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. 2021 Nov 29;113(1):334–348. doi: 10.1111/cas.15179

TABLE 4.

Correlation between markers with the cell‐of‐origin classification, Epstein–Barr virus‐encoded small RNA (EBER), and high‐grade B‐cell lymphoma (HGBCL)

Marker Cell‐of‐origin (Hans classifier) a
P value GCB Non‐GCB
Mean ±SD Mean ±SD
CD68 .079 14.4 7.1 16.4 8.4
CD16 .00002 0.7 1.5 9.2 11.5
MITF .288 3.1 3.7 3.3 2.9
CD163 .003 19.2 19.9 30.6 19.6
PTX3 .026 4.7 11.8 18.4 20.7
IL‐10 .020 3.1 4.0 11.4 11.0
FOXP3 .645 1.8 2.6 2.2 2.9
RGS1 .126 6.6 6.6 15.2 14.8
Marker EBER
P value Positive Negative
Mean ±SD Mean ±SD
CD68 .875 16.5 8.0 15.5 8.2
CD16 .362 6.6 10.5 7.1 10.8
MITF .482 3.5 3.0 3.1 3.2
CD163 .035 38.5 24.1 25.7 18.6
PTX3 .017 24.7 23.7 13.5 18.5
IL‐10 .160 5.8 7.5 9.3 10.8
FOXP3 .554 4.6 4.1 1.8 2.4
RGS1 .179 21.7 19.8 11.6 11.8
Marker HGBCL genotype by FISH
P value Positive Negative
Mean ±SD Mean ±SD
CD68 .369 12.1 9.5 15.1 8.1
CD16 .890 2.1 9.8 2.1 2.3
MITF .748 2.1 2.5 3.1 2.8
CD163 .045 49.6 29.4 22.1 18.4
PTX3 .003 0.2 0.2 11.9 17.5
IL‐10 .464 4.1 3.6 8.8 10.2
FOXP3 .084 0.6 0.9 2.3 2.9
RGS1 .905 18.1 26.6 8.7 11

Abbreviations: GCB, germinal center B cell‐like; IL‐10, interleukin‐10; MITF, microphthalmia transcription factor; PTX3, pentraxin 3; RGS1, regulator of G‐protein signaling 1.

a

The same results were found when analyzing the diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified, only group.