Overview

NCI Definition: The leukemic counterpart of Burkitt's lymphoma. The characteristic Burkitt cells are seen in the bone marrow and the peripheral blood. This is an aggressive leukemia. [1]

Significant Genes in Burkitt Leukemia

ABL1 +

AFF1 +

BCL2 +

BCL6 +

BCR +

DEK +

ELL +

FLT3 +

KMT2A +

MECOM +

MLLT1 +

MLLT10 +

MLLT3 +

MLLT4 +

MYC +

NRIP3 +

NUP214 +

PBX1 +

RPN1 +

TCF3 +

TP53 +

Disease Details

Synonyms
L3 Acute Lymphoid Leukemia, Burkitt lymphoma/leukemia, L3 Acute Lymphogenous Leukemia, FAB L3, L3 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Burkitt's Leukemia, L3 Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, Burkitt's Cell Leukemia
Parent(s)
Lymphoid Leukemia

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

3. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.