2015
Biological and Clinical Significance of MAD2L1 and BUB1, Genes Frequently Appearing in Expression Signatures for Breast Cancer Prognosis
Wang Z, Katsaros D, Shen Y, Fu Y, Canuto EM, Benedetto C, Lu L, Chu WM, Risch HA, Yu H. Biological and Clinical Significance of MAD2L1 and BUB1, Genes Frequently Appearing in Expression Signatures for Breast Cancer Prognosis. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0136246. PMID: 26287798, PMCID: PMC4546117, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer prognosisCancer prognosisGene expression signaturesExpression signaturesPoor disease-free survivalDisease-free survivalBreast cancer patientsBreast cancer cell linesBreast cancer progressionMDA-MB-468Tumor cell growthMDA-MB-231Multiple gene expression signaturesCancer cell linesAggressive tumorsCancer patientsClinical significanceDisease outcomeTumor featuresClinical implicationsPrognosisCancer progressionBiologic relevanceHigh expressionCell proliferation
2011
Genetic Effects and Modifiers of Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy on Survival in Pancreatic Cancer
Zeng H, Yu H, Lu L, Jain D, Kidd MS, Saif MW, Chanock SJ, Hartge P, Risch H. Genetic Effects and Modifiers of Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy on Survival in Pancreatic Cancer. Pancreas 2011, 40: 657-663. PMID: 21487324, PMCID: PMC3116071, DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0b013e31821268d1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 2ATP-Binding Cassette TransportersCase-Control StudiesConnecticutDihydrouracil Dehydrogenase (NADP)FemaleGenetic MarkersGenetic VariationGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm ProteinsPancreatic NeoplasmsPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsSerpinsSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsPancreatic cancerOverall survivalCancer survivalProportional hazards regression modelsSurvival of patientsPopulation-based studyPancreatic cancer survivalHazards regression modelsGerm-line genetic variationEvidence of associationClinical outcomesCancer patientsTreatment outcomesTreatment responseSignificant associationPatientsCancerPrevious genome-wide association study dataRadiotherapyPutative markerGenetic polymorphismsSurvivalDPYD geneChemotherapyEvidence of interaction
2010
A KRAS-Variant in Ovarian Cancer Acts as a Genetic Marker of Cancer Risk
Ratner E, Lu L, Boeke M, Barnett R, Nallur S, Chin LJ, Pelletier C, Blitzblau R, Tassi R, Paranjape T, Hui P, Godwin AK, Yu H, Risch H, Rutherford T, Schwartz P, Santin A, Matloff E, Zelterman D, Slack FJ, Weidhaas JB. A KRAS-Variant in Ovarian Cancer Acts as a Genetic Marker of Cancer Risk. Cancer Research 2010, 70: 6509-6515. PMID: 20647319, PMCID: PMC2923587, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-10-0689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancerKRAS-variantOC patientsCancer riskRisk of OCIndependent case-control analysesCase-control studyOvarian cancer syndromeCase-control analysisFamily membersAdvanced diseaseWomen's cancersRisk factorsBRCA2 mutationsHBOC patientsOC casesIndependent cohortHBOC familiesHereditary breastSolid tumorsCancer syndromesKRAS oncogeneVariant allelesPatientsCancer