TFG-ALKshort Fusion Protein Expression

**Semantic type:** Cell or Molecular Dysfunction

**Definition:** A molecular abnormality characterized by the expression of a fusion protein that results from chromosomal recombination involving the human genes TFG and ALK. This abnormal protein includes amino acid sequences encoded by exons 1-3 of the TFG gene and is associated with ALK-positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma.