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RAMOS (human, lymphoma, Burkitt)

SPECIES: human
TUMOR: lymphoma, Burkitt

ECACC catalog code: 85030802
Morphology: Lymphoblast
Description: Human Caucasian Burkitt's lymphoma
Viruses: See Properties
Depositor: Prof M A Epstein/Dr S Finerty, Department of Pathology, University of Bristol, UK
No restrictions. Patent: None Specified By Depositor
Properties: Applications: Tumourigenicity and virus studies: EBV

Available in the following LABORATORY:

• Part of the Business Division of the Health Protection Agency (ECACC, Salisbury, Wiltshire)
  RPMI 1640 + 2mM Glutamine + 10% Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS). Maintain cultures between 3-9x100,000 cells/ml; 5% CO2; 37C.
  Karyotype: Modal No 45
  Derived from a Burkitt's lymphoma which does not possess the EBV genome. EBV infectability and permanent conversion into EBV positive sub-lines is possible by in vitro infection. The cells have B lymphocyte characteristics, with surface associated mu and kappa chains.
  Research council deposit: No; Price Code: B;
  Validated by: isoenzymes (species confirmation) Bibliographic references:
• Intervirology 1975;5:319 - PMID: 181343

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