Abstract
The gene for human Elk-1, an Ets-related transcription factor, has previously been localized to a region that lies on the short arm of chromosome X and that is involved in specific chromosomal translocations associated with synovial sarcoma and renal adenocarcinomas. We have used fluorescence in situ hybridization and a panel of tumor-derived somatic cell hybrids to refine the localization of Elk-1, in particular with regard to the rearrangements in these tumors. Elk-1 has been assigned to Xp11.2–p11.4, distal to the OATL1 region.
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Janz, M., Lehmann, U., Weghuis, D.O. et al. Refined mapping of the human Ets-related gene Elk-1 to Xp11.2–p11.4, distal to the OATL1 region. Hum Genet 94, 442–444 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00201610
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