title: Fusion genes in solid tumors: the possibilities and the pitfalls.
authors.affiliation: a Laboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research , National Cancer Institute , Bethesda , MD , USA.
authors.forename: Frederic G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Barr
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D015514:Oncogene Proteins, Fusion / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D015514:Oncogene Proteins, Fusion
keywords: FISH; Fusion gene; RT-PCR; chromosomal translocation; fusion protein; fusion transcript; immunohistochemistry; molecular pathology; next generation sequencing; targeted therapy