Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lacrimal gland: MYB gene activation, genomic imbalances, and clinical characteristics

Sara Linea Von Holstein, André Fehr, Marta Persson, Marianne H Therkildsen, Jan Ulrik Prause, Steffen Heegaard, Göran Stenman

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Abstract

To investigate genetic alterations in lacrimal gland adenoid cystic carcinomas (ACCs) with emphasis on the MYB-NFIB fusion oncogene and its downstream targets, MYB rearrangements, and copy number alterations in relation to clinical data and survival.
Original languageEnglish
JournalOphthalmology
Volume120
Issue number10
Pages (from-to)2130-8
Number of pages9
ISSN0161-6420
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2013

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic
  • Eye Neoplasms
  • Female
  • Genes, myb
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Oncogene Proteins, Fusion
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myb
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

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