2019
Promoter methylation of ADAMTS1 and BNC1 as potential biomarkers for early detection of pancreatic cancer in blood
Eissa MAL, Lerner L, Abdelfatah E, Shankar N, Canner JK, Hasan NM, Yaghoobi V, Huang B, Kerner Z, Takaesu F, Wolfgang C, Kwak R, Ruiz M, Tam M, Pisanic TR, Iacobuzio-Donahue CA, Hruban RH, He J, Wang TH, Wood LD, Sharma A, Ahuja N. Promoter methylation of ADAMTS1 and BNC1 as potential biomarkers for early detection of pancreatic cancer in blood. Clinical Epigenetics 2019, 11: 59. PMID: 30953539, PMCID: PMC6451253, DOI: 10.1186/s13148-019-0650-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage IIB diseasePancreatic cancerIIB diseaseStage IIACA 19Stage IBiomarker panelBlood-based biomarker panelPre-operative CA 19Stage I patientsCell-free tumor DNAHigh-risk populationPotential blood biomarkersMost pancreatic cancersBackgroundDespite improvementsCurative resectionSurgical resectionI patientsTwo-gene panelPancreas cancerBlood biomarkersCurative potentialCancer managementAdvanced stageCombination panel
2013
Novel Methylation Biomarker Panel for the Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer
Yi JM, Guzzetta AA, Bailey VJ, Downing SR, Van Neste L, Chiappinelli KB, Keeley BP, Stark A, Herrera A, Wolfgang C, Pappou EP, Iacobuzio-Donahue CA, Goggins MG, Herman JG, Wang TH, Baylin SB, Ahuja N. Novel Methylation Biomarker Panel for the Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2013, 19: 6544-6555. PMID: 24088737, PMCID: PMC4310572, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-12-3224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchADAM ProteinsADAMTS1 ProteinBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma in SituCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationCpG IslandsDNADNA MethylationDNA-Binding ProteinsEarly Detection of CancerEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesPancreatic NeoplasmsPromoter Regions, GeneticProportional Hazards ModelsSensitivity and SpecificitySequence Analysis, DNATranscription FactorsTranscriptome
2011
Biomarkers to Tailor Chemoradiation Therapies
Guzzetta AA, Ahuja N. Biomarkers to Tailor Chemoradiation Therapies. Journal Of Surgical Research 2011, 173: 243-245. PMID: 21435667, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.01.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBiomarkers, TumorDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleHumansMalePolymorphism, Single NucleotideRectal Neoplasms
2008
Epigenetic Inactivation of the Canonical Wnt Antagonist SRY-Box Containing Gene 17 in Colorectal Cancer
Zhang W, Glöckner S, Guo M, Machida EO, Wang DH, Easwaran H, Van Neste L, Herman JG, Schuebel KE, Watkins DN, Ahuja N, Baylin SB. Epigenetic Inactivation of the Canonical Wnt Antagonist SRY-Box Containing Gene 17 in Colorectal Cancer. Cancer Research 2008, 68: 2764-2772. PMID: 18413743, PMCID: PMC2823123, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-07-6349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene 17T-cell factor-dependent transcriptionHigh-mobility group transcription factorsFactor-dependent transcriptionMethylation-dependent silencingRegulation of developmentOverexpression of Sox17Cell linesCpG island hypermethylationWnt pathway activityPrecursor cell functionRepression domainHMG boxTranscription factorsDeletion analysisCpG islandsGene silencingDNA hypermethylationGene expressionPromoter regionEpigenetic inactivationCanonical WntGenetic changesIsland hypermethylationSOX17
1999
Identification of differentially methylated sequences in colorectal cancer by methylated CpG island amplification.
Toyota M, Ho C, Ahuja N, Jair KW, Li Q, Ohe-Toyota M, Baylin SB, Issa JP. Identification of differentially methylated sequences in colorectal cancer by methylated CpG island amplification. Cancer Research 1999, 59: 2307-12. PMID: 10344734.Peer-Reviewed Original Research5-MethylcytosineAdenocarcinomaChondroitin Sulfate ProteoglycansCloning, MolecularColorectal NeoplasmsCpG IslandsCytosineDNA MethylationDNA, NeoplasmDNA, RibosomalDNA-Binding ProteinsExonsEye ProteinsGenes, p16Homeobox Protein Nkx-2.5Homeodomain ProteinsHumansLectins, C-TypePaired Box Transcription FactorsPAX6 Transcription FactorPolymerase Chain ReactionRepressor ProteinsRNA, RibosomalSubtraction TechniqueTranscription FactorsTubulinVersicans