Transcripts for genes (<i>F2RL3, EMILIN1</i> and <i>CDC42BPA</i>) previously identified as being differentially methylated or expressed in smoking or smoking-related cancers were overexpressed in smokers compared to non-smokers and the expression of transcripts for genes (<i>HERPUD1, GAB2, FAM167A</i> and <i>GLS</i>) previously associated with stress response, autoimmune disease and cancer were associated with telomere length.
Since the SUP-B7 cell line is concordant with the patient's malignancy and since these cells possess a single chromosomal abnormality, the SUP-B7 cell line may be a useful tool in determining the biological significance of the chromosome deletion: del(3)(q26q28).