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Patient's HLA Genotype Is Associated With the Risk of Central Nervous System Dissemination and Clinical Disease Presentation in Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma.
Anticancer research - 1 Aug 2024
Ollikainen Riina K, Sippola Antti, Turpeenniemi-Hujanen Taina, Kuitunen Hanne, Porvari Katja, Haapasaari Kirsi-Maria, Kuusisto Milla E L, Klaavuniemi Tuula, Kuittinen Outi
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BACKGROUND/AIM: Central nervous system (CNS) involvement in aggressive B-cell lymphoma, either as a primary or secondary event to systemic disease, portends a poor prognosis. This study sought to identify patients at high risk for CNS relapse by analyzing their human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genotypes. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We retrospectively examined the HLA genotypes of 164 patients with systemic lymphoma,...
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