Gene expression profiling of B lymphocytes and plasma cells from Waldenstrons macroglobulinemia.

ABSTRACT: The tumoral clone of Waldenstrons macroglobulinemia (WM) shows a wide morphological heterogeneity which ranges from B-lymphocytes (BL) to plasma cells (PC). By means of genome-wide expression profiling we have been able to identify genes exclusively deregulated in BL and PC from WM, but with a similar expression pattern in their corresponding cell-counterparts from CLL and MM, as well as normal individuals. The differentially expressed genes have important functions in B-cell differentiation and oncogenesis. Thus, two of the genes down-regulated in WM-BL were IL4R, which plays a relevant role in CLL B cell survival, and BACH2 that participates in the development of class-switched PC. Interestingly, one of the up-regulated genes in WM-BL was IL6. A set of 4 genes was able to discriminate cl

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: N Gutierrez 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-6691 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress