2022
Evidence of accelerated epigenetic aging of breast tissues in patients with breast cancer is driven by CpGs associated with polycomb-related genes
Rozenblit M, Hofstatter E, Liu Z, O’Meara T, Storniolo AM, Dalela D, Singh V, Pusztai L, Levine M. Evidence of accelerated epigenetic aging of breast tissues in patients with breast cancer is driven by CpGs associated with polycomb-related genes. Clinical Epigenetics 2022, 14: 30. PMID: 35209953, PMCID: PMC8876160, DOI: 10.1186/s13148-022-01249-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal breast tissueBreast cancerEpigenetic age accelerationBreast tissuePeripheral bloodAge accelerationStrong risk factorBreast cancer riskTissue/blood samplesGood surrogate markerBreast cancer diagnosisHealthy controlsRisk factorsSurrogate markerCancer riskBlood samplesTumor tissueCancerCancer diagnosisNew scoreTissueUnaffected individualsBloodEpigenetic aging signaturesEpigenetic aging
2008
Collagen IV levels are elevated in the serum of patients with primary breast cancer compared to healthy volunteers
Mazouni C, Arun B, André F, Ayers M, Krishnamurthy S, Wang B, Hortobagyi GN, Buzdar AU, Pusztai L. Collagen IV levels are elevated in the serum of patients with primary breast cancer compared to healthy volunteers. British Journal Of Cancer 2008, 99: 68-71. PMID: 18560403, PMCID: PMC2453019, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCollagen IV levelsHealthy womenCancer patientsBreast cancerPreoperative chemotherapySerum levelsCollagen IVBaseline serum levelsSerum collagen IVPrimary breast cancerBreast cancer patientsSera of patientsMarkers of angiogenesisSandwich enzyme-linked immunoassayEnzyme-linked immunoassayCollagen IV concentrationVascular basement membraneClinical stageHER2 statusHealthy controlsSignificant further increaseHealthy volunteersPatientsChemotherapyStage II