The gene cluster including ErbA1 is known to be flanked by the constitutional 15;17 translocation breakpoint in hybrid SP3 and by the acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) breakpoint, which provides the following gene and breakpoint order: cen-SP3-(D17S33,CRYB1)-NF1-(CSF3,ERBA1, ERBB2)-APL-tel. 