Regarding prognostic analysis, IGLC3, IGLV1-44, IGKV1-16, IGHV3-21, IGLV1-51, and IGLV3-19 were found to be novel biomarkers for IGC. Our analysis of the IGC single-cell atlas together with bulk transcriptome data contributes to understanding TME heterogeneity at the molecular level during IGC development and provides insights for elucidating the mechanism of IGC and discovering novel targets for precise therapy.
In patients with AL amyloidosis, the ClonoSEQ assay can identify a sequence consistent with the patient's light or heavy chain isotype almost 80% of the time. Of those cases in which a clonal light chain sequence was consistent with the patient's isotype, the genes identified were from the well described AL-related light chain variable region gene repertoire. These findings indicate that the size of the AL clone does not affect this outcome and suggest that other factors related to the adaptive immune dysregulation of AL or to the multiplex PCR process may be involved.
On these grounds, N-glycosylation appears as relevant for the natural history of at least a fraction of Ig-mutated chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Moreover, subset #201 emerges as a paradigmatic case for the role of affinity maturation in the evolution of Ag reactivity of the clonotypic BCR Ig.