11;18 – API2/MALT1

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API2/MALT1 translocation, t(11;18) (q21;q21)

In gastric MALT lymphoma 1/3 or less of cases have been reported to carry the t(11;18) API2-MALT1 translocation. This translocation is usually indicative of unresponsiveness to Helicobacter pylori eradication and is present in advanced disease states.