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Epidemiology: clues to the pathogenesis of Burkitt lymphoma
20 Jan 2012
Abstract excerpt
The two major epidemiological clues to the pathogenesis of Burkitt lymphoma (BL) are the geographical association with malaria--BL incidence relates to the malaria transmission rate--and early infection by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Both agents cause B cell hyperplasia, which is almost certainly an essential component of lymphomagenesis in BL. The critical event in lymphomagenesis is the creation of a MYC...
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