Table 1.
Detection of NPM-ALK Fusion Transcript Using Total and aRNA from Archived Snap-Frozen Tissue Samples
| Case no. | Diagnosis | RNA source | GAPDH | NPM-ALK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALCL (NPMALK+) | Total RNA | + | + |
| ALCL (NPMALK+) | aRNA | + | + | |
| 2 | ALCL (NPMALK+) | Total RNA | + | + |
| ALCL (NPMALK+) | aRNA | + | + | |
| 3 | ALCL (NPMALK+) | Total RNA | + | + |
| ALCL (NPMALK+) | aRNA | + | + | |
| 4 | RLN | Total RNA | + | − |
| RLN | aRNA | + | − | |
| 5 | RLN | Total RNA | + | − |
| RLN | aRNA | + | − | |
| 6 | PTCL | Total RNA | + | − |
| PTCL | aRNA | + | − | |
| 7 | PTCL | Total RNA | + | − |
| PTCL | aRNA | + | − | |
| 8 | PTCL | Total RNA | + | − |
| PTCL | aRNA | + | − | |
| 9 | PTCL | Total RNA | + | − |
| PTCL | aRNA | + | − | |
| 10 | PTCL | Total RNA | + | − |
| PTCL | aRNA | + | − | |
| 11 | LCL | Total RNA | + | − |
| LCL | aRNA | + | − | |
| 12 | LCL | Total RNA | + | − |
| LCL | aRNA | + | − | |
| 13 | LCL | Total RNA | + | − |
| LCL | aRNA | + | − | |
| 14 | LCL | Total RNA | + | − |
| LCL | aRNA | + | − | |
| 15 | LCL | Total RNA | + | − |
| LCL | aRNA | + | − | |
| 16 | LCL | Total RNA | + | − |
| LCL | aRNA | + | − | |
| 17 | LCL | Total RNA | + | − |
| LCL | aRNA | + | − | |
| 18 | LCL | Total RNA | + | − |
| LCL | aRNA | + | − | |
| 19 | LCL | Total RNA | + | − |
| LCL | aRNA | + | − | |
| 20 | LCL | Total RNA | + | − |
| LCL | aRNA | + | − | |
| 21 | LCL | Total RNA | + | − |
| LCL | aRNA | + | − | |
| 22 | LCL | Total RNA | + | − |
| LCL | aRNA | + | − | |
| 23 | LCL | Total RNA | + | − |
| LCL | aRNA | + | − | |
| 24 | LCL | Total RNA | + | − |
| LCL | aRNA | + | − | |
| 25 | LCL | Total RNA | + | − |
| LCL | aRNA | + | − |
ALCL, anaplastic large cell lymphoma (CD30+, ALK+ T-cell lymphoma); RLN, reactive lymph node; aRNA, amplified RNA; PTCL, peripheral T cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified; LCL, large-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified.