2022
TCR gene segment usage and HLA alleles that are associated with cancer survival rates also represent racial disparities
Angelakakis G, Serraneau K, Barker V, Callahan B, Tong W, Zaman S, Huda T, Blanck G. TCR gene segment usage and HLA alleles that are associated with cancer survival rates also represent racial disparities. International Journal Of Immunogenetics 2022, 50: 41-47. PMID: 36585798, DOI: 10.1111/iji.12610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTCR gene segment usageHLA allele combinationsGene segment usageCancer outcomesRacial disparitiesSegment usageHLA allelesCertain HLA allelesCancer survival ratesDistinct survival outcomesSocioeconomic factorsDisease courseSurvival outcomesInfectious disease courseSurvival rateAllele combinationsDifferent racial groupsGenetic polymorphismsPrevious pathogen exposurePathogen exposureOutcomesRacial groupsDisparitiesFactorsCancer
2018
T-cell receptor-α CDR3 domain chemical features correlate with survival rates in bladder cancer
Chobrutskiy BI, Zaman S, Diviney A, Mihyu MM, Blanck G. T-cell receptor-α CDR3 domain chemical features correlate with survival rates in bladder cancer. Journal Of Cancer Research And Clinical Oncology 2018, 145: 615-623. PMID: 30539280, DOI: 10.1007/s00432-018-2815-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesT cell responsesBladder tumor tissuesT-cell featuresEx vivo amplificationT cell receptorBladder cancerCancer findingsFavorable outcomeCancer settingBetter outcomesSurvival rateTumor tissueCancerDriver mutationsImmunotherapyBiochemical featuresBioinformatics assessmentOutcomesAntigen bindingRegion 3TILsPatientsLymphocytesTherapyMMP7 sensitivity of mutant ECM proteins: An indicator of melanoma survival rates and T-cell infiltration
Zaman S, Chobrutskiy BI, Patel JS, Callahan BM, Tong WL, Mihyu MM, Blanck G. MMP7 sensitivity of mutant ECM proteins: An indicator of melanoma survival rates and T-cell infiltration. Clinical Biochemistry 2018, 63: 85-91. PMID: 30414845, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2018.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMutant amino acidsT-cell infiltratesT cell infiltrationMelanoma survival ratesDistinct survival outcomesCancer Genome AtlasSurvival outcomesWorse outcomesImmune activitySurvival rateMelanoma specimensMelanomaGenome AtlasPatientsAmino acidsOverall mutationsDetection of melanomaOutcomesOnly decrease