Background: Prospective data on the value of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of B-CLL are limited, and data on the relationship between oxidative stress and the presence of cytogenetic abnormalities (CA) in this pathology are almost absent. In the present study, we evaluated the serum levels of oxidative stress biomarkers [conjugated dienes (CD), malondialdehyde (MDA), and nitrite levels] and antioxidant biomarkers [ceruloplasmin (CP) level and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity] in B-CLL and investigated the relationship between these biomarkers and the presence of CA.
Material And Methods: A total of 64 B-CLL patients were grouped with respect to the Rai stages of the disease, then to the mutated/unmutated status of IGHV genes as well as to the presence/absence of CA.