EWSR1/PATZ1 Fusion Gene

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** A fusion gene that results from a chromosomal inversion inv(22)(q12q12) which fuses the first eight exons of the EWSR1 gene with the PATZ1 gene. This rearrangement is associated with Ewing tumor/peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor.

**Synonyms:** - EWS-ZNF278 Fusion Gene - EWS-ZSG Fusion Gene - EWS/ZNF278 Fusion Gene - EWS/ZSG Fusion Gene - EWSR1-PATZ1 Fusion Gene - EWSR1::PATZ1 Fusion Gene