Fusion protein
| Fusion protein | |
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| Term | Fusion protein |
| Short definition | fusion gene (FYOO-zhun jeen) A gene formed by joining parts of two different genes together. Fusion genes and the resulting fusion proteins can be made in the laboratory or naturally in the body when part of the DNA moves from one chromosome to another chromosome. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
fusion protein - (pronounced) (FYOO-zhun PROH-teen) A fusion gene protein formed by joining parts of two different genes together. Fusion genes can occur naturally in the body by transferring DNA between chromosomes. For example, the BCR-ABL gene found in some types of leukemia is a fusion gene that forms the BCR-ABL fusion protein. Fusion genes and proteins can also be made in the laboratory by combining genes or parts of genes from the same or different organisms
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