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Detection of USP6 gene rearrangement in nodular fasciitis: an important diagnostic tool

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This work was possible because of the RNOH Biobank and Research Programme. Support was provided to AMF (UCL) by the National Institute for Health Research, UCLH Biomedical Research Centre, and the UCL Experimental Cancer Centre.

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  1. Department of Histopathology, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS trust, Brockley Hill, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 4LP, UK

    M. Fernanda Amary, Hongtao Ye, Fitim Berisha, Roberto Tirabosco & Adrienne M. Flanagan

  2. Cancer Institute, University College London, 72, Huntley Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK

    M. Fernanda Amary, Nadege Presneau & Adrienne M. Flanagan

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M Fernanda Amary and Hongtao Ye contributed equally to this study.

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Amary, M.F., Ye, H., Berisha, F. et al. Detection of USP6 gene rearrangement in nodular fasciitis: an important diagnostic tool. Virchows Arch 463, 97–98 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-013-1418-0

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