2013
Genetic variation in IL-16 miRNA target site and time to prostate cancer diagnosis in African-American men
Hughes L, Ruth K, Rebbeck T, Giri V. Genetic variation in IL-16 miRNA target site and time to prostate cancer diagnosis in African-American men. Prostate Cancer And Prostatic Diseases 2013, 16: 308-314. PMID: 24061634, PMCID: PMC3865712, DOI: 10.1038/pcan.2013.36.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate Cancer Risk Assessment ProgramAfrican American menHigh-risk menCC/CTProstate cancerCancer diagnosisIL-16Family historyProstate cancer screening strategiesProstate cancer risk assessmentCancer Risk Assessment ProgramIL-16 genotypesLongitudinal screening programCancer screening strategiesProstate cancer screeningTaqMan SNP genotyping assaysProstate cancer developmentPersonalized risk estimatesAfrican AmericansCancer risk assessmentGenetic variantsHazard ratioSNP genotyping assaysCancer screeningScreening program
2012
Assessing the Clinical Role of Genetic Markers of Early-Onset Prostate Cancer among High-Risk Men Enrolled in Prostate Cancer Early Detection
Hughes L, Zhu F, Ross E, Gross L, Uzzo R, Chen D, Viterbo R, Rebbeck T, Giri V. Assessing the Clinical Role of Genetic Markers of Early-Onset Prostate Cancer among High-Risk Men Enrolled in Prostate Cancer Early Detection. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2012, 21: 53-60. PMID: 22144497, PMCID: PMC3253936, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-11-0727.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset prostate cancerProstate cancer early detectionHigh-risk menCancer early detectionAfrican American menProstate cancerEarly detectionAmerican menConcordance indexClinical informationProstate cancer risk assessmentCancer diagnosisHarrell's concordance indexAfrican American raceFamilial prostate cancerUseful clinical informationCancer risk assessmentStudy criteriaLongitudinal cohortFamily historyAge 35Clinical roleCox modelEligibility criteriaAmerican race
2010
Racial differences in prediction of time to prostate cancer diagnosis in a prospective screening cohort of high‐risk men: effect of TMPRSS2 Met160Val
Giri V, Ruth K, Hughes L, Uzzo R, Chen D, Boorjian S, Viterbo R, Rebbeck T. Racial differences in prediction of time to prostate cancer diagnosis in a prospective screening cohort of high‐risk men: effect of TMPRSS2 Met160Val. BJU International 2010, 107: 466-470. PMID: 20735386, PMCID: PMC3052292, DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2010.09522.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk menPCa diagnosisCaucasian manElevated prostate-specific antigen concentrationPCa screeningProstate Cancer Risk Assessment ProgramProstate-specific antigen concentrationCancer Risk Assessment ProgramProspective screening cohortCancer diagnosisProspective screening programCT/TTSecond-degree relativesAfrican American menTMPRSS2-ERG fusionUnderwent biopsyScreening cohortStudy entryAA menDegree relativesScreening programBRCA1/2 mutationsSelf-identified raceCox modelGene polymorphisms