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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Brett Milash
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-41293 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Straessler Krystal M KM Jones Kevin B KB Hu Hao H Jin Huifeng H van de Rijn Matt M Capecchi Mario R MR
Cancer cell 20130201 2
Clear cell sarcoma (CCS) of tendons and aponeuroses is a deadly soft-tissue malignancy resembling melanoma, with a predilection for young adults. EWS-ATF1, the fusion product of a balanced chromosomal translocation between chromosomes 22 and 12, is considered the definitional feature of the tumor. Conditional expression of the EWS-ATF1 human cDNA in the mouse generates CCS-like tumors with 100% penetrance. Tumors, developed through varied means of initiating expression of the fusion oncogene, mo ...[more]