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Role of genetic and epigenetic changes in Burkitt lymphoma.
Seminars in cancer biology - 1 Oct 2002
Lindström Mikael S, Wiman Klas G
Abstract excerpt
All Burkitt lymphomas (BLs) carry reciprocal chromosomal translocations that activate the c-myc oncogene through juxtaposition to one of the immunoglobulin (Ig) loci. Many BL carry point mutation in the p53 tumor suppressor gene or other defects in the p14ARF-MDM2-p53 pathway, and inactivation of the p16INK4a gene by promoter methylation or homozygous deletion. This indicates that disruption of both the pRb and...
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