Explain the molecular and cytogenetic profile of a patient with Burkitt lymphoma

What will be an ideal response?


Answer:
Cytogenetic: Translocation of the MYC gene (8q24) to the heavy chain region on chromosome 14 (t(8,14)) or to light chain loci on chromosome 2p12 (t(2,8))
Molecular profile: clonal rearrangement of immunoglobulin heavy and light chain genes

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