2020
Decreased copy‐neutral loss of heterozygosity in African American colorectal cancers
Augustus GJ, Xicola RM, Llor X, Ellis NA. Decreased copy‐neutral loss of heterozygosity in African American colorectal cancers. Genes Chromosomes And Cancer 2020, 59: 454-464. PMID: 32293075, PMCID: PMC8045478, DOI: 10.1002/gcc.22851.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Mutation Spectrum and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in African American Families with Lynch Syndrome
Santa Cruz Guindalini R, Win AK, Gulden C, Lindor NM, Newcomb PA, Haile RW, Raymond V, Stoffel E, Hall M, Llor X, Ukaegbu CI, Solomon I, Weitzel J, Kalady M, Blanco A, Terdiman J, Shuttlesworth GA, Lynch PM, Hampel H, Lynch HT, Jenkins MA, Olopade OI, Kupfer SS. Mutation Spectrum and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in African American Families with Lynch Syndrome. Gastroenterology 2015, 149: 1446-1453. PMID: 26248088, PMCID: PMC4648287, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2015.07.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdenosine TriphosphatasesAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanColorectal NeoplasmsColorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary NonpolyposisDNA Mismatch RepairDNA Repair EnzymesDNA-Binding ProteinsFamilyFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedMismatch Repair Endonuclease PMS2MutationMutL Protein Homolog 1MutS Homolog 2 ProteinNuclear ProteinsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSex FactorsConceptsColorectal cancerLynch syndromeCumulative riskRisk of CRCUS referral centersMMR gene mutationsMutation spectrumNongenetic risk factorsYears of ageMismatch repair genesMMR gene productsMutation-carrying familiesReferral centerRetrospective studyCRC riskRisk factorsFamily historyCancer riskHigh incidenceCRC conditionsSyndromeAbstractTextMMR genesAscertainment criteriaCancer
2014
Excess of Proximal Microsatellite-Stable Colorectal Cancer in African Americans from a Multiethnic Study
Xicola RM, Gagnon M, Clark JR, Carroll T, Gao W, Fernandez C, Mijic D, Rawson JB, Janoski A, Pusatcioglu CK, Rajaram P, Gluskin AB, Regan M, Chaudhry V, Abcarian H, Blumetti J, Cintron J, Melson J, Xie H, Guzman G, Emmadi R, Alagiozian-Angelova V, Kupfer SS, Braunschweig C, Ellis NA, Llor X. Excess of Proximal Microsatellite-Stable Colorectal Cancer in African Americans from a Multiethnic Study. Clinical Cancer Research 2014, 20: 4962-4970. PMID: 25013126, PMCID: PMC4167473, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-14-0353.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProximal colorectal cancerColorectal cancerMicrosatellite instabilityLymphocytic infiltrateKRAS mutationsAfrican AmericansMicrosatellite stable colorectal cancerDistal colorectal cancerFisher's exact testMicrosatellite stable tumorsMann-Whitney U testYoung African AmericansMedian ageAA patientsHigher BMICancer disparitiesChicago HospitalsStable tumorsAge 50High incidenceMultiethnic StudyExact testYounger ageCancerOlder age