2007
A Chitinase-like Protein in the Lung and Circulation of Patients with Severe Asthma
Chupp GL, Lee CG, Jarjour N, Shim YM, Holm CT, He S, Dziura JD, Reed J, Coyle AJ, Kiener P, Cullen M, Grandsaigne M, Dombret MC, Aubier M, Pretolani M, Elias JA. A Chitinase-like Protein in the Lung and Circulation of Patients with Severe Asthma. New England Journal Of Medicine 2007, 357: 2016-2027. PMID: 18003958, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa073600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum YKL-40 levelsYKL-40 levelsSeverity of asthmaYKL-40Chitinase-like proteinsParis cohortOral corticosteroid useCohort of patientsRescue inhaler useSubgroup of patientsCirculation of patientsCorticosteroid useSevere asthmaAirway remodelingClinical characteristicsExpiratory volumeAcidic mammalian chitinasePatient populationHigh serumAsthmaImmunohistochemical analysisPatientsAnimal modelsLocus of expressionMorphometric quantitation
2005
Cyclin D1 Is a Valuable Prognostic Marker in Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Yu Z, Weinberger PM, Haffty BG, Sasaki C, Zerillo C, Joe J, Kowalski D, Dziura J, Camp RL, Rimm DL, Psyrri A. Cyclin D1 Is a Valuable Prognostic Marker in Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research 2005, 11: 1160-1166. PMID: 15709184, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.1160.11.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaDisease-free survivalSquamous cell carcinomaCyclin D1Overall survivalCell carcinomaPrognostic markerOropharyngeal squamous cell cancerProtein expressionLocal recurrence rateMultivariate Cox regressionLong-term followSquamous cell cancerCyclin D1 expression levelsNuclear cyclin D1 expressionTerms of prognosisCell cycle regulator cyclin D1Valuable prognostic markerExpression levelsCyclin D1 expressionProtein expression levelsMean followIndependent predictorsLocal recurrenceCell cancer