There is increasing evidence that the human lissencephaly-1 gene, LIS1, plays an important role in carcinogenesis of several malignancies including leukemia.
Using next generation sequencing (NGS), we uncovered two fusion partners of USP6 in two ABCs: platelet activating factor acetylhydrolase 1b regulatory subunit 1 (PAFAH1B1), which is known to contribute to tumorigenesis in lung cancer, and runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2), which is known to regulate osteoblastic differentiation, osteosarcoma tumorigenesis and its metastasis.