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
2021
Specific HLA alleles, paired with TCR V- and J-gene segment usage, link to distinct multiple myeloma survival rates
Huda TI, Mihyu M, Gozlan EC, Arndt MF, Diaz MJ, Zaman S, Chobrutskiy BI, Blanck G. Specific HLA alleles, paired with TCR V- and J-gene segment usage, link to distinct multiple myeloma survival rates. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2021, 62: 1711-1720. PMID: 33622167, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2021.1885655.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHLA allele combinationsTCR VBlood samplesSurvival rateT cell receptor VOverall survival rateT cell characterizationSpecific HLA allelesLarger patient setsDistinct overall survival ratesSolid tumor typesSurvival distinctionsMM cohortHLA allelesJ-gene segment usageTumor typesPotential associationImmunogenomics studiesHLASegment usagePatient setAllele combinationsTCR recombinationImmunogenetic parametersImmunogenomic data
2020
TRBV and TRBJ usage, when paired with specific HLA alleles, associates with distinct head and neck cancer survival rates
Arndt MF, Koohestani DM, Chobrutskiy BI, Mihyu MM, Diaz M, Gozlan EC, Yeagley M, Zaman S, Roca AM, Blanck G. TRBV and TRBJ usage, when paired with specific HLA alleles, associates with distinct head and neck cancer survival rates. Human Immunology 2020, 81: 692-696. PMID: 32950267, DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2020.08.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesBiomarkers, TumorDisease-Free SurvivalExomeGenes, T-Cell Receptor betaHead and Neck NeoplasmsHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHLA AntigensHumansKaplan-Meier EstimatePrognosisReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaSurvival RateV(D)J RecombinationConceptsHuman papilloma virusHLA allele combinationsT cell receptorSurvival rateCervical cancerHLA allelesParticular human leukocyte antigen (HLA) allelesBetter disease-free survival rateCancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) headDisease-free survival ratesJ usageHuman leukocyte antigen (HLA) allelesFree survival rateOverall survival rateCancer survival ratesSpecific HLA allelesDistinct overall survival ratesNeck cancer datasetPapilloma virusIndependent associationAntigen presentationAntigen allelesViral infectionHLAExome files