2016
Germline MC1R status influences somatic mutation burden in melanoma
Robles-Espinoza CD, Roberts ND, Chen S, Leacy FP, Alexandrov LB, Pornputtapong N, Halaban R, Krauthammer M, Cui R, Timothy Bishop D, Adams DJ. Germline MC1R status influences somatic mutation burden in melanoma. Nature Communications 2016, 7: 12064. PMID: 27403562, PMCID: PMC4945874, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAllelesCohort StudiesFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationGerm-Line MutationHair ColorHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMaleMelanomaMelanosisMiddle AgedMutationMutation AccumulationNeoplasm InvasivenessPolymorphism, Single NucleotideReceptor, Melanocortin, Type 1Skin NeoplasmsSkin PigmentationConceptsR allelePhenotypic risk factorsCutaneous melanoma riskYears of ageSomatic mutation burdenRisk factorsMutation burdenSun exposureGeneral populationMelanoma riskMutational burdenSun sensitivityMC1R statusMajor genetic determinantMelanoma developmentReceptor geneT mutationMelanomaRed hairGenetic determinantsMutation classesDisruptive variantsBurdenAllelesMelanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) gene
2012
Integrated analysis of tumor samples sheds light on tumor heterogeneity.
Parisi F, Micsinai M, Strino F, Ariyan S, Narayan D, Bacchiocchi A, Cheng E, Xu F, Li P, Kluger H, Halaban R, Kluger Y. Integrated analysis of tumor samples sheds light on tumor heterogeneity. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2012, 85: 347-61. PMID: 23012583, PMCID: PMC3447199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell Line, TumorChromosome MappingChromosomes, HumanDNA Copy Number VariationsEvolution, MolecularGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenes, NeoplasmHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsKaryotypingMelanomaMutationOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafConceptsHigh-throughput profilingGene expression levelsExpression levelsDifferent gene expression levelsGene expression profilingCopy number analysisExpression profilingSNP arrayPathway analysisCopy number statusWnt pathwayTumor samplesNumber alteration profilesTumor heterogeneityTumor evolutionCopy number alteration profilesGenomic aberrationsIntegrated analysisCell linesTumor subclonesNumber analysisNumber statusProfilingDriver mutationsRecurrent association