IVD FIP1L1/CHIC2 /PDGFRA Dual-Color

The deletion of the CHIC2 locus generates a fusion FIP1L1-PDGFRA gene giving raise to a novel tyrosine kinase. This deletion has been observed in patients with idiophatic hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES), chronic eosinophilic leukemia (CEL), systemic mast cell disease, and chronic myeloproiferative disorders (CMPD). The FIP1L1/CHIC2/PDGFRA FISH probe is optimized to detect the CHIC2 deletion at 4q12 associated with the FIP1L1/PDGFRA fusion in a Dual-Color, split assay. It also allows the detection of translocation involving the FIP1L1 and PDGFRA region. However, chromosome 4 polyploidy may provide additional signals not associated with a translocation involving 4q12.

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