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ArticleiScience2023

Altered B cell immunoglobulin signature exhibits potential diagnostic values in human colorectal cancer.

Rui-Xian Liu, Chuangyu Wen, Weibiao Ye, Yewei Li, Junxiong Chen, Qian Zhang, Weiqian Li, Wanfei Liang, Lili Wei, Jingdan Zhang and 4 more

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Article in iScience, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Rui-Xian LiuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510655, China.
Chuangyu WenAffiliated Dongguan Hospital, Southern Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong 523059, China.
Weibiao YeAffiliated Dongguan Hospital, Southern Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong 523059, China.
Yewei LiDepartment of Statistical Science, School of Mathematics, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510275, China.
Junxiong ChenGuangdong Institute of Gastroenterology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510655, China.
Qian ZhangGuangdong Institute of Gastroenterology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510655, China.
Weiqian LiGuangdong Institute of Gastroenterology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510655, China.
Wanfei LiangZhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China.
Lili WeiDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510655, China.
Jingdan ZhangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510655, China.
Ka-Wo ChanGuangdong Institute of Gastroenterology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510655, China.
Xueqin WangInternational Institute of Finance, School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China.
Xiangling YangGuangdong Institute of Gastroenterology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510655, China.
Huanliang LiuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510655, China.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNSouthern Medical University · CNUniversity of Science and Technology of China · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antibody-secreting B cells have long been considered the central element of gut homeostasis; however, tumor-associated B cells in human colorectal cancer (CRC) have not been well characterized. Here, we show that the clonotype, phenotype, and immunoglobulin subclasses of tumor-infiltrating B cells have changed compared to adjacent normal tissue B cells. Remarkably, the tumor-associated B cell immunoglobulin signature alteration can also be detected in the plasma of patients with CRC, suggesting that a distinct B cell response was also evoked in CRC. We compared the altered plasma immunoglobulin signature with the existing method of CRC diagnosis. Our diagnostic model exhibits improved sensitivity compared to the traditional biomarkers, CEA and CA19-9. These findings disclose the altered B cell immunoglobulin signature in human CRC and highlight the potential of using the plasma immunoglobulin signature as a non-invasive method for the assessment of CRC.

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CancerDiagnosticsImmunology

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PMID36879799
PMCPMC9984553
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