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Documentation of burkitt lymphoma with t(8;14) (q24;q32) in x‐linked lymphoproliferative disease
Author(s) -
Egeler R. Maarfen,
De Kraker Jan,
Slater Rosalyn,
Purtilo David T.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19920801)70:3<683::aid-cncr2820700324>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - hypogammaglobulinemia , medicine , lymphoma , aplastic anemia , immunodeficiency , immunology , cousin , virus , bone marrow , antibody , immune system , archaeology , history
Background. Acquired hypogammaglobulinemia or agammaglobulinemia, aplastic anemia, chronic or fatal infectious mononucleosis (IM), virus‐associated hemophagocytic syndrome, and variety of B‐cell malignant lymphomas (ML) develop in boys with X‐linked lympho‐proliferative disease (XLP) after infection by the Epstein‐Barr virus (EBV). They have an inherited immunodeficiency to EBV. Approximately 80% of the patients die during childhood and 100% by the age of 40. The ML occurring in patients with XLP are different from those of other populations in that there is maternal family history of males with phenotypes of XLP, particularly ML involving the ileocecal region. Methods. This article describes two brothers with XLP in whom ML developed. Also, maternally related male cousin had died of aplastic anemia complicating IM. Results. A Burkitt lymphoma (BL)‐specific translo‐cation of t(8;14) (q24;q32) was observed in the BL cells of the younger brother. The histopathologic appearance and rapid relapse after complete remission in the patient also are suggestive of this aggressive phenotype. Conclusions. This tumor in the patient documents that the BL of patients with XLP probably arises from characteristic tumor‐specific chromosomal translocations, as hypothesized in 1980. Cancer 1992; 70:683–687.