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Fusion gene
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Genetics/bu8wne0A">genetics</a>, a fusion gene is a hybrid <a href="/facts/Gene/e1swwPY6">gene</a> formed from two previously independent genes. It can occur as a result of <a href="/facts/Chromosomal_translocation/MKEwqpQw">translocation</a>, <a href="/facts/Deletion_(genetics)/6TRPY0ys">interstitial deletion</a>, or <a href="/facts/Chromosomal_inversion/7oM6D9eE">chromosomal inversion</a>. Fusion genes have been found to be prevalent in all main types of human <a href="/facts/Neoplasia/K0ytzmPz">neoplasia</a>. The identification of these fusion genes play a prominent role in being a diagnostic and prognostic <a href="/facts/Genetic_marker/pRshdIBz">marker</a>. </p>