title: Distribution of NPM1-ALK and X-ALK fusion transcripts in paediatric anaplastic large cell lymphoma: a molecular-histological correlation.
abstract: Anaplastic large cell lymphomas (ALCL) in children express anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) fusion genes, most commonly NPM1-ALK. The distribution of X-ALK among 66 childhood ALCLs was analysed. One ALCL was ALK-negative. Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction detected NPM1-ALK in 58 tumours, all showing nuclear and cytoplasmic ALK staining. The remaining seven ALCL stained for ALK in the cytoplasm only: two expressed TPM3-ALK, one ATIC-ALK, one MYH9-ALK; three no TPM3-, TFG-, ATIC-, CLTC- or MYH9-ALK. Almost 90% of paediatric ALK-positive ALCLs express NPM1-ALK. There was complete concordance between ALK staining pattern and the presence of a typical/variant ALK fusion partner.
authors: Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
authors: Christine
authors: C
authors: Damm-Welk
authors: Wolfram
authors: W
authors: Klapper
authors: Ilske
authors: I
authors: Oschlies
authors: Stefan
authors: S
authors: Gesk
authors: Silja
authors: S
authors: Röttgers
authors: Jutta
authors: J
authors: Bradtke
authors: Reiner
authors: R
authors: Siebert
authors: Alfred
authors: A
authors: Reiter
authors: Willi
authors: W
authors: Woessmann
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000077548:Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D007223:Infant; D017728:Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D020409:Molecular Motor Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D018995:Myosin Heavy Chains / Q000378:metabolism; D000090243:Nucleophosmin; D015514:Oncogene Proteins, Fusion / Q000378:metabolism*; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014335:Tropomyosin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C429803:ATIC-ALK fusion protein, human; C103814:MYH9 protein, human; D020409:Molecular Motor Proteins; C000716967:NPM1 protein, human; D015514:Oncogene Proteins, Fusion; C498783:TPM3 protein, human; D014335:Tropomyosin; C408996:oncoprotein CLTCL-ALK; D000090243:Nucleophosmin; C107023:p80(NPM-ALK) protein; C000626173:ALK protein, human; D000077548:Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D018995:Myosin Heavy Chains