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Further understanding of the tumor heterogeneity and molecular phenotype of PCNSL is of great significance for improving the diagnosis and treatment of this disease.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To explore the distinct phenotypic states of PCNSL, transcriptome-wide single-cell RNA sequencing was performed on 34,851 PCNSL cells from patients. The cell types, heterogeneity, and gene subset enrichment of PCNSL were identified. A comparison of the PCNSL cells with 21,250 normal human fetal brain (nHFB) cells was further analyzed to reveal the differences between PCNSL and normal sample.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Six cell populations were mainly identified in the PCNSL tissue, including four types of immune cells\u2014B cell, T cell, macrophage and dendritic cell\u2014and two types of stromal cells: oligodendrocyte and meningeal cell. There are significant cellular interactions between B cells and several other cells. Three subpopulations of B cells indicating diffident functions were identified, as well as a small number of plasma cells. Different subtypes of T cells and dendritic cells also showed significant heterogeneity. It should be noted that, compared with normal, the gene expression and immune function of macrophages in PCNSL were significantly downregulated, which may be another important feature of PCNSL in addition to B cell lesions and may be a potential target for PCNSL therapy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fonc.2021.683007","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,10,4]],"date-time":"2021-10-04T03:26:59Z","timestamp":1633318019000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":22,"title":["Analysis of Cellular Heterogeneity in Immune Microenvironment of Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma by Single-Cell 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