Yumika Shiba

Lupus Double-Negative B Cells Harbor Expanded Somatic Mutations in Lymphoma-Relevant Pathways

Objectives Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients have a 2–7-fold increased risk of hematologic malignancies, particularly B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (B-NHL).[1] Although germline susceptibility shared between SLE and B-NHL is minimal,[2] somatic evolution of autoreactive B...