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Serum levels of B-cell activating factor are associated with a reduced risk of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

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Title
Serum levels of B-cell activating factor are associated with a reduced risk of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Pubmed ID
39112445 (View this publication on the PubMed website)
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Publication
Blood Cancer J. 2024 Aug 7; Volume 14 (Issue 1): Pages 132
Authors
Frost E, Hofmann JN, Huang WY, Frazer-Abel AA, Deane KD, Berndt SI
Affiliations
  • Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
  • Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.
  • Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, USA.
  • Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA. berndts@mail.nih.gov.
Abstract

Immune dysregulation is thought to contribute to chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) risk, but biological mechanisms are unclear. We discovered that increased serum levels of B-cell activating factor (BAFF), an important regulator of B-cell maturation, were associated with a decreased risk of CLL, even >10 years after blood draw. Our findings suggest that BAFF could be a useful biomarker to assess risk among individuals at high risk, such as those with monoclonal b-cell lymphocytosis.

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