2022
SaliVISION: a rapid saliva-based COVID-19 screening and diagnostic test with high sensitivity and specificity
DeFina SM, Wang J, Yang L, Zhou H, Adams J, Cushing W, Tuohy B, Hui P, Liu C, Pham K. SaliVISION: a rapid saliva-based COVID-19 screening and diagnostic test with high sensitivity and specificity. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 5729. PMID: 35388102, PMCID: PMC8986854, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-09718-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Diagnostic testingRespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplificationTranscription loop-mediated isothermal amplificationTranscription-quantitative polymerase chain reactionSyndrome coronavirus 2COVID-19 diagnostic testingCoronavirus disease 2019Public health challengeRapid diagnostic testingCOVID-19 screeningQuantitative polymerase chain reactionLoop-mediated isothermal amplificationCoronavirus 2Polymerase chain reactionLaboratory testingRapid diagnostic assaysDisease 2019RT-LAMPInvasive sample collectionDiagnostic testsChain reaction
2021
DNA methylation markers in esophageal cancer: an emerging tool for cancer surveillance and treatment.
Wang H, DeFina SM, Bajpai M, Yan Q, Yang L, Zhou Z. DNA methylation markers in esophageal cancer: an emerging tool for cancer surveillance and treatment. American Journal Of Cancer Research 2021, 11: 5644-5658. PMID: 34873485, PMCID: PMC8640794.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsE-Cigarettes Promote Macrophage-Tumor Cells Crosstalk: Focus on Breast Carcinoma Progression and Lung Metastasis
Pham K, DeFina S, Wang H. E-Cigarettes Promote Macrophage-Tumor Cells Crosstalk: Focus on Breast Carcinoma Progression and Lung Metastasis. Exploratory Research And Hypothesis In Medicine 2021, 6: 60-66. PMID: 35419501, PMCID: PMC9005083, DOI: 10.14218/erhm.2021.00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTumor-associated macrophagesBreast cancerMetastasis of BCTumor microenvironmentC motif chemokine ligand 5Enhanced tumor malignancyRisk of metastasisConventional cigarette smokingAggressive breast cancerChemokine ligand 5Breast carcinoma progressionCig vapingDNA damaging effectsCigarette smokingLung metastasesImmune cellsAggressive phenotypeBC progressionMacrophage activationCig useMetastasisTumor malignancyCarcinoma progressionE-cigsE-cigarettes