NCIt definition : A chromosomal translocation involving breakpoints within the q27 band on the long
arm of chromosome 6 and the p11 band on the short arm of chromosome 8. This rearrangement
is associated with FGFR1-CEP43 fusion gene expression and myelodysplastic syndrome.;
NCIt note : The Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology designates t(6;8)(q27;p12)
as the breakpoints of the CEP43-FGFR1 fusion.;