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Elisa Sozzi

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A variant of the LRP4 gene affects the risk of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia transformation to Richter syndrome

2010

Richter syndrome (RS) represents the transformation of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) to aggressive lymphoma. Risk factors of CLL transformation to RS are only partly known. We explored the role of the host genetic background as a risk factor for RS occurrence. Forty-five single nucleotide polimorphisms (SNPs) known to be relevant for CLL prognosis were genotyped in a consecutive cohort of 331 CLL, of which 21 had transformed to RS. After correcting for multiple testing and adjusting for previously reported RS risk factors, the LRP4 rs2306029 TT variant genotype was the sole SNP independently associated with a higher risk of RS transformation (Hazard Ratio: 4·17; P = 0·001; q = 0·047).…

Chronic lymphocytic leukemiaSingle-nucleotide polymorphismAggressive lymphomaHematologyBiologymedicine.diseasehemic and lymphatic diseasesImmunologyGenotypemedicineSNPRisk factorGenotypingDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaBritish Journal of Haematology
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Angiopoietin-2 plasma dosage predicts time to first treatment and overall survival in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

2010

Abstract The clinical relevance of angiopoietin-2 (Ang2) in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) was previously suggested by the association between high Ang2, and shorter progression-free survival reported in small series of patients. Here, we evaluated Ang2 glycoprotein levels in plasma samples collected from a multicentric cohort of CLL patients (n = 316) using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method, and we investigated its prognostic role in relation to time to first treatment (TTFT) and overall survival. Based on a cutoff equal to 2459 pg/mL, we divided our cohort in 2 subsets (high and low Ang2) composing 100 (31.6%) and 216 (68.4%) patients, respectively. High Ang2 was predictive …

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Host Genetic Background and Risk of Richter Syndrome: The Genotype of LRP4 Is An Independent Predictor of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Transformation…

2009

Abstract Abstract 2340 Poster Board II-317 Richter syndrome (RS) represents the transformation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) to aggressive lymphoma, most commonly diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Mechanisms and risk factors of CLL transformation to RS are known only in part. This study aimed at exploring the role of the host genetic background in RS transformation and was based on a consecutive series of 331 CLL, of which 21 had transformed to RS (all clonally related to the CLL clone). Twenty eight additional cases of clonally related RS were also collected for validation purposes. Using an educated guess approach, SNPs were selected according to the following criteria: i) re…

Oncologymedicine.medical_specialtyChronic lymphocytic leukemiaImmunologySingle-nucleotide polymorphismCell BiologyHematologyBiologymedicine.diseaseBiochemistryMinor allele frequencyInternal medicineImmunologyGenotypemedicineSNPAlleleCD5Diffuse large B-cell lymphomaBlood
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