INTRODUCTION The rearrangement of the anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene accounts for approximately 1%-6% of lung adenocarcinoma cases and defines a molecular subgroup of tumors characterized by clinical sensitivity to ALK inhibitors such as crizotinib. This study aimed to identify the relationship between ALK rearrangement and the clinicopathologic characteristics of non-small cell lung can...

Recently, ETS-related gene (ERG) gene rearrangements, phosphatase tensin homologue (PTEN) deletions and EGFR family aberrations were characterized as potential biomarkers for prostate cancer (PCa) patient management. Although ERG gene rearrangement has been identified in approximately 50% of localized prostate cancers in western countries, the prognostic significance of this critical molecular ...

Immunoglobulin genes are generated during differentiation of B lymphocytes by joining gene segments. A mouse pre-B cell contains a functional immunoglobulin heavy-chain gene, but no light-chain gene. Although there is only one heavy-chain locus, there are two light-chain loci: kappa and lambda. It has been reported that kappa loci in the germ-line configuration are never (in man) or very rarely...

OBJECTIVE To explore the relationship between IgH gene rearrangement and orbital MALT (mucose-associated lymphoid tissue) lymphoma removal operation prognosis, and to quantify the effect of IgH gene rearrangement on primary orbital MALT lymphoma prognosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS Fifty-eight patient cases with primary orbital MALT lymphoma were included in this study. Orbital lymphoma specimens ...

The rearrangement and expression of T cell receptor (TCR) gene segments occurs in a highly ordered fashion during thymic ontogeny of T lymphocytes. To study the regulation of gene rearrangement within the TCR alpha/delta locus, we generated transgenic mice that carry a germline human TCR delta minilocus that includes V delta 1, V delta 2, D delta 3, J delta 1, J delta 3, and C delta segments, a...

Molecular markers are helpful diagnostic tools, particularly for cytologically indeterminate thyroid nodules. Preoperative RET/PTC1 rearrangement analysis in BRAF and RAS wild-type indeterminate thyroid nodules would permit the formulation of an unambiguous surgical plan. Cycle threshold values according to the cell count for detection of the RET/PTC1 rearrangement by real-time reverse transcri...

The basic concern of the present work is the exploitation of the notion of material forces in the theoretical and computational analysis of open systems with particular application to biomechanical problems. Based on a completely dual framework for the spatial and the material motion problem, we introduce the balance equations for open system thermodynamics. In combination with the appropriate ...

A series of di-, tri-, and tetra-substituted N-tosylaziridines [N-(toluene-p-sulfonyl)aziridines] 1, prepared by aziridination of the corresponding alkenes with N-[(tolyl-p-sulfonyl)imino]phenyliodinane (TsN = IPh), was found to undergo a BF3-catalyzed rearrangement (aza-pinacol rearrangement) under mild conditions to give the corresponding N-tosylimines 2 generally in satisfactory yields.

A magnetoactive elastomer (MAE) consisting of single-domain La0.6Ag0.2Mn1.2O3 nanoparticles with a Curie temperature close to room (TC = 308 K) in silicone matrix has been prepared and comprehensively studied. It found that MAE particles are magnetized superparamagnetically low coercivity below 10 Oe at above. The influence magnetic anisotropy on the appearance torque is justified. coupling bet...