In two-hundred and forty-four follicular lymphoma (FL) cases recognized during a population-based case-control study of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), five genes (GALNT12,BMP7, DUSP2,GADD45B, andADAM17) were found associated with the overall survival of FL and control of B-cell activity. The gene discussed is BMP7; the disease is non-Hodgkin lymphoma.