DNA Methylation-Derived Immune Cell Proportions and Cancer Risk in Black Participants.

ABSTRACT:

Significance

This study describes associations between immune cell types and cancer risk in a Black population; elevated regulatory T-cell proportions that were associated with increased overall cancer and lung cancer risk, and elevated memory B-cell proportions that were associated with increased prostate and all cancer risk.

SUBMITTER: Semancik CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11484294 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature