2020
Kras mutation correlating with circulating regulatory T cells predicts the prognosis of advanced pancreatic cancer patients
Cheng H, Luo G, Jin K, Fan Z, Huang Q, Gong Y, Xu J, Yu X, Liu C. Kras mutation correlating with circulating regulatory T cells predicts the prognosis of advanced pancreatic cancer patients. Cancer Medicine 2020, 9: 2153-2159. PMID: 32017404, PMCID: PMC7064028, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.2895.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorCD4 Lymphocyte CountCirculating Tumor DNADNA Mutational AnalysisFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMutationNeoplasm StagingPancreatic NeoplasmsPolymerase Chain ReactionPrognosisProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Retrospective StudiesT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTime FactorsConceptsCell-free circulating tumor DNAAdvanced pancreatic cancer patientsPancreatic cancer patientsCirculating regulatory T cellsCirculating T-cell subsetsCA19-9 levelsRegulatory T cellsKRAS mutation statusT cell subsetsTumor-node-metastasisCancer patientsMutation statusTumor DNAKRAS mutationsT cellsAssociated with extremely poor survivalRegulatory T cell levelsAdvanced pancreatic cancerLevels of TregsProportion of TregsAbnormal immune statusCirculating tumor DNAT cell levelsPredicted worse prognosisTumor-node-metastasis stage
2009
Identification of c-kit gene mutations in primary adenoid cystic carcinoma of the salivary gland
Vila L, Liu H, Al-Quran S, Coco D, Dong H, Liu C. Identification of c-kit gene mutations in primary adenoid cystic carcinoma of the salivary gland. Modern Pathology 2009, 22: 1296-1302. PMID: 19617878, PMCID: PMC3746033, DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2009.95.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Adenoid CysticDNA Mutational AnalysisExonsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedMutation, MissensePoint MutationPolymerase Chain ReactionProto-Oncogene Proteins c-kitSalivary Gland Neoplasms
1994
Identification of factor-binding sites in the duck hepatitis B virus enhancer and in vivo effects of enhancer mutations.
Liu C, Mason W, Burch J. Identification of factor-binding sites in the duck hepatitis B virus enhancer and in vivo effects of enhancer mutations. Journal Of Virology 1994, 68: 2286-96. PMID: 8139013, PMCID: PMC236704, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.68.4.2286-2296.1994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceCell NucleusCells, CulturedDNA Mutational AnalysisDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA, ViralDucksEnhancer Elements, GeneticHepatitis B Virus, DuckHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-betaLiverMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedNuclear ProteinsPancreasProtein BindingTranscription FactorsConceptsHepatitis B virus enhancerVirus replicationDuck hepatitis B virus replicationHepatitis B virus replicationB virus replicationHepatitis B virusCore gene promoterLMH chicken hepatoma cellsHuman growth hormoneB virusLiver-enriched transcription factorsTwo- to fourfoldVivo effectsIntact viral genomeGrowth hormoneVirus enhancerPrimary hepatocyte culturesShort-term assaysProductive infectionSignificant inhibitionVirus RNA synthesisVirusCell linesHepatoma cellsFactor-binding sites