Anaplastic lymphoma kinase

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Anaplastic lymphoma kinase
TermAnaplastic lymphoma kinase
Short definitionanaplastic lymphoma kinase (A-nuh-PLAS-tik lim-FOH-muh KY-nays) A protein that helps control cell growth. It is produced by the gene for anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK), which can be altered in some types of cancer, such as anaplastic large cell lymphoma, neuroblastoma and non-small cell lung cancer. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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anaplastic lymphoma kinase - (pronounced) (A-nuh-PLAS-tik lim-FOH-muh KY-nays) A protein that helps control cell growth. It is produced by the gene for anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK), which can be altered in some types of cancer, such as anaplastic large cell lymphoma, neuroblastoma and non-small cell lung cancer. These changes in the ALK gene can cause the cancer cells to grow and spread. Anaplastic lymphoma kinase is a type of receptor tyrosine kinase

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