Malaria-Induced B Cell Genomic Instability.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Nussenzweig and colleagues evaluate genomic instability and germinal center derived lymphomagenesis in mice infected with Plasmodium to recreate some of the hallmark characteristics of Burkitt lymphoma, a form of cancer more common in parts of Africa where malaria is endemic.
Medical subject headings
- Cytidine Deaminase
- Lymphoma, B-Cell
- Translocation, Genetic