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'''Gene fusion''' is a common event in cancer. It is hybrid of two coding or regulatory DNA sequences. | '''Gene fusion''' is a common event in cancer and a re-occuring theme in [[molecular pathology]]. It is hybrid of two coding or regulatory DNA sequences. | ||
==General== | |||
Caused by genomic rearrangements such as: | |||
* translocation. | |||
* deletion. | |||
* duplication. | |||
* inversion. | |||
Revision as of 08:09, 4 October 2018
Gene fusion is a common event in cancer and a re-occuring theme in molecular pathology. It is hybrid of two coding or regulatory DNA sequences.
General
Caused by genomic rearrangements such as:
- translocation.
- deletion.
- duplication.
- inversion.