title: Viral studies in burkitt lymphoma: association with Epstein-Barr virus but not HHV-8.
abstract: Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is a highly aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma, composed of a monomorphic population of medium-sized B cells with a high proliferation rate and a consistent MYC translocation. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has been associated with BL with different frequencies depending on the clinical variant. Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, or human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), infects a wide range of normal cells, having a well-established role in the pathogenesis of various neoplasms, including Kaposi sarcoma, primary effusion lymphoma, multicentric Castleman disease (MCD) and MCD-associated plasmablastic lymphoma. In secondary immunodeficiencies, such as HIV-1 infection and organ transplantation, HHV-8 is considered an opportunistic pathogen linked to the development of lymphomas in patients with AIDS and HIV + patients. We studied the association of EBV and HHV-8 by immunohistochemical analysis, in situ hybridization, and polymerase chain reaction in a large number of well-characterized BLs. EBV was present in 45.0% of all BL cases with higher incidence in the pediatric group; most cases were EBV type A. We found no association of BL with HHV-8 in EBV + BL or in EBV-cases, including the HIV + BL group.
authors.affiliation: Pathology Reference Lab, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Eduardo M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Queiroga
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gualco
authors.forename: Lucimara
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chioato
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Harrington
authors.forename: Iguaracyra
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Araujo
authors.forename: Lawrence M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: Carlos E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Bacchi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000821:virology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D019288:Herpesvirus 8, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies