title: Detection of DNA fusion junctions for BCR-ABL translocations by Anchored ChromPET.
abstract: Anchored ChromPET, a technique to capture and interrogate targeted sequences in the genome, has been developed to identify chromosomal aberrations and define breakpoints. Using this method, we could define the BCR-ABL1 translocation DNA breakpoint to a base-pair resolution in Philadelphia chromosome-positive samples. This DNA-based method is highly sensitive and can detect the fusion junction using samples from which it is hard to obtain RNA or cells where the RNA expression has been silenced.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia, School of Medicine, 1300 Jefferson Pk Ave, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0733, USA. ys5h@virginia.edu.
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shibata
authors.forename: Ankit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Malhotra
authors.forename: Anindya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dutta