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Mitelman Database of Chromosome Aberrations and Gene Fusions in Cancer

The information in the Mitelman Database of Chromosome Aberrations and Gene Fusions in Cancer relates cytogenetic changes and their genomic consequences, in particular gene fusions, to tumor characteristics, based either on individual cases or associations. All the data have been manually culled from the literature by Felix Mitelman in collaboration with Bertil Johansson and Fredrik Mertens.

The Mitelman Database is supported by National Cancer Institute, the Swedish Cancer Society and the Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation. The database is updated quarterly in January, April, July, and October.

Citation of the Database

To cite the use of the Mitelman Database from this website in a publication, please quote the following:
Mitelman Database of Chromosome Aberrations and Gene Fusions in Cancer (2024). Mitelman F, Johansson B and Mertens F (Eds.), https://mitelmandatabase.isb-cgc.org
In addition, when using information about chromosomal gains and losses (found on the Karyotype Info and Overall Chromosomal Imbalances pages), please also cite the following:
CytoConverter: a web-based tool to convert karyotypes to genomic coordinates. Wang, J., LaFramboise, T. BMC Bioinformatics 20, 467 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12859-019-3062-4

Mitelman Database
  • Database last updated on April 15, 2024
  • Total number of cases 77,578
  • Total number of unique gene fusions 33,895
  • Total number of genes involved 14,053
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Mitelman Database of Chromosome Aberrations and Gene Fusions in Cancer by Mitelman F, Johansson B and Mertens F is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.