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MITF family-associated renal cell carcinoma
Tuesday 20 August 2019
Definition : MITF family-associated renal cell carcinoma : Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MiT) family translocation renal cell carcinoma harbors variable gene fusions involving either TFE3 or TFEB genes. Multiple 5’ fusion partners for TFE3 have been reported, including ASPSCR1, CLTC, DVL2, LUC7L3, KHSRP, PRCC, PARP14, NONO, SFPQ1, MED15, and RBM10.
Types
TFE3-associated renal cell carcinoma
TFEB-associated renal cell carcinoma
Open references
NEAT1-TFE3 and KAT6A-TFE3 renal cell carcinomas, new members of MiT family translocation renal cell carcinoma. Pei J, Cooper H, Flieder DB, Talarchek JN, Al-Saleem T, Uzzo RG, Dulaimi E, Patchefsky AS, Testa JR, Wei S. Mod Pathol. 2019 May;32(5):710-716. doi : 10.1038/s41379-018-0191-7 PMID: 30622287 Free