2022
COVID-19 & differential effects in twins: Insights from Placenta Pathology
Moriarty K, Yu M, Hussain N, Zgutka K, Sanders MM, Harigopal M, Wang J, Wang X, Hui P, Liu C, Sink D, Shields A. COVID-19 & differential effects in twins: Insights from Placenta Pathology. Placenta 2022, 124: 62-66. PMID: 35640456, PMCID: PMC9121647, DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2022.05.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Perinatal lossCOVID-19Adverse pregnancy outcomesMaternal-fetal interfaceTime of infectionDifferential effectsPregnancy outcomesPremature deliveryFetal interfaceGestational agePlacenta pathologyTwin pregnanciesMembranous expressionFemale fetusesFetal sexViral detection methodsViral receptorsFemale twinsTissue resultsPregnancyPlacentaTask ForceSuccumbedFetuses
2021
Increased Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Disease Using a Tissue-Based Laboratory-Developed Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay Compared to Standard Diagnostics.
Mackow NA, Abi-Raad R, Kerantzas CA, Hui P, Malinis M, Azar MM. Increased Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Disease Using a Tissue-Based Laboratory-Developed Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay Compared to Standard Diagnostics. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2021, 105: 1657-1661. PMID: 34544041, PMCID: PMC8641361, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCulture TechniquesFemaleHumansLungLymph NodesMaleMiddle AgedMycobacterium tuberculosisPleuraReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReference StandardsRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificitySputumTuberculosisTuberculosis, Lymph NodeTuberculosis, Multidrug-ResistantTuberculosis, PleuralTuberculosis, PulmonaryConceptsComposite reference standardMTB PCRAFB cultureMycobacterium tuberculosisPolymerase chain reactionAcid-fast bacilli smearMycobacterium tuberculosis diseasePositive AFB cultureChain reactionReal-time polymerase chain reactionStandard diagnosticsBacilli smearMTB casesTuberculosis diseaseClinical sensitivityLong turnaround timeXpertClinical performanceReference standardPCRVariable sensitivityTurnaround timeLymphPatientsTuberculosis
2020
Lack of genetic homozygosity in prepubertal teratomas: divergent pathogenesis distinct from that of teratomas in adolescents
Snir OL, DeJoseph M, Wu X, Rottmann D, Wong S, Buza N, Hui P. Lack of genetic homozygosity in prepubertal teratomas: divergent pathogenesis distinct from that of teratomas in adolescents. Laboratory Investigation 2020, 100: 1447-1454. PMID: 32694569, DOI: 10.1038/s41374-020-0468-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian teratomaPatient ageImmature teratomaTesticular teratomaMature teratomaSacrococcygeal teratomaMixed germ cell tumorGerm cell tumorsMature ovarian teratomaChildren 18 yearsDivergent pathogenesisGenetic zygosityPrepubertal teratomasCell tumorsGonadal teratomaTeratomaGenetic homozygosityNormal tissuesPatientsGerm cell developmentSacrococcygealAgeCell developmentDepartmental archivesGerm cells
2019
Prognostic markers for immunodeficiency-associated primary central nervous system lymphoma
Kaulen LD, Galluzzo D, Hui P, Barbiero F, Karschnia P, Huttner A, Fulbright R, Baehring JM. Prognostic markers for immunodeficiency-associated primary central nervous system lymphoma. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2019, 144: 107-115. PMID: 31190317, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-019-03208-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary central nervous system lymphomaDiffusion-weighted imaging patternsMagnetic resonance imagingCentral nervous system lymphomaNervous system lymphomaSystem lymphomaPeripheral enhancementDWI patternsPCNSL casesImaging featuresPrognostic markerHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionKaplan-Meier survival analysisDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaYale-New Haven HospitalLarge B-cell lymphomaMedian overall survivalImmunodeficiency virus infectionPredictors of survivalSolid organ transplantationImmunoglobulin heavy chain gene rearrangementPeripheral contrast enhancementLog-rank testMajor risk factorHeavy chain gene rearrangementPaternal uniparental isodisomy of tyrosine hydroxylase locus at chromosome 11p15.4: spectrum of phenotypical presentations simulating hydatidiform moles
Buza N, McGregor SM, Barroilhet L, Zheng X, Hui P. Paternal uniparental isodisomy of tyrosine hydroxylase locus at chromosome 11p15.4: spectrum of phenotypical presentations simulating hydatidiform moles. Modern Pathology 2019, 32: 1180-1188. PMID: 30952972, DOI: 10.1038/s41379-019-0266-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbortion, MissedAdultAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorChromosomes, Human, Pair 11CyclophosphamideDactinomycinEtoposideFemaleGenetic LociGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansHydatidiform MoleMaleMethotrexatePhenotypePregnancyTreatment OutcomeTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseUniparental DisomyUterine NeoplasmsVincristineConceptsPaternal uniparental isodisomyAbnormal trophoblastic proliferationCases of gestationUneventful clinical courseAggressive clinical behaviorUniparental isodisomyTyrosine hydroxylase locusMultiagent chemotherapyClinical courseFirst trimesterClinical complicationsImmunohistochemical featuresClinical behaviorMissed abortionAbnormal gestationsTyrosine hydroxylasePatientsTrophoblastic proliferationVillous cytotrophoblastsStromal cellsPhenotypical presentationChorionic villiGenetic conditionsP57 expressionGestation
2018
Biomarker P16 predicts progression risk of anal low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions
Liu Y, Blakely M, Sigel K, Thin TH, Hui P, Donovan M, Gaisa MM. Biomarker P16 predicts progression risk of anal low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions. AIDS 2018, 32: 2309-2316. PMID: 30005024, PMCID: PMC6862769, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000001957.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-grade squamous intraepithelial lesionsAnal low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesionsSquamous intraepithelial lesionsHigh-grade squamous intraepithelial lesionsBiomarker p16Intraepithelial lesionsIndex lesionP16 immunohistochemistryProgression riskHigh-risk human papillomavirus DNACD4 T-cell countFormer smoker statusHistory of condylomaT-cell countsHR-HPV DNAYear of diagnosisHuman papillomavirus DNASemi-quantitative scoring systemAssociation of predictorsLogistic regression modelsOnly significant predictorOrdinal logistic regression modelsClinical outcomesUnderwent surveillanceRetrospective study
2017
Pathologic Characteristics, Natural History, and Prognostic Implications of BRAFV600E Mutation in Pediatric Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Hardee S, Prasad ML, Hui P, Dinauer CA, Morotti RA. Pathologic Characteristics, Natural History, and Prognostic Implications of BRAFV600E Mutation in Pediatric Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. Pediatric And Developmental Pathology 2017, 20: 206-212. PMID: 28521635, DOI: 10.1177/1093526616689628.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPapillary thyroid cancerPediatric papillary thyroid cancerPrognostic implicationsPediatric papillary thyroid carcinomaNegative casesBRAF-negative casesBRAF-negative patientsBRAF-positive casesTertiary medical centerAggressive clinical coursePapillary thyroid carcinomaSurgical pathology diagnosisCommon genetic aberrationsNegative patientsAggressive courseClinical coursePathologic characteristicsCase seriesClinical outcomesRetrospective reviewAggressive featuresPediatric casesRecurrence rateRetrospective studySingle institution
2016
Tissue-based chimerism analysis enhances detection of donor-derived neoplasia in allogeneic stem cell transplant patients
Baraban E, Hu S, Hui P, Podoltsev N, Cooper D, Xu M. Tissue-based chimerism analysis enhances detection of donor-derived neoplasia in allogeneic stem cell transplant patients. Bone Marrow Transplantation 2016, 52: 634-637. PMID: 27991892, DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2016.332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMismatch repair deficiency testing in clinical practice
Buza N, Ziai J, Hui P. Mismatch repair deficiency testing in clinical practice. Expert Review Of Molecular Diagnostics 2016, 16: 591-604. PMID: 26895074, DOI: 10.1586/14737159.2016.1156533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLynch syndromeDeficiency testingMismatch repair deficiency testingMicrosatellite instabilityMMR deficiency testingMMR gene deficiencyDNA mismatch repair genesCurrent diagnostic algorithmsLynch syndrome familiesProfound genetic instabilityMicrosatellite instability analysisMismatch repair genesEndometrial malignancyClinical managementUltimate diagnosisClinical OncologyClinical practiceClinical testingTumor tissueSyndromeCancer developmentMMR genesDiagnostic algorithmGene deficiencyGermline DNA
2015
Congenital nevi versus metastatic melanoma in a newborn to a mother with malignant melanoma – diagnosis supported by sex chromosome analysis and Imaging Mass Spectrometry
Alomari AK, Glusac EJ, Choi J, Hui P, Seeley EH, Caprioli RM, Watsky KL, Urban J, Lazova R. Congenital nevi versus metastatic melanoma in a newborn to a mother with malignant melanoma – diagnosis supported by sex chromosome analysis and Imaging Mass Spectrometry. Journal Of Cutaneous Pathology 2015, 42: 757-764. PMID: 25989266, DOI: 10.1111/cup.12523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalignant melanomaCongenital neviInduction of laborLeft upper armThick malignant melanomaChallenging clinical scenarioMultiple mitotic figuresPatient underwentIntravascular invasionSentinel lymphMetastatic lesionsPregnant womenSex chromosome analysisMetastatic melanomaPolymerase chain reactionReddish noduleHistologic examinationResidual melanomaTransplacental metastasisMultiplex polymerase chain reactionDermal proliferationClinical scenariosLesionsNewborn boyUpper armGrading of atypia in genital skin lesions: routine microscopic evaluation and use of p16 immunostaining
Ezaldein H, Lott JP, McNiff JM, Hui P, Buza N, Ko CJ. Grading of atypia in genital skin lesions: routine microscopic evaluation and use of p16 immunostaining. Journal Of Cutaneous Pathology 2015, 42: 519-526. PMID: 25951050, DOI: 10.1111/cup.12525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorCross-Sectional StudiesCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16FemaleGenitalia, FemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm ProteinsObserver VariationPapillomavirus InfectionsSensitivity and SpecificitySkin DiseasesSquamous Intraepithelial Lesions of the CervixUterine Cervical NeoplasmsConceptsGenital skin lesionsHigh-grade squamous intraepithelial lesionsLow-grade squamous intraepithelial lesionsSquamous intraepithelial lesionsP16 immunostainingSkin lesionsDiagnostic agreementIntraepithelial lesionsUseful adjunctive markerHigh-grade dysplasiaCross-sectional studyRoutine microscopic evaluationDegree of atypiaAdjunctive markerInter-observer agreementPrimary outcomeCervical lesionsHistopathologic assessmentHistopathologic evaluationConsensus diagnosisReactive atypiaEosin stainingOriginal diagnosisAtypiaLesionsCraniopharyngioma arising in a Rathke's cleft cyst: case report.
Alomari AK, Kelley BJ, Damisah E, Marks A, Hui P, DiLuna M, Vortmeyer A. Craniopharyngioma arising in a Rathke's cleft cyst: case report. Journal Of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2015, 15: 250-4. PMID: 25555112, DOI: 10.3171/2014.11.peds14370.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRathke's cleft cystCleft cystDecreased visual acuityFocal squamous metaplasiaHistological findingsSquamous metaplasiaVisual acuityCase reportRim enhancementSellar lesionsSerial MRIIntracranial tumorsKi-67Histological examinationBRAF mutationsYears durationSellar regionLesion typeLesionsResidual enhancementCraniopharyngiomaMolecular classificationEctodermal lesionsPatientsCysts
2014
KRAS mutation testing in clinical practice
Perincheri S, Hui P. KRAS mutation testing in clinical practice. Expert Review Of Molecular Diagnostics 2014, 15: 375-384. PMID: 25487540, DOI: 10.1586/14737159.2015.986102.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsKRAS mutation testingKRAS mutationsMetastatic colorectal carcinomaLung cancer patientsMutations of KRASCommon human malignanciesMutation testingCombinatorial therapeutic strategiesCancer patientsColorectal carcinomaThyroid cancerClinical aggressivenessClinical OncologyTherapeutic strategiesClinical practiceMolecular testingCytological specimensHuman malignanciesPrecision medicinePatientsCancerEssential biomarkersDownstream effectorsCurrent practiceMutations
2013
Tissue identity testing of cancer by short tandem repeat polymorphism: pitfalls of interpretation in the presence of microsatellite instability
Much M, Buza N, Hui P. Tissue identity testing of cancer by short tandem repeat polymorphism: pitfalls of interpretation in the presence of microsatellite instability. Human Pathology 2013, 45: 549-555. PMID: 24444463, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2013.10.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdenocarcinomaAdenosine TriphosphatasesAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAllelesColorectal NeoplasmsDNA Mismatch RepairDNA Repair EnzymesDNA-Binding ProteinsEndometrial NeoplasmsEsophageal NeoplasmsFemaleGenetic LociGenotypeHumansMaleMicrosatellite InstabilityMicrosatellite RepeatsMiddle AgedMismatch Repair Endonuclease PMS2MutL Protein Homolog 1MutS Homolog 2 ProteinNuclear ProteinsPolymorphism, GeneticTall Cell Variant of Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: Clinicopathologic Features with BRAFV600E Mutational Analysis
Bernstein J, Virk RK, Hui P, Prasad A, Westra WH, Tallini G, Adeniran AJ, Udelsman R, Sasaki CT, Roman SA, Sosa JA, Prasad ML. Tall Cell Variant of Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: Clinicopathologic Features with BRAFV600E Mutational Analysis. Thyroid 2013, 23: 1525-1531. PMID: 23682579, DOI: 10.1089/thy.2013.0154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTall cell variantPapillary thyroid microcarcinomaPapillary microcarcinomaCell variantLymphovascular invasionNode metastasisThyroid microcarcinomaAdvanced stageCentral compartment lymph node metastasisLateral cervical node metastasesStage III/IVACentral compartment lymph nodesLateral cervical nodesMultifocal papillary carcinomaLymph node dissectionCervical node metastasisLymph node metastasisPapillary thyroid carcinomaNode dissectionTotal thyroidectomyCervical nodesLymph nodesClinicopathologic featuresMultifocal tumorsAggressive featuresScreening for EGFR and KRAS mutations in non-small cell lung carcinomas using DNA extraction by hydrothermal pressure coupled with PCR-based direct sequencing.
Liu Y, Wu BQ, Zhong HH, Hui P, Fang WG. Screening for EGFR and KRAS mutations in non-small cell lung carcinomas using DNA extraction by hydrothermal pressure coupled with PCR-based direct sequencing. International Journal Of Clinical And Experimental Pathology 2013, 6: 1880-9. PMID: 24040454, PMCID: PMC3759496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdenocarcinoma of LungAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiopsyCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCarcinoma, Squamous CellDNA Mutational AnalysisErbB ReceptorsExonsFemaleGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic TestingHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMutationParaffin EmbeddingPhenotypePolymerase Chain ReactionPrecision MedicinePredictive Value of TestsPressurePrognosisProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Ras ProteinsTissue FixationYoung AdultConceptsNon-small cell lung carcinomaCore needle biopsyCell lung carcinomaKRAS mutationsNSCLC patientsSurgical resectionEGFR mutationsLung carcinomaNeedle biopsyKRAS mutation analysisTyrosine kinase inhibitorsKRAS gene mutationsDirect sequencingMutation analysisFemale patientsAdenocarcinoma componentLung cancerPatientsEGFRExon 19Kinase inhibitorsExon 18Gene mutationsStatistical significanceResectionKRAS Mutations are Associated With Specific Morphologic Features in Colon Cancer
Gunal A, Hui P, Kilic S, Xu R, Jain D, Mitchell K, Robert M, Kenney B. KRAS Mutations are Associated With Specific Morphologic Features in Colon Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2013, 47: 509-514. PMID: 23090042, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0b013e3182703030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKRAS mutation statusKRAS mutationsSpecific morphologic featuresColon cancerMorphologic featuresMutation statusAnti-epidermal growth factor receptor therapyDNA mismatch repair gene mutationsPeritumoral lymphocytic responseT3-T4 statusStage IV diseaseMismatch repair gene mutationsColon cancer resectionTime of resectionRight-sided locationRepair gene mutationsPearson χ2 testAdenocarcinoma morphologyKRAS testingCancer resectionLymphovascular invasionHistologic featuresReceptor therapyLymphocytic responseHistologic characteristicsIdentification of EGFR mutation, KRAS mutation, and ALK gene rearrangement in cytological specimens of primary and metastatic lung adenocarcinoma
Cai G, Wong R, Chhieng D, Levy GH, Gettinger SN, Herbst RS, Puchalski JT, Homer RJ, Hui P. Identification of EGFR mutation, KRAS mutation, and ALK gene rearrangement in cytological specimens of primary and metastatic lung adenocarcinoma. Cancer Cytopathology 2013, 121: 500-507. PMID: 23495083, DOI: 10.1002/cncy.21288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnaplastic Lymphoma KinaseBiomarkers, TumorBone NeoplasmsCytodiagnosisDNA, NeoplasmErbB ReceptorsFeasibility StudiesFemaleGene RearrangementHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceLiver NeoplasmsLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMutationNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Ras ProteinsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesSoft Tissue NeoplasmsYoung AdultConceptsALK gene rearrangementMetastatic lung adenocarcinomaEGFR mutationsKRAS mutationsMetastatic tumorsEpidermal growth factor receptorLung adenocarcinomaCytological specimensGene rearrangementsMolecular testsMolecular alterationsKirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) mutationsALK gene rearrangement analysisAnaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene rearrangementEGFR T790M mutationRat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog mutationsCases of lungT790M mutationImportant therapeutic implicationsFine needle aspiratesGene rearrangement analysisCell block materialGrowth factor receptorRecurrent lungRecurrent adenocarcinoma
2012
[Genetic basis of molar pregnancy].
Hui P, Liu Y. [Genetic basis of molar pregnancy]. 中华病理学杂志 2012, 41: 721-4. PMID: 23302329, DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-5807.2012.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRelapsing and Remitting Severe Hypoglycemia due to a Monoclonal Anti-insulin Antibody Heralding a Case of Multiple Myeloma
Waldron-Lynch F, Inzucchi SE, Menard L, Tai N, Preston-Hurlburt P, Hui P, McClaskey J, Hagopian WA, Meffre E, Marks PW, Wen L, Herold KC. Relapsing and Remitting Severe Hypoglycemia due to a Monoclonal Anti-insulin Antibody Heralding a Case of Multiple Myeloma. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2012, 97: 4317-4323. PMID: 23074233, PMCID: PMC3513536, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2012-2388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin autoimmune syndromeAnti-insulin antibodiesMonoclonal anti-insulin antibodiesMultiple myelomaPathogenic antibodiesCases of MMSelf-reactive clonesPrimary multiple myelomaSynchronized courseHepatitis C.Autoimmune syndromeClinical courseSevere hypoglycemiaAntibody subtypesMonoclonal gammopathyPatientsAntibodiesNovel caseHypoglycemiaMyelomaAffinity maturationLongitudinal case historiesLaboratory investigationsTreatmentLow affinity