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[Detection of EWS-FLI1 fusion transcript in Ewing's sarcoma/peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumors by one-step
Feng Li1, Bin Chang, Xin-xia Li
1Department of Pathology, Shihezi University School of Medicine, Xinjiang 832002, China. patho-sh@mail.xj.cninfo.net
Objective:
To investigate the expression of EWS-FLI1/ERG fusion transcript resulting from t(11;12)(q24;12) in paraffin-embedded tissues and its diagnostic implication for Ewing's sarcoma/peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumors (ES/pPNET).
Methods:
One-step reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was employed to detect a characteristic EWS-FLI1/ERG fusion transcript in 25 cases of ES/pPNET and 15 cases of other small round cell tumors (including 8 cases of rhabdomyosarcoma, 4 cases of synovial sarcoma, 2 cases of neuroblastoma and 1 case of lymphoma) using formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissues.
Results:
EWS-FLI1/ERG fusion transcript was detected in 20 of the 25 ES/pPNET cases (80%). The 15 non-ES/pPNET control cases were negative for EWS-FLI1/ERG fusion transcript.
Conclusions:
Detection of EWS-FLI1/ERG fusion transcript is a reliable index for molecular diagnosis of ES/pPNET. One-step RT-PCR is a practical method for such analysis in routine paraffin-embedded tumor tissues.
