Renal cell carcinoma with t(6;11) translocation or TFEB-amplified Renal Cell Carcinomas is rare subtype of renal cell carcinoma. The t(6;11)(p21;q12) translocation fuses the Alpha (MALAT1) gene with the TFEB transcription factor gene, resulting in upregulated expression of TFEB which leads to expression of melanocytic markers.Pedram Argani, Victor E. Reuter, Lei Zhang, Yun-Shao Sung, Yi Ning, Jonathan I. Epstein, George J. Netto, and Cristina R. Antonescu: TFEB-amplified Renal Cell Carcinomas: An Aggressive Molecular Subset Demonstrating Variable Melanocytic Marker Expression and Morphologic Heterogeneity. Am J Surg Pathol. 2016 Nov;40(11):1484-1495.
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