Rosa Munoz Xicola, PhD
Assistant Professor of GeneticsDownloadHi-Res Photo
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Yale School of Medicine
Department of Medicine (Digestive Diseases), PO Box 208019
New Haven, CT 06520-8019
United States
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Assistant Professor of Genetics
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Genetics
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Other Departments & Organizations
- DNA Diagnostic Laboratory
- Genetics
- Radiobiology and Genome Integrity
- Yale Cancer Center
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Yale University (2015)
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- University of Illinois (UIC) (2014)
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Institute of Cancer Research (2010)
- PhD
- Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Oncology (2009)
- BA
- Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Biochemistry (2003)
Research
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Medical Research Interests
Breast Neoplasms; Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis; DNA Repair; Genetics; Healthcare Disparities
Research at a Glance
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Frequent collaborators of Rosa Munoz Xicola's published research.
Publications Timeline
A big-picture view of Rosa Munoz Xicola's research output by year.
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Research topics Rosa Munoz Xicola is interested in exploring.
Xavier Llor, MD, PhD
Joanna Gibson, MD, PhD
Benjamin Lerner, MD, MHS
Catherine Mezzacappa, MD, MPH
Dianqing (Dan) Wu, PhD
Francesc Lopez-Giraldez, PhD
10Publications
333Citations
Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis
Breast Neoplasms
Publications
2022
Systems approach to enhance Lynch syndrome diagnosis through tumour testing
Singh V, Mezzacappa C, Gershkovich P, Di Giovanna J, Ganzak A, Gibson J, Sinard J, Xicola RM, Llor X. Systems approach to enhance Lynch syndrome diagnosis through tumour testing. Journal Of Medical Genetics 2022, 60: 533-539. PMID: 36115663, PMCID: PMC10020126, DOI: 10.1136/jmg-2022-108770.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsOriginal cohortColorectal adenocarcinomaLynch syndromeTumor testingGenetic testingPercentage of patientsProportion of patientsLynch syndrome diagnosisCG evaluationCancer genetic testingRace/ethnicityCRC testingCohort studyMMR immunohistochemistryLS diagnosisNew diagnosisMMR lossAcademic centersPatientsSyndrome diagnosisCohortCase identificationMethylation testingReferral differencesReferral mechanismsMutational signature profiling classifies subtypes of clinically different mismatch-repair-deficient tumours with a differential immunogenic response potential
Giner-Calabuig M, De Leon S, Wang J, Fehlmann TD, Ukaegbu C, Gibson J, Alustiza-Fernandez M, Pico MD, Alenda C, Herraiz M, Carrillo-Palau M, Salces I, Reyes J, Ortega SP, Obrador-Hevia A, Cecchini M, Syngal S, Stoffel E, Ellis NA, Sweasy J, Jover R, Llor X, Xicola RM. Mutational signature profiling classifies subtypes of clinically different mismatch-repair-deficient tumours with a differential immunogenic response potential. British Journal Of Cancer 2022, 126: 1595-1603. PMID: 35197584, PMCID: PMC9130322, DOI: 10.1038/s41416-022-01754-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsLynch-like syndromeMMR-deficient tumorsLynch syndromeMicrosatellite instabilityPercent of tumorsMSH2/MSH6 expressionColorectal cancer tumorsPMS2 protein expressionMutational signaturesResultsFifty-three percentClinical managementNeoantigen presentationMSH6 expressionHallmark of tumorsTumor behaviorMMR deficiencyClinical phenotypeDeficient tumorsTumorsSporadic tumorsCancer tumorsMutational profileProtein expressionRepair deficiencySyndromeSimplified and more sensitive criteria for identifying individuals with pathogenic CDH1 variants
Lerner BA, Xicola RM, Rodriguez NJ, Karam R, Llor X. Simplified and more sensitive criteria for identifying individuals with pathogenic CDH1 variants. Journal Of Medical Genetics 2022, 60: 36-40. PMID: 35078942, PMCID: PMC9661780, DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2021-108169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsInternational Gastric Cancer Linkage ConsortiumHereditary diffuse gastric cancerPercentage of subjectsGastric cancerMutation carriersPathogenic variantsMultigene panel testingPathogenic CDH1 variantsAutosomal dominant syndromeDiffuse gastric cancerClinical criteriaConsecutive casesMedical historyPathology reportsCDH1 variantsPanel testingGenetic testingCancer pathology reportsCancerPathology
2021
Molecular drivers of tumor progression in microsatellite stable APC mutation-negative colorectal cancers
Grant A, Xicola RM, Nguyen V, Lim J, Thorne C, Salhia B, Llor X, Ellis N, Padi M. Molecular drivers of tumor progression in microsatellite stable APC mutation-negative colorectal cancers. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 23507. PMID: 34873211, PMCID: PMC8648784, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-02806-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMeSH KeywordsAdenomatous Polyposis ColiAdenomatous Polyposis Coli ProteinColorectal NeoplasmsDisease ProgressionDNA Copy Number VariationsDNA MethylationGenes, APCHumansMicrosatellite InstabilityMicrosatellite RepeatsMutationNeoplastic ProcessesPhenotypePromoter Regions, GeneticWnt Signaling PathwayConceptsAdenomatous polyposis coliMitochondrial activationDNA methylation profilesTumor suppressor gene adenomatous polyposis coliRNA expressionExpression of Axin2Cancer Genome AtlasIntracellular WntMethylation profilesAberrant regulationGene fusionsGenetic inactivationExtracellular WntNumber variationsGenome AtlasPolyposis coliSomatic mutationsAPC mutationsMutationsMolecular driversMutations of BRAFWntRSPO3Tumor progressionExpressionDickkopf-2 regulates the stem cell marker LGR5 in colorectal cancer via HNF4α1
Shin JH, Jeong J, Choi J, Lim J, Dinesh RK, Braverman J, Hong JY, Maher SE, Vesely M, Kim W, Koo JH, Tang W, Wu D, Blackburn HN, Xicola RM, Llor X, Yilmaz O, Choi JM, Bothwell ALM. Dickkopf-2 regulates the stem cell marker LGR5 in colorectal cancer via HNF4α1. IScience 2021, 24: 102411. PMID: 33997693, PMCID: PMC8099562, DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102411.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsColorectal cancerDickkopf-2Colitis-associated cancerColorectal cancer stemnessStem cell marker Lgr5Colonic epithelial cellsAggressive progressionCancer stemnessLGR5 expressionColonic organoidsCancerEpithelial cellsCell marker genesStem cell marker genesSignificant increaseGenetic depletionWnt ligandsStem cellsProgressionLgr5StemnessCellsExpressionSequential mutationsMutations
2019
Clinical features and cancer risk in families with pathogenic CDH1 variants irrespective of clinical criteria
Xicola RM, Li S, Rodriguez N, Reinecke P, Karam R, Speare V, Black MH, LaDuca H, Llor X. Clinical features and cancer risk in families with pathogenic CDH1 variants irrespective of clinical criteria. Journal Of Medical Genetics 2019, 56: 838. PMID: 31296550, DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2019-105991.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsHereditary diffuse gastric cancerPathogenic variant carriersBreast cancerGastric cancerClinical criteriaCancer riskVariant carriersMultigene panel testingCancer genetics programCancer phenotypePathogenic CDH1 variantsGastric cancer riskBreast cancer familiesDiffuse gastric cancerCancer risk estimationGenotype-phenotype correlationClinical featuresCumulative cancer riskHDGC criteriaCumulative riskAge 80CDH1 variantsPanel testingClinical phenotypePathogenic variantsImplication of DNA repair genes in Lynch-like syndrome
Xicola RM, Clark JR, Carroll T, Alvikas J, Marwaha P, Regan MR, Lopez-Giraldez F, Choi J, Emmadi R, Alagiozian-Angelova V, Kupfer SS, Ellis NA, Llor X. Implication of DNA repair genes in Lynch-like syndrome. Familial Cancer 2019, 18: 331-342. PMID: 30989425, PMCID: PMC6561810, DOI: 10.1007/s10689-019-00128-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overColorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary NonpolyposisDNA MethylationDNA Mismatch RepairDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleGerm-Line MutationHeterozygoteHumansMaleMicrosatellite InstabilityMiddle AgedMismatch Repair Endonuclease PMS2MutL Protein Homolog 1MutS Homolog 2 ProteinSequence Analysis, DNAConceptsLLS patientsDistinct mutational signaturesGenome integrityLynch syndromeMutational signaturesMicrosatellite instabilityGermline mutationsColorectal cancerSequence analysisRepair genesSomatic MMR gene mutationsLS casesConsecutive CRC patientsMutational profileSomatic mutationsLynch-like syndromeL mutationMMR gene mutationsDNA repair genesFirst-degree relativesLikely pathogenic variantsSingle nucleotide variantsMLH1 promoter methylationTumor mutational profileExhibit microsatellite instability
2018
Lack of APC somatic mutation is associated with early-onset colorectal cancer in African Americans
Xicola RM, Manojlovic Z, Augustus GJ, Kupfer SS, Emmadi R, Alagiozian-Angelova V, Triche T, Salhia B, Carpten J, Llor X, Ellis NA. Lack of APC somatic mutation is associated with early-onset colorectal cancer in African Americans. Carcinogenesis 2018, 39: 1331-1341. PMID: 30239619, PMCID: PMC6292413, DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgy122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMeSH KeywordsAdenomatous Polyposis Coli ProteinBlack or African AmericanCadherinsColorectal NeoplasmsDNA Copy Number VariationsDNA MethylationDNA-Binding ProteinsExome SequencingFemaleGATA6 Transcription FactorHumansMaleMicrosatellite InstabilityMicrosatellite RepeatsMiddle AgedMixed Function OxygenasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsSOX9 Transcription FactorTranscription FactorsWnt Signaling Pathway
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 ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsProximal 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
2010
Aberrant DNA Methylation in Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer Without Mismatch Repair Deficiency
Goel A, Xicola RM, Nguyen T, Doyle BJ, Sohn VR, Bandipalliam P, Rozek LS, Reyes J, Cordero C, Balaguer F, Castells A, Jover R, Andreu M, Syngal S, Boland CR, Llor X. Aberrant DNA Methylation in Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer Without Mismatch Repair Deficiency. Gastroenterology 2010, 138: 1854-1862.e1. PMID: 20102720, PMCID: PMC2859993, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2010.01.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBase SequenceBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription FactorsColorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary NonpolyposisCore Binding Factor Alpha 3 SubunitDNA MethylationDNA Mismatch RepairEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenomic InstabilityHumansLong Interspersed Nucleotide ElementsMaleMicrosatellite RepeatsMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataMutationMutL Protein Homolog 1Nerve Tissue ProteinsNuclear ProteinsPedigreePhenotypeProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Ras ProteinsSpainSuppressor of Cytokine Signaling 1 ProteinSuppressor of Cytokine Signaling ProteinsUnited StatesConceptsHereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancerNonpolyposis colorectal cancerHNPCC tumorsMismatch repair deficiencyColorectal cancerMicrosatellite instabilityGermline mismatch repair (MMR) gene mutationsLynch syndrome cancersMismatch repair gene mutationsRepair deficiencyBest diagnostic approachBRAF mutation statusRepair gene mutationsSporadic microsatellite instabilityV600E BRAF mutationLINE-1 methylationSyndrome cancersAmsterdam criteriaLynch syndromeKRAS mutationsTreatment responseBRAF mutationsHigh indexTumor behaviorCarcinogenic pathways
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
activity American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
Professional OrganizationsMemberDetails12/31/2008 - Presentactivity American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)
Professional OrganizationsMemberDetails12/31/2009 - Presentactivity Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology
Journal ServiceReviewerDetails2016 - Presentactivity Carcinogenesis
Journal ServiceReviewerDetails2016 - Presentactivity Human Molecular Genetics
Journal ServiceReviewerDetails2017 - Present
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- November 27, 2023
Yale Researchers Develop New Testing Criteria for Hereditary Stomach Cancer
- October 20, 2021
Internal Medicine News Roundup (10/20/21)
- October 07, 2020Source: Espanoles Cientificos En USA
Rosa María Muñoz Xicola: characterizing the genetics of colorectal cancer
- April 30, 2019
17th Annual Research in Residency Day A Success
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