EWSR1/WT1 Fusion Gene

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** A fusion gene that results from a chromosomal translocation t(11;22)(p13;q12) which fuses the intron between exons 7 and 8 of the EWSR1 gene with the intron between exons 7 and 8 of the WT1 gene. This rearrangement is associated with desmoplastic small round cell sarcoma.

**Synonyms:** - EWS-WT1 Fusion Gene - EWS/WT1 Fusion Gene - EWSR1-WT1 - EWSR1-WT1 Fusion Gene - EWSR1::WT1 Fusion Gene - WT1-EWSR1 Fusion Gene - WT1/EWS Fusion Gene