RT Journal Article T1 Serum levels of hsa-miR-16-5p, hsa-miR-29a-3p, hsa-miR-150-5p, hsa-miR-155-5p and hsa-miR-223-3p and subsequent risk of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in the EPIC study. A1 Casabonne, Delphine A1 Benavente, Yolanda A1 Seifert, Julia A1 Costas, Laura A1 Armesto, Maria A1 Arestin, Maria A1 Besson, Caroline A1 Hosnijeh, Fatemeh S A1 Duell, Eric J A1 Weiderpass, Elisabete A1 Masala, Giovanna A1 Kaaks, Rudolf A1 Canzian, Federico A1 Chirlaque, Maria-Dolores A1 Perduca, Vittorio A1 Mancini, Francesca R A1 Pala, Valeria A1 Trichopoulou, Antonia A1 Karakatsani, Anna A1 La Vecchia, Carlo A1 Sanchez-Perez, Maria-Jose A1 Tumino, Rosario A1 Gunter, Marc J A1 Amiano, Pilar A1 Panico, Salvatore A1 Sacerdote, Carlotta A1 Schmidt, Julie A A1 Boeing, Heiner A1 Schulze, Matthias B A1 Barricarte, Aurelio A1 Riboli, Elio A1 Olsen, Anja A1 Tjønneland, Anne A1 Vermeulen, Roel A1 Nieters, Alexandra A1 Lawrie, Charles H A1 de Sanjose, Silvia K1 chronic lymphocytic leukemia K1 circulating miRNA K1 prospective study K1 serum AB Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is an incurable disease accounting for almost one-third of leukemias in the Western world. Aberrant expression of microRNAs (miRNAs) is a well-established characteristic of CLL, and the robust nature of miRNAs makes them eminently suitable liquid biopsy biomarkers. Using a nested case-control study within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC), the predictive values of five promising human miRNAs (hsa-miR-16-5p, hsa-miR-29a-3p, hsa-miR-150-5p, hsa-miR-155-5p and hsa-miR-223-3p), identified in a pilot study, were examined in serum of 224 CLL cases (diagnosed 3 months to 18 years after enrollment) and 224 matched controls using Taqman based assays. Conditional logistic regressions were applied to adjust for potential confounders. The median time from blood collection to CLL diagnosis was 10 years (p25-p75: 7-13 years). Overall, the upregulation of hsa-miR-150-5p, hsa-miR-155-5p and hsa-miR-29a-3p was associated with subsequent risk of CLL [OR1∆Ct-unit increase (95%CI) = 1.42 (1.18-1.72), 1.64 (1.31-2.04) and 1.75 (1.31-2.34) for hsa-miR-150-5p, hsa-miR-155-5p and hsa-miR-29a-3p, respectively] and the strongest associations were observed within 10 years of diagnosis. However, the predictive performance of these miRNAs was modest (area under the curve PB John Wiley & Sons, Inc. YR 2019 FD 2019-12-17 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/15036 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/15036 LA en NO Casabonne D, Benavente Y, Seifert J, Costas L, Armesto M, Arestin M, et al. Serum levels of hsa-miR-16-5p, hsa-miR-29a-3p, hsa-miR-150-5p, hsa-miR-155-5p and hsa-miR-223-3p and subsequent risk of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in the EPIC study. Int J Cancer. 2020 Sep 1;147(5):1315-1324. DS RISalud RD Apr 7, 2025