Anaplastic large cell lymphoma arises in thymocytes and requires transient T cell receptor expression for thymic egress

SDT receives funding from Bloodwise. TM was in receipt of a Gordon Piller PhD studentship from Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research at the time of the study. CF is supported with PhD funding from the bbsrc. SDT, SM, IA and TM are supported with funding from the University of Ha’il, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Support to the Macintyre laboratory includes the French Institut National de Cancer (INCa) PAIR Lymphoma T-COG (N° 2008-021) and RT-07 Immature T/My leukemia “Recherche Translationnelle” programmes and MD/PhD grant funding to A Trinquand, the Enfants et Sante and Societe Francaise de Cancers de l’Enfant (SFCE) and the Association Laurette Fugain (ALF2012-09). Support to the Lamant laboratory includes INCa PAIR Lymphoma T-COG. This research was supported by the Cambridge NIHR BRC Cell Phenotyping Hub.