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SUBMITTER: Song W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7079105 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Song Wangzhao W Platteel Inge I Suurmeijer Albert J H AJH van Kempen Léon C LC
Genes, chromosomes & cancer 20200131 5
Diagnostic histopathology of soft tissue tumors can be troublesome as many entities are quite rare and have overlapping morphologic features. Many soft tissue tumors harbor tumor-defining gene translocations, which may provide an important ancillary tool for tumor diagnosis. The NanoString nCounter platform enables multiplex detection of pre-defined gene fusion transcripts in formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissue. A cohort of 104 soft tissue tumors representing 20 different histological ty ...[more]