CCL2, CD40LG, CSF1, CSF3, CXCL12, FGF2, IFNG, IL10, IL15, IL1B, LIF, MMP13, PDGFB, TGFA, TNFSF10, and VEGFA were all up-regulated in both datasets, except for CSF2 which was down-regulated in DLBCL. This evidence concerns the gene CSF2 and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.