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Detection of COL1A1-PDGFB fusion transcripts and PDGFB/PDGFRB mRNA expression in dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans

Tomonari Takahira, Yoshinao Oda, Sadafumi Tamiya, Koichi Higaki, Hidetaka Yamamoto, Chikashi Kobayashi, Teiyu Izumi, Naomi Tateishi, Yukihide Iwamoto, Masazumi Tsuneyoshi

Modern Pathology · 2007 · 70 citations · 31 references

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Deregulation of the platelet-derived growth factor β-chain gene via fusion with collagen gene COL1A1 in dermatof ibrosarcoma protuberans and giant-cell fibroblastoma

Marie‐Pierre Simon, Florence Pédeutour, Nicolas Sirvent et al. · Nature Genetics · 1997 · 528 citations

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Molecular and Clinical Analysis of Locally Advanced Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans Treated With Imatinib: Imatinib Target Exploration Consortium Study B2225

Grant A. McArthur, George D. Demetri, A. van Oosterom et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2005 · 481 citations

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Fibrosarcomatous ("High-Grade") Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans

Thomas Mentzel, Alfred Beham, D. Katenkamp et al. · The American Journal of Surgical Pathology · 1998 · 404 citations

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The dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans-associated collagen type Ialpha1/platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) B-chain fusion gene generates a transforming protein that is processed to functional PDGF-BB.

Akira Shimizu, Kerth O’Brien, Tobias Sjöblom et al. · PubMed · 1999 · 289 citations

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Differential sensitivity to imatinib of 2 patients with metastatic sarcoma arising from dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans

Robert G. Maki, Rashid Awan, Richard H. Dixon et al. · International Journal of Cancer · 2002 · 255 citations

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