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Biological prognostic and therapeutic impact of the epigenome in CLL

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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is characterized by widespread alterations in the genetic and epigenetic landscapes which seem to underlie the variable clinical manifestations observed in patients. Over the last decade, epigenomic studies have described the whole-genome maps of DNA methylation and chromatin features of CLL and normal B cells, identifying distinct epigenetic mechanisms operating in tumoral cells. DNA methylation analyses have identified that the CLL methylome contains imprints of the cell of origin, as well as of the proliferative history of the tumor cells, with both being strong independent prognostic predictors. Moreover, single-cell analysis revealed a higher degree of DNA methylation noise in CLL cells, which associates with transcriptional plasticity and disease aggressiveness. Integrative analysis of chromatin has uncovered chromatin signatures, as well as regulatory regions specifically active in each CLL subtype or in Richter transformed samples. Unique transcription factor (TF) binding motifs are overrepresented on those regions, suggesting that altered TF networks operate from disease initiation to progression as nongenetic factors mediating the oncogenic transcriptional profiles. Multiomics analysis has identified that response to treatment is modulated by an epigenetic imprint, and that treatments affect chromatin through the activity of particular set of TFs. Additionally, the epigenome is an axis of therapeutic vulnerability in CLL, as it can be targeted by inhibitors of histone modifying enzymes, that have shown promising preclinical results. Altogether, this review aims at summarizing the major findings derived from published literature to distill how altered epigenomic mechanisms contribute to CLL origin, evolution, clinical behavior, and response to treatment.

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MAIQUES DIAZ, Alba, MARTIN SUBERO, José ignacio. Biological prognostic and therapeutic impact of the epigenome in CLL. _Seminars in Hematology_. 2024. Vol. 61, núm. 3, pàgs. 172-180. [consulta: 14 de gener de 2026]. ISSN: 0037-1963. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/216567]

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