A small inversion of chromosome 2p has been found in a significant proportion of non-small-cell lung cancer patients. This inversion gives rise to a fusion protein comprising portions of EML4 and the anaplastic lymphoma kinase, ALK, which functions as a transforming oncogenes. Oncogenic translocations are frequent in haematopoietic tumours, but have only rarely been found in solid tumours.
- Manabu Soda
- Young Lim Choi
- Hiroyuki Mano