Table 6. Variant ALK Translocation and Associated Partner Chromosome Location and Frequencya

Gene FusionPartner Chromosome Location Frequency of Gene Fusion
NPM::ALK5q36.1Approximately 80%
TPM3::ALK1p23 Approximately 15%
ALO17::ALK17q25.3 Rare
ATIC::ALK2q35 Rare
CLTC::ALK17q23 Rare
MSN::ALKXp11.1 Rare
MYH9::ALK22q13.1 Rare
TFG::ALK3q12.2 Rare
TPM4::ALK19p13 Rare
TRAF1::ALK9q33.2 Rare

aAdapted from Tsuyama et al.[8]

From: Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment (PDQ®)

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PDQ Cancer Information Summaries [Internet].
Bethesda (MD): National Cancer Institute (US); 2002-.

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