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==Overview==
==Overview==
Common risk factors in the development of Waldenström macroglobulinemia are [[monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance]], [[hereditary|heredity]], [[hepatitis C]], [[autoimmune disorders]] and [[allergic]] conditions.
Common [[risk factors]] in the [[development]] of [[lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma]] are [[monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance]], [[hereditary|heredity]], [[hepatitis C]] and other [[autoimmune disorders]], [[allergic]] [[conditions]] like [[hay fever]], multiple [[environmental factor]]<nowiki/>s, [[Human]] T-lymphotrophic [[virus]] type I or [[Epstein-Barr virus]], [[History and Physical examination|history]] of [[Helicobacter pylori infection]], [[History and Physical examination|history]] of [[immunosuppressant]] [[Drugs|drug therapy]] after an [[Organ transplant|organ transplant,]] [[diet]] [[Rich focus|rich]] in meat and [[Fat|fat and]] [[History and Physical examination|history]] of past [[Treatments|treatment]] for [[Hodgkin's lymphoma|Hodgkin lymphoma]].


==Risk Factors==
==Risk Factors==
Common risk factors in the development of Waldenström macroglobulinemia include:<ref name="RF">Waldenström's macroglobulinemia. American Cancer Society (2015)http://www.cancer.org/cancer/waldenstrommacroglobulinemia/detailedguide/waldenstrom-macroglobulinemia-risk-factors Accessed on November 6, 2015</ref>
Following are the common [[risk factors]] for the [[development]] of [[lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma]]:<ref name="RF">Waldenström's macroglobulinemia. American Cancer Society (2015)http://www.cancer.org/cancer/waldenstrommacroglobulinemia/detailedguide/waldenstrom-macroglobulinemia-risk-factors Accessed on November 6, 2015</ref><ref name="pmid16357024">{{cite journal| author=Treon SP, Hunter ZR, Aggarwal A, Ewen EP, Masota S, Lee C et al.| title=Characterization of familial Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia. | journal=Ann Oncol | year= 2006 | volume= 17 | issue= 3 | pages= 488-94 | pmid=16357024 | doi=10.1093/annonc/mdj111 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16357024  }} </ref><ref name="pmid17785558">{{cite journal| author=McMaster ML, Csako G, Giambarresi TR, Vasquez L, Berg M, Saddlemire S et al.| title=Long-term evaluation of three multiple-case Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia families. | journal=Clin Cancer Res | year= 2007 | volume= 13 | issue= 17 | pages= 5063-9 | pmid=17785558 | doi=10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-07-0299 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17785558  }} </ref><ref name="pmid18703425">{{cite journal| author=Kristinsson SY, Björkholm M, Goldin LR, McMaster ML, Turesson I, Landgren O| title=Risk of lymphoproliferative disorders among first-degree relatives of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma/Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia patients: a population-based study in Sweden. | journal=Blood | year= 2008 | volume= 112 | issue= 8 | pages= 3052-6 | pmid=18703425 | doi=10.1182/blood-2008-06-162768 | pmc=2569164 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18703425  }} </ref><ref name="pmid18809818">{{cite journal| author=Koshiol J, Gridley G, Engels EA, McMaster ML, Landgren O| title=Chronic immune stimulation and subsequent Waldenström macroglobulinemia. | journal=Arch Intern Med | year= 2008 | volume= 168 | issue= 17 | pages= 1903-9 | pmid=18809818 | doi=10.1001/archinternmed.2008.4 | pmc=2670401 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18809818  }} </ref><ref name="pmid18387498">{{cite journal| author=de Sanjose S, Benavente Y, Vajdic CM, Engels EA, Morton LM, Bracci PM et al.| title=Hepatitis C and non-Hodgkin lymphoma among 4784 cases and 6269 controls from the International Lymphoma Epidemiology Consortium. | journal=Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol | year= 2008 | volume= 6 | issue= 4 | pages= 451-8 | pmid=18387498 | doi=10.1016/j.cgh.2008.02.011 | pmc=3962672 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18387498  }} </ref><ref name="pmid20181958">{{cite journal| author=Kristinsson SY, Koshiol J, Björkholm M, Goldin LR, McMaster ML, Turesson I et al.| title=Immune-related and inflammatory conditions and risk of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma or Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia. | journal=J Natl Cancer Inst | year= 2010 | volume= 102 | issue= 8 | pages= 557-67 | pmid=20181958 | doi=10.1093/jnci/djq043 | pmc=2857799 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=20181958  }} </ref><ref name="pmid18263783">{{cite journal| author=Ekström Smedby K, Vajdic CM, Falster M, Engels EA, Martínez-Maza O, Turner J et al.| title=Autoimmune disorders and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes: a pooled analysis within the InterLymph Consortium. | journal=Blood | year= 2008 | volume= 111 | issue= 8 | pages= 4029-38 | pmid=18263783 | doi=10.1182/blood-2007-10-119974 | pmc=2288717 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18263783  }} </ref><ref name="pmid16985251">{{cite journal| author=Landgren O, Engels EA, Pfeiffer RM, Gridley G, Mellemkjaer L, Olsen JH et al.| title=Autoimmunity and susceptibility to Hodgkin lymphoma: a population-based case-control study in Scandinavia. | journal=J Natl Cancer Inst | year= 2006 | volume= 98 | issue= 18 | pages= 1321-30 | pmid=16985251 | doi=10.1093/jnci/djj361 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16985251  }} </ref><ref name="pmid20308603">{{cite journal| author=Royer RH, Koshiol J, Giambarresi TR, Vasquez LG, Pfeiffer RM, McMaster ML| title=Differential characteristics of Waldenström macroglobulinemia according to patterns of familial aggregation. | journal=Blood | year= 2010 | volume= 115 | issue= 22 | pages= 4464-71 | pmid=20308603 | doi=10.1182/blood-2009-10-247973 | pmc=2881498 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=20308603  }} </ref><ref name="pmid25174029">{{cite journal| author=Vajdic CM, Landgren O, McMaster ML, Slager SL, Brooks-Wilson A, Smith A et al.| title=Medical history, lifestyle, family history, and occupational risk factors for lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma/Waldenström's macroglobulinemia: the InterLymph Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Subtypes Project. | journal=J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr | year= 2014 | volume= 2014 | issue= 48 | pages= 87-97 | pmid=25174029 | doi=10.1093/jncimonographs/lgu002 | pmc=4155457 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25174029  }} </ref>
* [[Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance]] (MGUS):
** Pre-existing [[monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance]] is the most common [[Risk factors|risk factor]], associated with 40 times more likelihood of developing Waldenström's macroglobulinemia.


* [[Heredity]]:
{| class="wikitable"
** Patients with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia usually have a close/first-degree relative with the disease or with a related [[B-cell leukemia|B-cell disease]], such as [[MGUS]] or certain types of [[lymphoma]] or [[leukemia]].<ref name="pmid16357024">{{cite journal| author=Treon SP, Hunter ZR, Aggarwal A, Ewen EP, Masota S, Lee C et al.| title=Characterization of familial Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia. | journal=Ann Oncol | year= 2006 | volume= 17 | issue= 3 | pages= 488-94 | pmid=16357024 | doi=10.1093/annonc/mdj111 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16357024  }} </ref><ref name="pmid17785558">{{cite journal| author=McMaster ML, Csako G, Giambarresi TR, Vasquez L, Berg M, Saddlemire S et al.| title=Long-term evaluation of three multiple-case Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia families. | journal=Clin Cancer Res | year= 2007 | volume= 13 | issue= 17 | pages= 5063-9 | pmid=17785558 | doi=10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-07-0299 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17785558  }} </ref><ref name="pmid18703425">{{cite journal| author=Kristinsson SY, Björkholm M, Goldin LR, McMaster ML, Turesson I, Landgren O| title=Risk of lymphoproliferative disorders among first-degree relatives of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma/Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia patients: a population-based study in Sweden. | journal=Blood | year= 2008 | volume= 112 | issue= 8 | pages= 3052-6 | pmid=18703425 | doi=10.1182/blood-2008-06-162768 | pmc=2569164 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18703425  }} </ref>
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! colspan="3" style="background: #4479BA; width: 200px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|Risk factors for the development of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma}}
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| colspan="2" |Pre-[[Existential therapy|existing]] '''[[Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance]] ([[MGUS]])''' is the most common [[Risk factors|risk factor]], [[Association (statistics)|associated]] with 40 [[Timespan|times]] more [[likelihood]] of [[Development|developing]] [[lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma]]<ref name="RF" />
| rowspan="7" |'''Non-modifiable [[Risk factors|factors]]'''
|-
|'''[[Inherited]] [[Immune disorder|immune disorders]]'''
|
*[[Hypogammaglobulinemia]]
*[[Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome]]
|-
|[[Heredity|'''Heredity''']]<ref name="pmid16357024" /><ref name="pmid17785558" /><ref name="pmid18703425" />
|[[Patients]] with [[lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma]] usually have a close/first-[[Degree (angle)|degree]] [[Relative frequency|relative]] with the [[disease]] or with a [[Related phenomena|related]] [[B-cell leukemia|B-cell disease]], such as [[MGUS]] or certain types of [[lymphoma]] or [[leukemia]]
|-
| colspan="2" |'''[[Age]]''' >50 [[Year|years]]
|-
| colspan="2" |'''Gender'''-[[Male]]
|-
| colspan="2" |'''[[Race]]'''-[[White (mutation)|White]]
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Autoimmune Disease|'''Autoimmune Diseases''']]<ref name="pmid18703425" /><ref name="pmid18809818" /><ref name="pmid18387498" /><ref name="pmid20181958" /><ref name="pmid18263783" /><ref name="pmid16985251" />
|Personal and [[family history]] of [[autoimmune diseases]] with [[autoantibodies]] and [[Chronic (medical)|chronic]] [[immune]] stimulation [[Lead|leads]] to 2-3 fold higher [[RiskMetrics|risk]] of [[Development|developing]] LPL, especially elevated [[risks]] are [[Association (statistics)|associated]] with following:


* [[Hepatitis C]]:
*[[Sjogren syndrome]]
** Patients with chronic [[hepatitis C]] infection have an overall 20-30% increased risk for developing [[non-Hodgkin lymphoma]] and 3-fold increased risk for WM.<ref name="pmid18703425">{{cite journal| author=Kristinsson SY, Björkholm M, Goldin LR, McMaster ML, Turesson I, Landgren O| title=Risk of lymphoproliferative disorders among first-degree relatives of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma/Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia patients: a population-based study in Sweden. | journal=Blood | year= 2008 | volume= 112 | issue= 8 | pages= 3052-6 | pmid=18703425 | doi=10.1182/blood-2008-06-162768 | pmc=2569164 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18703425  }} </ref><ref name="pmid18809818">{{cite journal| author=Koshiol J, Gridley G, Engels EA, McMaster ML, Landgren O| title=Chronic immune stimulation and subsequent Waldenström macroglobulinemia. | journal=Arch Intern Med | year= 2008 | volume= 168 | issue= 17 | pages= 1903-9 | pmid=18809818 | doi=10.1001/archinternmed.2008.4 | pmc=2670401 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18809818  }} </ref><ref name="pmid18387498">{{cite journal| author=de Sanjose S, Benavente Y, Vajdic CM, Engels EA, Morton LM, Bracci PM et al.| title=Hepatitis C and non-Hodgkin lymphoma among 4784 cases and 6269 controls from the International Lymphoma Epidemiology Consortium. | journal=Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol | year= 2008 | volume= 6 | issue= 4 | pages= 451-8 | pmid=18387498 | doi=10.1016/j.cgh.2008.02.011 | pmc=3962672 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18387498  }} </ref>
*[[Autoimmune hemolytic anemia]]
*[[Sarcoidosis]]
*[[SLE]]
*[[Rheumatoid arthritis]]
*[[Psoriasis]]
|-
|
*[[Chronic (medicine)|Chronic]] [[hepatitis C]] [[infection]] [[Lead|leads]] to an overall 20-30% increased [[RiskMetrics|risk]] for [[Development|developing]] [[Non-Hodgkin lymphoma|non-Hodgkin lymohoma]] and 3-fold increased [[RiskMetrics|risk]] for [[lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma]]
| rowspan="10" |'''Modifiable''' '''[[Risk factors|factors]]'''
|-
|
* [[Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)|HIV]]
|-
|
* [[Rickettsiosis]]
|-
|'''[[Allergic]] [[conditions]]'''
|[[Hay fever]] is also known to be [[Association (statistics)|associated]] with increased [[RiskMetrics|risk]] of [[lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma]]
|-
| colspan="2" |'''[[Human]] T-lymphotrophic [[virus]] type I''' or '''[[Epstein Barr virus|Epstein-Barr virus]] [[infection]]'''
|-
|[[Environmental factor|'''Environmental factors''']]<ref name="pmid20308603" /><ref name="pmid25174029" />
|According to some recent [[Study design|studies]], exposure to following [[environmental factor]]<nowiki/>s seems to have an [[Association (statistics)|association]] with the [[development]] of LPL:


* [[Autoimmune Disease|Autoimmune Diseases]]:
*[[Occupational Medicine|Occupational]] (Farming)
**Personal and family history of autoimmune diseases with auto-antibodies leads to 2-3 fold higher risk of developing WM, especially elevated risks are associated with following:
*[[Pesticides]]
***[[HIV]]<ref name="pmid18809818">{{cite journal| author=Koshiol J, Gridley G, Engels EA, McMaster ML, Landgren O| title=Chronic immune stimulation and subsequent Waldenström macroglobulinemia. | journal=Arch Intern Med | year= 2008 | volume= 168 | issue= 17 | pages= 1903-9 | pmid=18809818 | doi=10.1001/archinternmed.2008.4 | pmc=2670401 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18809818  }} </ref>
*[[Paint thinner|Paint]]
***[[Rickettsiosis]]<ref name="pmid18809818">{{cite journal| author=Koshiol J, Gridley G, Engels EA, McMaster ML, Landgren O| title=Chronic immune stimulation and subsequent Waldenström macroglobulinemia. | journal=Arch Intern Med | year= 2008 | volume= 168 | issue= 17 | pages= 1903-9 | pmid=18809818 | doi=10.1001/archinternmed.2008.4 | pmc=2670401 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18809818  }} </ref>
*[[Rubber Vine|Rubber]] [[dyes]]
***[[Sjögren syndrome]]<ref name="pmid20181958">{{cite journal| author=Kristinsson SY, Koshiol J, Björkholm M, Goldin LR, McMaster ML, Turesson I et al.| title=Immune-related and inflammatory conditions and risk of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma or Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia. | journal=J Natl Cancer Inst | year= 2010 | volume= 102 | issue= 8 | pages= 557-67 | pmid=20181958 | doi=10.1093/jnci/djq043 | pmc=2857799 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=20181958  }} </ref><ref name="pmid18263783">{{cite journal| author=Ekström Smedby K, Vajdic CM, Falster M, Engels EA, Martínez-Maza O, Turner J et al.| title=Autoimmune disorders and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes: a pooled analysis within the InterLymph Consortium. | journal=Blood | year= 2008 | volume= 111 | issue= 8 | pages= 4029-38 | pmid=18263783 | doi=10.1182/blood-2007-10-119974 | pmc=2288717 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18263783  }} </ref>
*[[Benzene]]
***[[Autoimmune hemolytic anemia]]<ref name="pmid20181958">{{cite journal| author=Kristinsson SY, Koshiol J, Björkholm M, Goldin LR, McMaster ML, Turesson I et al.| title=Immune-related and inflammatory conditions and risk of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma or Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia. | journal=J Natl Cancer Inst | year= 2010 | volume= 102 | issue= 8 | pages= 557-67 | pmid=20181958 | doi=10.1093/jnci/djq043 | pmc=2857799 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=20181958  }} </ref><ref name="pmid18263783">{{cite journal| author=Ekström Smedby K, Vajdic CM, Falster M, Engels EA, Martínez-Maza O, Turner J et al.| title=Autoimmune disorders and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes: a pooled analysis within the InterLymph Consortium. | journal=Blood | year= 2008 | volume= 111 | issue= 8 | pages= 4029-38 | pmid=18263783 | doi=10.1182/blood-2007-10-119974 | pmc=2288717 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18263783  }} </ref>
*[[Coal tar|Coal]] [[dust]]
***[[Sarcoidosis]]<ref name="pmid16985251">{{cite journal| author=Landgren O, Engels EA, Pfeiffer RM, Gridley G, Mellemkjaer L, Olsen JH et al.| title=Autoimmunity and susceptibility to Hodgkin lymphoma: a population-based case-control study in Scandinavia. | journal=J Natl Cancer Inst | year= 2006 | volume= 98 | issue= 18 | pages= 1321-30 | pmid=16985251 | doi=10.1093/jnci/djj361 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16985251  }} </ref>
*Leather manufacturing
***[[SLE]]<ref name="pmid18263783">{{cite journal| author=Ekström Smedby K, Vajdic CM, Falster M, Engels EA, Martínez-Maza O, Turner J et al.| title=Autoimmune disorders and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes: a pooled analysis within the InterLymph Consortium. | journal=Blood | year= 2008 | volume= 111 | issue= 8 | pages= 4029-38 | pmid=18263783 | doi=10.1182/blood-2007-10-119974 | pmc=2288717 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18263783  }} </ref>
*[[Wood]] [[dust]]
* [[Allergic]] conditions:
*[[Organic solvents]]
**[[Hay fever]] is also known to be associated with increased risk of WM.
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| colspan="2" |[[History and Physical examination|History]] of '''[[Helicobacter pylori infection]]'''
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| colspan="2" |[[History and Physical examination|History]] of '''[[immunosuppressant]] [[Drugs|drug therapy]]''' after an '''[[organ transplant]]'''
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| colspan="2" |'''[[Diet]]''' [[Rich focus|rich]] in '''meat''' and '''[[fat]]'''
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| colspan="2" |[[History and Physical examination|History]] of '''past [[Treatments|treatment]]''' for '''[[Hodgkin's lymphoma|Hodgkin lymphoma]]'''
|}


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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Mohsin, M.D.[2], Mirdula Sharma, MBBS [3], Roukoz A. Karam, M.D.[4]; Grammar Reviewer: Natalie Harpenau, B.S.[5]

Overview

Common risk factors in the development of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma are monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, heredity, hepatitis C and other autoimmune disorders, allergic conditions like hay fever, multiple environmental factors, Human T-lymphotrophic virus type I or Epstein-Barr virus, history of Helicobacter pylori infection, history of immunosuppressant drug therapy after an organ transplant, diet rich in meat and fat and history of past treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma.

Risk Factors

Following are the common risk factors for the development of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Risk factors for the development of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma
Pre-existing Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is the most common risk factor, associated with 40 times more likelihood of developing lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma[1] Non-modifiable factors
Inherited immune disorders
Heredity[2][3][4] Patients with lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma usually have a close/first-degree relative with the disease or with a related B-cell disease, such as MGUS or certain types of lymphoma or leukemia
Age >50 years
Gender-Male
Race-White
Autoimmune Diseases[4][5][6][7][8][9] Personal and family history of autoimmune diseases with autoantibodies and chronic immune stimulation leads to 2-3 fold higher risk of developing LPL, especially elevated risks are associated with following:
Modifiable factors
Allergic conditions Hay fever is also known to be associated with increased risk of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma
Human T-lymphotrophic virus type I or Epstein-Barr virus infection
Environmental factors[10][11] According to some recent studies, exposure to following environmental factors seems to have an association with the development of LPL:
History of Helicobacter pylori infection
History of immunosuppressant drug therapy after an organ transplant
Diet rich in meat and fat
History of past treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Waldenström's macroglobulinemia. American Cancer Society (2015)http://www.cancer.org/cancer/waldenstrommacroglobulinemia/detailedguide/waldenstrom-macroglobulinemia-risk-factors Accessed on November 6, 2015
  2. 2.0 2.1 Treon SP, Hunter ZR, Aggarwal A, Ewen EP, Masota S, Lee C; et al. (2006). "Characterization of familial Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia". Ann Oncol. 17 (3): 488–94. doi:10.1093/annonc/mdj111. PMID 16357024.
  3. 3.0 3.1 McMaster ML, Csako G, Giambarresi TR, Vasquez L, Berg M, Saddlemire S; et al. (2007). "Long-term evaluation of three multiple-case Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia families". Clin Cancer Res. 13 (17): 5063–9. doi:10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-07-0299. PMID 17785558.
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