2016
HOXB13 and other high penetrant genes for prostate cancer
Pilie P, Giri V, Cooney K. HOXB13 and other high penetrant genes for prostate cancer. Asian Journal Of Andrology 2016, 18: 530-532. PMID: 27034017, PMCID: PMC4955175, DOI: 10.4103/1008-682x.175785.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHereditary cancer syndromesMismatch repair genesCancer syndromesGermline mutationsProstate cancerMultiple primary malignanciesOvarian cancer syndromeCancer family syndromeDeleterious germline mutationsRare tumor typeCancer cell growthRepair genesHigh-penetrance genesPenetrant germline mutationsPrimary malignancyCommon cancerLi-FraumeniKey tumor suppressor genesFamily syndromeCancer tissuesHereditary breastTumor typesSyndromeCancer typesCancer
2015
High prevalence of discordant human papillomavirus and p16 oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas in an African American cohort
Liu J, Parajuli S, Blackman E, Gibbs D, Ellis A, Hull A, Beck J, Giri V, Iherjirka P, Khurana J, Ragin C. High prevalence of discordant human papillomavirus and p16 oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas in an African American cohort. Head & Neck 2015, 38: e867-e872. PMID: 25962720, PMCID: PMC4643423, DOI: 10.1002/hed.24117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaAfrican American cohortPolymerase chain reactionAmerican cohortHPV- oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaHPV/p16 statusIncidence of HPVAfrican American patientsTumor RegistryCell carcinomaSCC cohortHuman papillomavirusP16 statusAmerican patientsP16 stainingTumor blocksHPVPatientsStandard immunohistochemistryTumor typesP16 negativityCohortChain reactionSurvival