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List of chromosomal translocations
- For the main article, see Chromosomal translocation
By chromosome
The shorthand t(A;B)(p1;q2) is used to denote a translocation between chromosome A and chromosome B. The information in the second set of parentheses, when given, gives the precise location within the chromosome for chromosomes A and B respectively—with p indicating the short arm of the chromosome, q indicating the long arm, and the numbers after p or q giving the distance in centimorgans from the centromere.
- t(2;5)(p23;q35) - anaplastic large cell lymphoma
- t(8;14) - Burkitt's lymphoma (c-myc)
- t(9;22)(q34;q11) - Philadelphia chromosome, CML, ALL
- t(11;22)(q24;q11.2-12) - Ewing's sarcoma
- t(14;18)(q32;q21) - follicular lymphoma (Bcl-2)
- t(17;22) - dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
- t(15;17) - Acute promyelocytic leukemia
- t(X;a8)(p11.2;q11.2) - Synovial sarcoma
Named translocations
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