TFE3

Synonyms

Transcription factor E3

  • Tech Only CPT
  • Tech Pro CPT
  • PowerPath Code
  • Schedule Monday - Friday
  • Turn Around Time Within 1-2 business days of receipt
  • Disease State Sarcoma
  • Methodology IHC

Specimen Requirements

Formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded tissue block or cell block, or 1 unstained charged slide for each test requested plus 3-4 additional unstained slides cut at 4 microns. Adequate space on each slide for control tissue is required.

This is a send out test.

Diagnostic Utility

Identifies: Transcription factor E3, a member of the helix-loop-helix family of transcription factor. Overexpression of TFE3 results from the presence of a chromosomal translocation involving Xp11, present in alveolar soft part sarcoma and a subset of “translocation” renal cell carcinomas.