Remember that DNA viruses inactivate tumor suppressor genes resulting in cancer. In Burkitt’s lymphoma, how does translocation of c-myc result in its overexpression?

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Remember that DNA viruses inactivate tumor suppressor genes resulting in cancer.
In Burkitt’s lymphoma, how does translocation of c-myc result in its overexpression? 

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Translocation of c-myc occurs to one of the immunoglobulin foci. This leads to over expression of genes, some of them being tumour promoter sequences.

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