Molecular Correlates of Socioeconomic Status and Clinical Outcomes Following Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Leukemia

Abstract

Clinical outcomes among allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients are negatively affected by low socioeconomic status (SES), yet the biological mechanisms accounting for this health disparity remain to be elucidated. Among unrelated donor HCT recipients with acute myelogenous leukemia, one recent pilot study linked low SES to increased expression of a stress-related gene expression profile known as the conserved transcriptional response to adversity (CTRA) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells, which involves up-regulation of pro-inflammatory genes and down-regulation of genes involved in type I interferon response and antibody synthesis.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Sep 12, 2019
Source ID
10.1093/jncics/pkz073

Entities

People

  • Brent R. Logan
  • J. Douglas Rizzo
  • Jennifer M. Knight
  • Jesusa M G Arevalo
  • Michael R Verneris
  • Naya He
  • Stephanie J. Lee
  • Stephen R. Spellman
  • Steve W Cole
  • Tao Wang

Organizations

  • American Cancer Society
  • Health Resources and Services Administration
  • Medical College of Wisconsin
  • National Cancer Institute
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
  • National Marrow Donor Program
  • Office of Naval Research
  • United States Public Health Service
  • University of California, Los Angeles

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Immunology and Pathology
  • Molecular and genetic basis of cancer.
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Biotechnology - Cancer Biotech