<prompt> Burkitts lymphoma arises from:T cellB cellPre B cellNK cell  <response>: ANSWER: B B cell lymphomaREF: Wintrobes clinical hematology 12th edition page 1604.1605, LymphomaBurkitts lymphoma or Burkitt s tumor, malignant lymphoma, Burkitts type is a cancer of the lymphatic system in particular, B lymphocytes. It is named after Denis Parsons Burkitt, a surgeon who first described the disease in 1956 while working in equatorial Africa.Classification: Currently Burkitts lymphoma can be divided into three main clinical variants: the endemic, the sporadic and the immunodeficiency-associated variants, which are all associated with HIV and AIDS.Endemic variant: African Children affected with the disease often also had chronic malaria, which is believed to have reduced resistance to Epstein-Barr virus EBV, allowing it to take hold.Sporadic type: Non-African is another form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma found outside of Africa.Immunodeficiency-associated Burkitt lymphoma: Associated with HIV infection or occurs in the setting of post-transplant patients who are taking immunosuppressive drugs. 