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 ResearchMeSH 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 ResearchConceptsProximal 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