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Correspondence

Fibrosarcomatous variant of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans showing COL1A1-PDGFB gene fusion, detected using a novel and disease-specific RT-PCR protocol

Hema Mahajan *ICPMR, Westmead Hospital, WestmeadCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Raghwa Sharma *ICPMR, Westmead Hospital, Westmead
,
Artur Darmanian †Cytogenetics Department, Childrens Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia
&
Greg B. Peters †Cytogenetics Department, Childrens Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia
Pages 488-491 | Published online: 15 Jul 2010

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