The diagnostic puzzle of ALK rearrangement in lung cancer. A novel intron related abnormality

N. Peled, G. Palmer, F. R. Hirsch, M. W. Wynes, M. Ilouze, M. Varella-Garcia, L. Soussan-Gutman, G. A. Otto, P. J. Stephens, J. S. Ross, M. T. Cronin, D. Lipson, V. A. Miller (Ramat-Gan, Petach Tikva, Israel; Cambridge, Denver, Aurora, United States Of America)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Biology and molecular pathology of lung cancer
Session: Biology and molecular pathology of lung cancer
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 4641
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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N. Peled, G. Palmer, F. R. Hirsch, M. W. Wynes, M. Ilouze, M. Varella-Garcia, L. Soussan-Gutman, G. A. Otto, P. J. Stephens, J. S. Ross, M. T. Cronin, D. Lipson, V. A. Miller (Ramat-Gan, Petach Tikva, Israel; Cambridge, Denver, Aurora, United States Of America). The diagnostic puzzle of ALK rearrangement in lung cancer. A novel intron related abnormality. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 4641

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