Discovering and understanding oncogenic gene fusions through data intensive computational approaches
NS Latysheva, MM Babu - Nucleic acids research, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Although gene fusions have been recognized as important drivers of cancer for decades,
our understanding of the prevalence and function of gene fusions has been revolutionized …
our understanding of the prevalence and function of gene fusions has been revolutionized …
Application of next generation sequencing to human gene fusion detection: computational tools, features and perspectives
Gene fusions are important genomic events in human cancer because their fusion gene
products can drive the development of cancer and thus are potential prognostic tools or …
products can drive the development of cancer and thus are potential prognostic tools or …
The emerging complexity of gene fusions in cancer
F Mertens, B Johansson, T Fioretos… - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2015 - nature.com
Structural chromosome rearrangements may result in the exchange of coding or regulatory
DNA sequences between genes. Many such gene fusions are strong driver mutations in …
DNA sequences between genes. Many such gene fusions are strong driver mutations in …
Fusion genes and their discovery using high throughput sequencing
Fusion genes are hybrid genes that combine parts of two or more original genes. They can
form as a result of chromosomal rearrangements or abnormal transcription, and have been …
form as a result of chromosomal rearrangements or abnormal transcription, and have been …
TumorFusions: an integrative resource for cancer-associated transcript fusions
Gene fusion represents a class of molecular aberrations in cancer and has been exploited
for therapeutic purposes. In this paper we describe TumorFusions, a data portal that …
for therapeutic purposes. In this paper we describe TumorFusions, a data portal that …
[HTML][HTML] GeneFuse: detection and visualization of target gene fusions from DNA sequencing data
In recent years, gene fusion detection for cancer treatment has become increasingly
important since more therapeutic agents have been developed to suppress fusion kinases …
important since more therapeutic agents have been developed to suppress fusion kinases …
deFuse: an algorithm for gene fusion discovery in tumor RNA-Seq data
A McPherson, F Hormozdiari, A Zayed… - PLoS computational …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Gene fusions created by somatic genomic rearrangements are known to play an important
role in the onset and development of some cancers, such as lymphomas and sarcomas …
role in the onset and development of some cancers, such as lymphomas and sarcomas …
The landscape and therapeutic relevance of cancer-associated transcript fusions
Transcript fusions as a result of chromosomal rearrangements have been a focus of
attention in cancer as they provide attractive therapeutic targets. To identify novel fusion …
attention in cancer as they provide attractive therapeutic targets. To identify novel fusion …
A functional genomic approach to actionable gene fusions for precision oncology
Fusion genes represent a class of attractive therapeutic targets. Thousands of fusion genes
have been identified in patients with cancer, but the functional consequences and …
have been identified in patients with cancer, but the functional consequences and …