2014
Extensive sequence variation in the 3′ untranslated region of the KRAS gene in lung and ovarian cancer cases
Kim M, Chen X, Chin L, Paranjape T, Speed W, Kidd K, Zhao H, Weidhaas J, Slack FJ. Extensive sequence variation in the 3′ untranslated region of the KRAS gene in lung and ovarian cancer cases. Cell Cycle 2014, 13: 1030-1040. PMID: 24552817, PMCID: PMC3984301, DOI: 10.4161/cc.27941.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3' Untranslated RegionsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsMicroRNAsNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialOvarian NeoplasmsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Ras ProteinsConceptsMiRNA complementary sitesSequence variationComplementary sitesSingle nucleotide polymorphismsUntranslated regionRegulation of genesHigh-throughput sequencingExtensive sequence variationRegulation of KRASParticular single nucleotide polymorphismsOvarian cancer casesCapture enrichmentHuman diseasesSequence variantsImportant regulatorFunctional roleMiR-181Additional sequence variantsGenetic biomarkersCellular proliferationGenesNucleotide polymorphismsKRAS geneCancer casesUTR
2010
A Variant in a MicroRNA complementary site in the 3′ UTR of the KIT oncogene increases risk of acral melanoma
Godshalk SE, Paranjape T, Nallur S, Speed W, Chan E, Molinaro AM, Bacchiocchi A, Hoyt K, Tworkoski K, Stern DF, Sznol M, Ariyan S, Lazova R, Halaban R, Kidd KK, Weidhaas JB, Slack FJ. A Variant in a MicroRNA complementary site in the 3′ UTR of the KIT oncogene increases risk of acral melanoma. Oncogene 2010, 30: 1542-1550. PMID: 21119596, PMCID: PMC3069149, DOI: 10.1038/onc.2010.536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMessenger RNAsComplementary sitesNovel genetic markersKIT oncogeneTarget genesRegulatory relationshipsUntranslated regionGenetic markersHeritable riskFunctional variantsGenetic variantsOncogeneMultifaceted roleProtein levelsProtein expressionVariant resultsComplementary sequencesReporter dataUTRMelanoma pathogenesisMiR-221KIT variantsSeed regionExpressionVariants
1998
Analyses of Cross Species Polymerase Chain Reaction Products to Infer the Ancestral State of Human Polymorphisms
Iyengar S, Seaman M, Deinard A, Rosenbaum H, Sirugo G, Castiglione C, Kidd J, Kidd K. Analyses of Cross Species Polymerase Chain Reaction Products to Infer the Ancestral State of Human Polymorphisms. Mitochondrial DNA Part A 1998, 8: 317-327. PMID: 10993602, DOI: 10.3109/10425179809034076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-strand conformational polymorphismSequence dataUntranslated regionHuman polymorphismsSingle ancestral allelePolymorphic allelesRestriction enzyme sitesAncestral stateExtant populationsGenomic regionsAncestral statusAncestral onesAncestral alleleHuman sequenceHuman allelesStrand conformational polymorphismPCR-RFLPsRestriction fragment length analysisPolymorphic sitesNumerous populationsEnzyme sitesAllelesSpeciesConformational polymorphismPolymerase chain reaction products