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ArticleAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP2025

The Genetic Influence of Programmed Death Ligand-1 (PD-L1) Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms on the Incidence of B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in a Cohort of Egyptians.

Laila A Hegazi, Manal W El-Masry, Heba M Gouda, Mervat M Mattar, Marwa T Hassan

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Laila A HegaziDepartment of Clinical and Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Manal W El-MasryDepartment of Clinical and Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Heba M GoudaDepartment of Clinical and Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mervat M MattarDepartment of Clinical hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Marwa T HassanDepartment of Clinical and Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-8494-1283

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objectiveThis study was conducted to investigate the relationship between rs4143815 (C>G) and rs2890658 (A>C) of the PD-L1 (Programmed Death-Ligand 1) gene and the risk of developing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (B-NHL) in a cohort of Egyptian population.

methodsIn this case-control study, which included one hundred patients (males and females) diagnosed with B-NHL from Kasr El Aini hematology clinic, their age ranged between 18 and 71 years and 100 age and sex matched healthy controls from outpatient clinic. Three ml venous blood was withdrawn from all subjects and collected in EDTA vacutainer® and kept frozen at -20˚C till time of DNA extraction. DNA samples were extracted from blood samples using GeneJETTM Genomic DNA Purification Kit from Thermo Fisher. Genotyping was determined using Custom TaqMan® SNP Genotyping Assays from Applied biosystems by real-time PCR, and subsequently extensive statistical analysis was performed to investigate the clinical value of these polymorphisms. Patients' clinical information was obtained from patient's medical records.

resultsThe obtained results of the current study demonstrated GG genotype of PD-L1 rs4143815 and the CC genotype of PD-L1 rs2890658 were observed to be more prevalent among NHL patients compared to those reported for the healthy controls (62%, 80% vs 58%, 77%), respectively, however these results revealed no significant association between the studied SNPs of PDL1 gene and risk of NHL (p=0.837, *). Regarding survival analysis, results of 36 and 60 months DFS for  the common genotype (GG) of rs4143815 versus the combined genotype (GC & CC) were (67%, 44.6% vs 63.8%, 63.8%), respectively (p=0.249) as well as results of 36, 60 months DFS for the common genotype (CC) of rs2890658 versus the combined genotype (AA & AC) revealed (61.5%, 46.1% vs 83.3%, 83.3%), respectively which was statistically insignificant (p=0.599), therefore PDL1 rs4143815 & rs2890658 polymorphisms have no significant impact on patients' DFS.

conclusionsOur findings provided the first evidence that PD-L1 rs4143815 (C>G) and rs2890658 (A>C) are not molecular susceptibility markers for B-NHL in Egyptians, at least in the studied population.

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B7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseLymphoma, B-CellNorth African PeopleAdolescentAdultAgedCase-Control StudiesEgyptFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGenotypeHumansIncidenceMaleB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorCD274 protein, humanReal-Time PCRrs2890658rs4143815SNP

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PMCPMC12118010

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