6 patients, 2 of them children. We discuss the challenges in recognizing this rare entity and the importance of the molecular...
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