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Data from: Characterization of a novel fusion gene EML4-NTRK3 in a case of recurrent congenital fibrosarcoma

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Tannenbaum-Dvir, Sarah et al. (2016). Data from: Characterization of a novel fusion gene EML4-NTRK3 in a case of recurrent congenital fibrosarcoma [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.521j5

Abstract

We describe the clinical course of a recurrent case of congenital fibrosarcoma diagnosed in a 9-mo-old boy with a history of hemimelia. Following complete surgical resection of the primary tumor, the patient subsequently presented with bulky bilateral pulmonary metastases 6 mo following surgery. Molecular characterization of the tumor revealed the absence of the prototypical ETV6-NTRK3 translocation. However, tumor characterization incorporating cytogenetic, array comparative genomic hybridization, and RNA sequencing analyses, revealed a somatic t(2;15)(2p21;15q25) translocation resulting in the novel fusion of EML4 with NTRK3. Cloning and expression of EML4-NTRK3 in murine fibroblast NIH 3T3 cells revealed a potent tumorigenic phenotype as assessed in vitro and in vivo. These results demonstrate that multiple fusion partners targeting NTRK3 can contribute to the development of congenital fibrosarcoma.

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