We previously showed that NOKs infected with either AG876 strain EBV (a type 2 EBV isolated from a Burkitt lymphoma in Africa)[11], or Akata strain EBV (a type 1 EBV isolated from a Burkitt lymphoma in Japan)[12] have decreased cellular differentiation and increased proliferation in comparison to uninfected NOKs [7] and demonstrated that the EBV protein LMP1 is required for these effects [9]. This evidence concerns the gene PDLIM7 and Burkitt lymphoma.