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Topic: Burkitt's lymphoma

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Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer

Sporadic Burkitt's lymphoma (a WHO classification subtype): a world-wide lymphoma affecting slightly older patients, also associated with MYC changes but less so with EBV infection.

Miles Rhodes,
Wine Taster

EBV also has been associated with Burkitt's lymphoma, a cancer of the lymph nodes and the nasopharynx, the part of the pharynx (throat) which lies above the soft palate.

Bori Gonbutoren,
Reindeer Herder

Endemic Burkitt's lymphoma (a WHO classification subtype): a childhood lymphoma prevalent in equatorial Africa and intimately associated with both Epstein-Barr virus infection and a characteristic translocation of the MYC gene.

Billie Kirgan,
Machinist

Burkitt's lymphoma - see Lymphoma.

Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist

In Burkitt's lymphoma of B-cells, c-myc (chromosome 8) is moved next to the immunoglobulin gene (chromosome 14), i.
The lack of EBV sequences in a significant proportion of Burkitt's lymphoma or BBL and AIDS-associated non-Hodgkin malignant lymphoma suggest that alternative pathogenic mechanisms may be involved.
Causal agent of Burkitt's lymphoma and infectious mononucleosis, which has the ability to transform human B cells into stable cell lines.

David Rosenberg,
Dermatologist

Burkitt's lymphoma is associated with Epstein-Barr virus in Africa, Turkey, and other locations where dietary zinc is often inadequate, but rarely in countries such as the United States where zinc nutrition is normally adequate.
EBV lies dormant in the lymph glands and has been associated with Burkitt's lymphoma and hairy leukoplakia.

Borg Svemann,
Woodworker

Burkitts Lymphoma DX December 2001 The best is yet to come!

Zhang Xian Qian,
Ex-Olympic Swimmer

Transformation of cells by the herpes EBV, closely associated with Burkitt's lymphoma in Africa and nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Southeast Asia, results in similar changes (Wakasugi et al.
It has been associated with certain cancers, including Burkitt's lymphoma, immunoblastic lymphoma, and nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

User Talk

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From:
Nancy
2005-04-20 21:58:26

My husband is HIV positive since 1999. Now he as Burkitts, three original locations.he has been through 4 full treatments of chemo, the 4th round almost killed him. his doctor told us he could not do the full treatment again. so the doctor did a 5th altered treatment. that last treatment was 6 weeks ago. he is in the hospital with high fever. they did another scan. it looks like the original site has grown some and he has multiple spots on both lungs. if the spots are Burkitts, what are his chances of surviving, and what would be the estimated amount of time he would have? My husband is 58 yrs old

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