Molecular epidemiological study of microtubule-associated protein-like 4-anaplastic lymphoma kinase fusion gene using immunohistochemistry as a cost effective alternative to fluorescence in situ hybridization for Indian patients with adenocarcinoma lung

Background: With fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) as the main-stay for the detection of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) rearrangements, the ALK Break Apart FISH Probe Kit has become a Food and Drug Association-approved companion diagnostic for targeted therapy with the ALK inhibitor crizot...

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Main Authors: Anurag Mehta, Ullas Batra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2017-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/ASJO.ASJO_116_16