NCIt synonyms : t 12 21 p13 q22; t(12;21)(p13;q22);
NCIt definition : A translocation between chromosomes 12 and 21 involved in TEL-AML1 oncogene formation.
The translocation produces a chimeric gene encoding a protein consisting of the N-terminal
HLH domain of the TEL ETS-like transcription factor fused with a nearly complete AML1
protein. t(12;21) is the most frequent translocation causing ALL, accounting for 20%
of ALL cases.;