2012
Downregulation of Fumarate Hydratase Is Related to Tumorigenesis in Sporadic Renal Cell Cancer
Ha Y, Chihara Y, Yoon H, Kim Y, Kim T, Woo S, Yun S, Kim I, Hirao Y, Kim W. Downregulation of Fumarate Hydratase Is Related to Tumorigenesis in Sporadic Renal Cell Cancer. Urologia Internationalis 2012, 90: 233-239. PMID: 23295344, DOI: 10.1159/000345608.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney tissueRenal cell cancer syndromeFumarate hydrataseSporadic renal cell cancerMRNA levelsRenal cell cancerNormal renal parenchymaSporadic RCCReal-time quantitative polymerase chain reactionQuantitative polymerase chain reactionClinical characteristicsCell cancerPolymerase chain reactionRenal parenchymaHereditary leiomyomatosisClinical significanceImmunohistochemical stainingPrimary RCCTumor specimensRCC tissuesCancer syndromesClinical implicationsTumor tissueMRNA expressionGermline mutationsRUNX3 methylation in normal surrounding urothelium of patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: Potential role in the prediction of tumor progression
Jeong P, Min B, Ha Y, Song P, Kim I, Ryu K, Kim J, Yun S, Kim W. RUNX3 methylation in normal surrounding urothelium of patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: Potential role in the prediction of tumor progression. European Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2012, 38: 1095-1100. PMID: 22884471, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2012.07.116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-muscle invasive bladder cancerNormal adjacent urotheliumInvasive bladder cancerTransurethral resectionNormal urotheliumAdjacent urotheliumRUNX3 methylationRUNX3 promoter methylationNMIBC patientsBladder cancerTumor tissueMultivariate Cox regression analysisUrothelium of patientsCox regression analysisKaplan-Meier estimatesPromoter methylationBladder tumor developmentNormal adjacent tissuesMethylation-specific polymerase chain reactionIndependent predictorsTumor numberPolymerase chain reactionPatientsSignificant associationTumor progressionTumorigenic and Prognostic Significance of RASSF1A Expression in Low-grade (WHO Grade 1 and Grade 2) Nonmuscle-invasive Bladder Cancer
Ha Y, Jeong P, Kim J, Kwon W, Kim I, Yun S, Kim G, Choi Y, Moon S, Kim W. Tumorigenic and Prognostic Significance of RASSF1A Expression in Low-grade (WHO Grade 1 and Grade 2) Nonmuscle-invasive Bladder Cancer. Urology 2012, 79: 1411.e1-1411.e6. PMID: 22446336, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2012.01.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-grade nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancersNonmuscle invasive bladder cancerPolymerase chain reactionBladder cancerTumor tissueMultivariate Cox regression analysisMRNA expressionTissue levelsRASSF1A expressionCox regression analysisKaplan-Meier estimatesChain reactionNormal bladder mucosaTumor tissue levelsNormal tissue levelsReal-time polymerase chain reactionRASSF1A promoter methylationQuantitative real-time polymerase chain reactionMethylation-specific polymerase chain reactionEffect of RASSF1AT ratioIndependent predictorsPrognostic significancePrognostic valueLarge tumors
2011
A Four-Gene Signature Predicts Disease Progression in Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
Kim W, Kim S, Jeong P, Yun S, Cho I, Kim I, Moon S, Um H, Choi Y. A Four-Gene Signature Predicts Disease Progression in Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer. Molecular Medicine 2011, 17: 478-485. PMID: 21308147, PMCID: PMC3105150, DOI: 10.2119/molmed.2010.00274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuscle-invasive bladder cancerFour-gene signatureInvasive bladder cancerDisease progressionMIBC patientsMIBC progressionBladder cancerIndependent cohortMultivariate Cox regression analysisCox regression analysisReal-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionGene expression signaturesIndependent predictorsPatient survivalPrognostic valuePromising diagnostic toolPolymerase chain reactionHigh riskPredictive valueMicroarray gene expression profilingImportant mediatorPatientsGene expression profilingGSTM1 Tissue Genotype as a Recurrence Predictor in Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
Ha Y, Yan C, Jeong P, Kim W, Yun S, Kim I, Moon S, Kim W. GSTM1 Tissue Genotype as a Recurrence Predictor in Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer. Journal Of Korean Medical Science 2011, 26: 231-236. PMID: 21286014, PMCID: PMC3031007, DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2011.26.2.231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-muscle invasive bladder cancerInvasive bladder cancerTumor recurrencePolymerase chain reactionTissue genotypeBladder cancerMultivariate Cox regression analysisGlutathione S-transferaseCox regression analysisGlutathione S-transferase muCox regression modelKaplan-Meier estimatesBladder tumor recurrencePrognosis of BCBladder cancer developmentBC tissue samplesGlutathione S-transferase thetaTissue genotypingIndependent predictorsPrognostic significanceKaplan-MeierBlood genomic DNAClinicopathological parametersRecurrence predictorsGSTM1 genotype
2010
Tissue hOGG1 Genotype Predicts Bladder Cancer Prognosis: A Novel Approach Using a Peptide Nucleic Acid Clamping Method
Ha Y, Yan C, Kim I, Yun S, Moon S, Kim W. Tissue hOGG1 Genotype Predicts Bladder Cancer Prognosis: A Novel Approach Using a Peptide Nucleic Acid Clamping Method. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2010, 18: 1775-1781. PMID: 21184188, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-010-1500-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuscle-invasive bladder cancerBladder cancerPolymerase chain reactionNonmuscle invasive bladder cancer patientsHOGG1 codon 326 genotypesProgression-free survival benefitInvasive bladder cancer patientsTumor tissueTissue genotypeHOGG1 codon 326Primary BC patientsCox regression analysisInvasive bladder cancerBladder cancer prognosisPrimary bladder cancerAggressive clinicopathological featuresBladder cancer patientsReal-time polymerase chain reactionSurvival benefitBC prognosisClinicopathological characteristicsClinicopathological featuresBC patientsPrognostic indicatorCancer patients