Gene Accession
Q9UM73
Gene Alias
Protein names Recommended name ALK tyrosine kinase receptor Curated EC number EC:2.7.10.1 2 Publications (UniProtKB | ENZYME | Rhea) Alternative names Anaplastic lymphoma kinase 1 Publication CD Antigen Name CD246 Gene names Name ALK
Background
ALK gene amplification (ALK-A) has been identified in various cancers such as ALCL, rhabdomyosarcoma, carcinoma of the esophagus, adult renal cell carcinoma and hepatocellular carcinoma. ALK Amplification is present in 0.10% of AACR GENIE cases, with breast invasive ductal carcinoma, neuroblastoma, breast invasive lobular carcinoma, prostate adenocarcinoma, and conventional glioblastoma multiforme having the greatest prevalence.