Friday, May 21, 2010

Inheritance Patterns in Burkitt Lymphoma?

If a parent has the disease, what are the chances their offspring will get it? Is it autosomal dominant, or recessive?

Inheritance Patterns in Burkitt Lymphoma?
Burkitt lymphoma is not inherited. We're not exactly sure what causes it but infection with Epstein Barr Virus may play a role. Outside of equatorial Africa, the disease is quite rare (about 100 new cases of Burkitt lymphoma in the US per year).


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