NCOA4/RET Fusion Gene

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** A fusion gene that results from a paracentric inversion inv(10)(q11q11) which fuses the 5' portion of the NCOA4 gene and the 3' portion of the RET gene. This rearrangement is associated with papillary thyroid carcinoma.

**Synonyms:** - ELE1-RET Fusion Gene - ELE1/RET Fusion Gene - NCOA4-RET Fusion Gene - NCOA4::RET Fusion Gene - PTC3 Chimeric Oncogene - PTC3/4 - RET/NCOA4 Oncogene - RET/PTC3 - RFG-RET Fusion Gene - RFG/RET Fusion Gene