ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Immunol.
Sec. NK and Innate Lymphoid Cell Biology
This article is part of the Research TopicUncovering the Immune Context of Lymphoproliferative DiseasesView all 7 articles
Genetic polymorphisms in cGAS-STING-mediated type I interferon innate immune signaling pathway are associated with DLBCL
Provisionally accepted
Qirui ZhouRuinan JiaJinlin ChenYang TanYuechan MaMengfan LuanXue ShengXiao HanShuying Li
Fei Lu
Chunyan JiDongmei Wang
Jingjing Ye*- Department of Hematology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Background: Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a highly heterogeneous lymphoid neoplasm characterized by diverse gene expression profiles and genetic alterations, resulting in substantial variations in clinical features and response to therapy. The cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS)-stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway plays a central role in innate immune response and affects the development of DLBCL. However, the relationship between genetic polymorphisms in genes involved in the cGAS-STING-mediated signaling pathway and their role in DLBCL remains underexplored. Methods: A total of 147 patients with DLBCL and 247 healthy controls were recruited. Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping was conducted using the MassARRAY platform. We evaluated the associations between the selected SNPs and DLBCL susceptibility, clinical features, and survival. Results: In our study, TREX1 rs11797 and CXCL10 rs4508917 showed significant association with DLBCL susceptibility. IFNB1 rs1051922 was correlated with white blood cell (WBC) and monocyte count at diagnosis. TREX1 rs11797 and IFNB1 rs1051922 were associated with chemotherapy response in DLBCL. Moreover, PRMT1 rs975484 and CXCL10 rs8878 were associated with the overall survival of patients with DLBCL. Notably, PRMT1 rs975484 was also correlated with hemoglobin (HGB) level, and may serve as an independent favorable prognostic factor in DLBCL. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that SNPs involved in cGAS-STING-mediated type I interferon pathway may influence DLBCL susceptibility, treatment response, and prognosis, highlighting their potential as biomarkers for risk stratification and for guiding individualized disease monitoring.
Keywords: DLBCL, innate immune, prognosis, snps, treatment response
Received: 14 Oct 2025; Accepted: 28 Nov 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Zhou, Jia, Chen, Tan, Ma, Luan, Sheng, Han, Li, Lu, Ji, Wang and Ye. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Jingjing Ye
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