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AMP case report: 18-month-old female with poorly differentiated cerebellar tumor harboring BCOR internal tandem duplication

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  • Here are three questions taken from the case report.
  • Answers

1. Where is the BCOR gene located?

a. Short arm of chromosome 15.
b. Long arm of chromosome 15.
c. Short arm of the X chromosome.
d. Long arm of the X chromosome.

2. What other tumors have been shown to harbor in-frame internal tandem duplications in exon 15 of BCOR?

a. Clear cell sarcomas of the kidney.
b. Primitive myxoid mesenchymal tumor of infancy.
c. Endometrial stromal sarcomas.
d. All of the above.

3. CNS HGNET-BCOR typically occurs in which age group?

a. Infants.
b. Pediatric patients.
c. Young to middle-age adult patients.
d. Elderly patients.

1. Where is the BCOR gene located?

a. Short arm of chromosome 15.
b. Long arm of chromosome 15.
c. Short arm of the X chromosome.
d. Long arm of the X chromosome.

2. What other tumors have been shown to harbor in-frame internal tandem duplications in exon 15 of BCOR?

a. Clear cell sarcomas of the kidney.
b. Primitive myxoid mesenchymal tumor of infancy.
c. Endometrial stromal sarcomas.
d. All of the above.

3. CNS HGNET-BCOR typically occurs in which age group?

a. Infants.
b. Pediatric patients.
c. Young to middle-age adult patients.
d. Elderly patients.

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