Burkitt’s lymphoma (BL) is a common B-cell lymphoma, predominantly arising in children, which is characterized by the hallmark Burkitt translocation t(8;14)(q24;q32) or its variants t(2;8) and t(8:22) - all of which juxtapose the MYC oncogene with one of three immunoglobulin loci7. The gene discussed is MYC; the disease is Burkitt lymphoma.