2015
Lower Levels of Human MOB3B Are Associated with Prostate Cancer Susceptibility and Aggressive Clinicopathological Characteristics
Kim E, Kim Y, Kang H, Yoon H, Kim W, Kim Y, Yun S, Moon S, Choi Y, Kim I, Lee S, Kim W. Lower Levels of Human MOB3B Are Associated with Prostate Cancer Susceptibility and Aggressive Clinicopathological Characteristics. Journal Of Korean Medical Science 2015, 30: 937-942. PMID: 26130958, PMCID: PMC4479949, DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2015.30.7.937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancerClinicopathological characteristicsElevated prostate-specific antigen levelsProstate-specific antigen levelBenign prostatic hyperplasia patientsNon-metastatic diseaseAggressive clinicopathologic featuresLow PSA levelsSpecific antigen levelsProstatic hyperplasia patientsAggressive clinicopathological characteristicsLow Gleason scoreHuman prostate cancerCharacteristic curve analysisProstate cancer susceptibilityPSA levelsMetastatic diseasePCa patientsClinicopathologic featuresHyperplasia patientsAntigen levelsGleason scoreClinicopathological parametersPCa tissuesReal-time PCR
2014
The predictive value of polymorphisms in predicting the early response to induction BCG therapy in patients with non–muscle invasive bladder cancer
Kang H, Tchey D, Yan C, Kim W, Kim Y, Yun S, Lee S, Choi Y, Kim I, Kim W. The predictive value of polymorphisms in predicting the early response to induction BCG therapy in patients with non–muscle invasive bladder cancer. Urologic Oncology Seminars And Original Investigations 2014, 32: 458-465. PMID: 24411789, DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2013.10.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBCG VaccineCarcinoma, Transitional CellFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGenotypeGlutathione TransferaseHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPolymerase Chain ReactionPolymorphism, GeneticPrognosisRisk FactorsSmokingSurvival RateUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsConceptsNon-muscle invasive bladder cancerGSTT1-positive genotypeInvasive bladder cancerPrimary non-muscle invasive bladder cancerBCG failureBladder cancerPredictive valueInduction therapyIndependent predictorsHigh riskBacillus Calmette-Guérin induction therapyNull genotypeMultivariate logistic regression analysisMultivariate logistic regression modelBCG induction therapyInduction BCG therapySingle induction courseDisease-free survivalGlutathione S-transferase muKaplan-Meier analysisHigh-risk groupKaplan-Meier estimatesEarly responseLogistic regression analysisGSTT1 null genotype
2011
RUNX3 methylation as a predictor for disease progression in patients with non‐muscle‐invasive bladder cancer
Yan C, Kim Y, Ha Y, Kim I, Kim Y, Yun S, Moon S, Bae S, Kim W. RUNX3 methylation as a predictor for disease progression in patients with non‐muscle‐invasive bladder cancer. Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2011, 105: 425-430. PMID: 22311819, DOI: 10.1002/jso.22087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma in SituCarcinoma, Transitional CellChildCore Binding Factor Alpha 3 SubunitDisease ProgressionDNA MethylationDNA, NeoplasmFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPolymerase Chain ReactionPrognosisPromoter Regions, GeneticSurvival RateUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsYoung AdultConceptsDisease progressionRUNX3 methylation statusRUNX3 methylationTumor stageBladder cancerTumor gradeNMIBC progressionInvasive bladder cancer patientsWorse progression-free survivalProgression-free survivalInvasive bladder cancerPoor clinical outcomeKaplan-Meier estimatesBladder cancer patientsMethylation statusNumber of tumorsHypermethylation of RUNX3Methylation-specific polymerase chain reactionNMIBC samplesAdvanced diseaseClinical outcomesClinicopathological characteristicsIndependent predictorsCancer patientsG3 tumors
2010
Tissue hOGG1 Genotype Predicts Bladder Cancer Prognosis: A Novel Approach Using a Peptide Nucleic Acid Clamping Method
Ha Y, Yan C, Kim I, Yun S, Moon S, Kim W. Tissue hOGG1 Genotype Predicts Bladder Cancer Prognosis: A Novel Approach Using a Peptide Nucleic Acid Clamping Method. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2010, 18: 1775-1781. PMID: 21184188, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-010-1500-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuscle-invasive bladder cancerBladder cancerPolymerase chain reactionNonmuscle invasive bladder cancer patientsHOGG1 codon 326 genotypesProgression-free survival benefitInvasive bladder cancer patientsTumor tissueTissue genotypeHOGG1 codon 326Primary BC patientsCox regression analysisInvasive bladder cancerBladder cancer prognosisPrimary bladder cancerAggressive clinicopathological featuresBladder cancer patientsReal-time polymerase chain reactionSurvival benefitBC prognosisClinicopathological characteristicsClinicopathological featuresBC patientsPrognostic indicatorCancer patientsAnalysis of hOGG1 genotype as a prognostic marker for muscle invasive bladder cancer: A novel approach using peptide nucleic acid-mediated, real-time PCR clamping
Kim E, Yan C, Ha Y, Jeong P, Kim I, Moon S, Choi Y, Kim W. Analysis of hOGG1 genotype as a prognostic marker for muscle invasive bladder cancer: A novel approach using peptide nucleic acid-mediated, real-time PCR clamping. Urologic Oncology Seminars And Original Investigations 2010, 30: 673-679. PMID: 20884250, DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2010.07.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBiomarkers, TumorDNA GlycosylasesFemaleGene FrequencyGenotypeHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMusclesNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm StagingPeptide Nucleic AcidsPolymerase Chain ReactionPolymorphism, GeneticPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsConceptsMuscle-invasive bladder cancerReal-time PCR clampingInvasive bladder cancerBladder cancerHOGG1 genotypeHOGG1 codon 326 genotypesMultivariate Cox regression analysisHOGG1 codon 326Cancer-specific survivalCox regression analysisPrognostic genetic markersPCR clampingSpecific survivalSurvival benefitClinicopathologic characteristicsBC patientsPrognostic indicatorTumor gradePrognostic markerClinical dataProtective effectCancerPatientsDNA damage repair mechanismsCodon 326
1997
Prostatic ductal system in rats: Tissue‐specific expression and regional variation in stromal distribution of transforming growth factor‐β1
Nemeth J, Sensibar J, White R, Zelner D, Kim I, Lee C. Prostatic ductal system in rats: Tissue‐specific expression and regional variation in stromal distribution of transforming growth factor‐β1. The Prostate 1997, 33: 64-71. PMID: 9294629, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0045(19970915)33:1<64::aid-pros11>3.0.co;2-j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstatic ductal systemDuctal systemRat ventral prostateAlpha-smooth muscle actin-positive stromal cellsVentral prostateProstatic smooth muscleGrowth factor-β1Stromal-epithelial interactionsEpithelial cell deathNormal rat prostateCell deathEpithelial cell compartmentStromal cell fractionImmunohistochemical stainingSmooth muscleStromal distributionFactor-β1Rat prostateGrowth regulatory roleNormal prostateProximal ductPercoll gradient centrifugationProstateStromal cellsRT-PCR analysis