NCIt synonyms : NPM1-RARA Short Fusion Gene; NPM-RAR Short Form; NPM1::RARA Short Fusion Gene;
NCIt definition : A fusion gene ( 1.9 kb) that results from a chromosomal translocation t(5;17)(q35;q21)
which fuses the first 442 nucleotides of the NPM1 gene to exon 3 of the RARA gene.
This rearrangement is rare and is associated with acute myeloid leukemia.;