The median age has been reported as 62 years, and the most common PTCL subtypes in North America are PTCL not otherwise specified (NOS), angioimmunoblastic TCL (AITL), and anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL); ALCL is divided into those positive or negative for anaplastic lymphoma kinase 1 (ALK-1) [4]. The gene discussed is ALK; the disease is anaplastic large cell lymphoma.