The frequencies of E2A-PBX1 fusion transcripts in adenocarcinomas, squamous cell carcinomas, carcinoids and large cell carcinomas were 22/152 (14.5%), 0/18 (0%), 0/6 (0%), 1/4 (25%), respectively (p = 0.276) (Table 1). This evidence concerns the gene PBX1 and large cell carcinoma.