2011
Plasma Markers for Identifying Patients with Metastatic Melanoma
Kluger HM, Hoyt K, Bacchiocchi A, Mayer T, Kirsch J, Kluger Y, Sznol M, Ariyan S, Molinaro A, Halaban R. Plasma Markers for Identifying Patients with Metastatic Melanoma. Clinical Cancer Research 2011, 17: 2417-2425. PMID: 21487066, PMCID: PMC3415234, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-10-2402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntigens, CDBiomarkers, TumorCell Adhesion MoleculesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayExtracellular Matrix ProteinsFemaleGlycoproteinsGrowth Differentiation Factor 15HumansIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1L-Lactate DehydrogenaseMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm ProteinsNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingNerve Growth FactorsPrognosisReproducibility of ResultsS100 Calcium Binding Protein beta SubunitS100 ProteinsSensitivity and SpecificityTissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1ConceptsGenome-wide gene expression dataGene expression dataHigh expression levelsLevels of proteinExpression dataExpression levelsProteinMelanoma cellsStage I/II diseaseEqual-sized trainingMarkersGenesDisease recurrencePlasma markersMetastatic melanomaTIMP-1Lactate dehydrogenaseCEACAMsStage I/II patientsDehydrogenaseOsteopontinStage IV diseaseStage IV patientsMetastatic melanoma patientsGender-matched patients
2010
Genome-wide methylation and expression profiling identifies promoter characteristics affecting demethylation-induced gene up-regulation in melanoma
Rubinstein JC, Tran N, Ma S, Halaban R, Krauthammer M. Genome-wide methylation and expression profiling identifies promoter characteristics affecting demethylation-induced gene up-regulation in melanoma. BMC Medical Genomics 2010, 3: 4. PMID: 20144234, PMCID: PMC2843643, DOI: 10.1186/1755-8794-3-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticAzacitidineCell Line, TumorCpG IslandsDecitabineDNA MethylationDNA Modification MethylasesEnzyme InhibitorsEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGenome, HumanHumansMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedPromoter Regions, GeneticTumor Suppressor ProteinsUp-RegulationConceptsHigh CpG contentCpG contentGenome-wide gene expression dataMethylation levelsPromoter CpG contentUp-regulates gene expressionGenome-wide methylationGenome-wide dataLow CpG contentMelanoma cell strainsGene expression dataTumor suppressor geneCytosine analog 5Lower methylation levelsTranscriptional silencingMethylated promotersHigher methylation levelsBisulfite sequencingDNA methylationCpG methylationDNA methyltransferaseGenomic hypomethylationPromoter characteristicsSpecific genesGene expression