Table 1.
Characteristics of B-cell lines.
| Cell line | EBV status | Continent | Histology | Tissue source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Burkitt’s Lymphoma | AABCL | IOC-9 | Positive | N. America | Burkitt’s | Peripheral blood |
| 2F7 | Positive | N. America | Burkitt’s | Peripheral blood | ||
| HBL-1 | Positive | N. America | UL | Peripheral blood | ||
| HBL-2 | Negative | N. America | UL | Pleural effusion | ||
| HBL-3 | Negative | N. America | UL | Liver | ||
| Non-AABCL | EW36 | Negative | N. America | UL | Pleural effusion | |
| CA46 | Negative | N. America | Burkitt’s | Ascitic fluid | ||
| ST486 | Negative | N. America | UL | Ascitic fluid | ||
| MC116 | Negative | N. America | UL | Pleural effusion | ||
| BJAB | Negative | N. America | Burkitt’s-like | Lymphoblastoid | ||
| B958 | Positive | N. America | Burkitt’s-like | Lymphoblastoid | ||
| African Burkitt’s lymphoma | Non-AABCL | RAJI | Positive | Africa | Burkitt’s | Jaw tumour |
| DAUDI | Positive | Africa | Burkitt’s | Orbital tumour | ||
| NAMALVA | Positive | Africa | Burkitt’s | Lymphoblastoid |
AABCL, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-associated B-cell line; EBV, Epstein-Barr virus; UL, undifferentiated lymphoma.