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Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) patients were selected, and oxidative stress markers, inflammatory cytokines, and serum autoantibodies were analyzed using biochemical and immunological assays. Furthermore, the formation of antigen-antibody immune complexes was assessed by the Langmuir plot. ROS-modified His-H1 (ROS-His-H1) showed substantial structural perturbation in protein (UV-hyperchromicity and increased intrinsic fluorescence) compared to the native His-H1 protein. A possible explanation for the changes is suggested by the exposure of the aromatic chromophore to the solvent. In-depth structural analysis by circular dichroism (CD) exhibited major changes in \u03b1-helix (\u221221.43%) and turns (+33%), reflecting changes in the secondary structure of histone H1 protein after ROS exposure. ELISA and competitive ELISA findings revealed high recognitions of serum autoantibodies to ROS-His-H1 from NHL, followed by HL subjects. Healthy controls showed negligible binding. Non-modified His-H1 did not show any binding with serum samples from either cohort. High apparent association constants (ACCs) were calculated for ROS-His-H1 using purified IgGs from NHL (1.46 \u00d7 10<jats:sup>\u20136<\/jats:sup>\u00a0M) compared to HL (1.33 \u00d7 10<jats:sup>\u20136<\/jats:sup>\u00a0M) patients. Non-modified His-H1 exhibited a hundred times less ACC for NHL (2.38 \u00d7 10<jats:sup>\u20138<\/jats:sup>\u00a0M) and HL (2.46 \u00d7 10<jats:sup>\u20138<\/jats:sup>\u00a0M) patients. Thus, ROS modifications of histone H1 cause structural changes and expose cryptic neo-epitopes on the protein against which autoantibodies were generated. These perturbations might affect the histone DNA interaction dynamics and potentially be correlated with gene dysregulation. 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