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t(2;17)(p23;q25)

Clinics and Pathology

Disease
  • Anaplasic large cell lymphoma: translocations involving 2p23 are found in more than half cases of anaplasic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), a high grade non Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). They involve ALK, and are therefore called ALK+ ALCL.
  • The most frequent ALK+ ALCL being the the t(2;5)(p23;q35) with NPM1 -ALK fusion protein, which localises both in the cytoplasm and in the nucleus.
  • The t(2;17)(p23;q25) has so far been described in only 1 case, and, like other t(2;Var) involving various partners and ALK, the fusion protein has a cytoplasmic localization; they are therefore called "cytoplasm only" ALK+ ALCL.
    • Clinics ALK+ ALCL without the t(2;5) (so called cytoplasmic only ALK cases) show clinical features similar to those of classical ALK+ ALCL: young age, male predominance, presentation with advanced disease, systemic symptoms, frequent involvement of extranodal sites, and a good prognosis. The t(2;17) case was that of a 53 yrs old man.

    Genes involved and Proteins

    Gene Name ALK
    Location 2p23
    Protein 1620 amino acids; 177 kDa; glycoprotein (200 kDa mature protein) ; membrane associated tyrosine kinase receptor
    Gene Name ALO17 (ALK lymphoma oligomerization partner on chromosome 17)
    Location 17q25

    Result of the chromosomal anomaly

    Hybrid gene
    Description 5' ALO17 - 3' ALK
      
    Fusion Protein
    Description N term ALO17 fused to the 562 C-term amino acids from ALK (i.e. the entire cytoplasmic portion of ALK with the tyrosine kinase domain)
      

    External links

    Other databaset(2;17)(p23;q25) Mitelman database (CGAP - NCBI)
    Other databaset(2;17)(p23;q25) CancerChromosomes (NCBI)

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    Pathobiology of NPM-ALK and variant fusion genes in anaplastic large cell lymphoma and other lymphomas.
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    Anaplastic large cell lymphomas, Primary systemic (T/Null cell type).
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    Identification of novel fusion partners of ALK, the anaplastic lymphoma kinase, in anaplastic large-cell lymphoma and inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor.
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    Contributor(s)

    Written08-2003Jean-Loup Huret

    Citation

    This paper should be referenced as such :
    Huret JL . t(2;17)(p23;q25). Atlas Genet Cytogenet Oncol Haematol. August 2003 .
    URL : http://AtlasGeneticsOncology.org/Anomalies/t0217p23q25ID1289.html

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