cancer
Burkitt lymphoma
Burkitt's is a cancer of the system, particularly B lymphocytes found in the germinal center. It is named after Denis Parsons Burkitt, the Irish surgeon who first described the disease in 1958 while working in equatorial Africa. It is a highly aggressive form of cancer which often, but not always, manifests after a person develops acquired from with Epstein-Barr virus or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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Causes — why it happens
- ·; HIV; Epstein-Barr Virus; MYC gene translocation
Treatment
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