2023
Molecular and Sociodemographic Colorectal Cancer Disparities in Latinos Living in Puerto Rico
Perez-Mayoral J, Gonzalez-Pons M, Centeno-Girona H, Montes-Rodríguez I, Soto-Salgado M, Suárez B, Rodríguez N, Colón G, Sevilla J, Jorge D, Llor X, Xicola R, Toro D, Tous-López L, Torres-Torres M, Reyes J, López-Acevedo N, Goel A, Rodríguez-Quilichini S, Cruz-Correa M. Molecular and Sociodemographic Colorectal Cancer Disparities in Latinos Living in Puerto Rico. Genes 2023, 14: 894. PMID: 37107652, PMCID: PMC10138302, DOI: 10.3390/genes14040894.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset colorectal cancerColorectal cancerCpG island methylator phenotypeMicrosatellite instabilityExact testColorectal cancer disparitiesSporadic colorectal cancerFisher's exact testMolecular carcinogenic pathwaysClinicopathologic featuresClinicopathological characteristicsCancer deathCancer disparitiesColorectal tumorsCarcinogenic pathwaysHispanic menMutation statusTumorsAdditional studiesMethylator phenotypeHispanic subpopulationsChi-squaredAmerindian admixtureMolecular pathwaysMolecular markers
2010
Aberrant DNA Methylation in Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer Without Mismatch Repair Deficiency
Goel A, Xicola RM, Nguyen T, Doyle BJ, Sohn VR, Bandipalliam P, Rozek LS, Reyes J, Cordero C, Balaguer F, Castells A, Jover R, Andreu M, Syngal S, Boland CR, Llor X. Aberrant DNA Methylation in Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer Without Mismatch Repair Deficiency. Gastroenterology 2010, 138: 1854-1862.e1. PMID: 20102720, PMCID: PMC2859993, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2010.01.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBase SequenceBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription FactorsColorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary NonpolyposisCore Binding Factor Alpha 3 SubunitDNA MethylationDNA Mismatch RepairEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenomic InstabilityHumansLong Interspersed Nucleotide ElementsMaleMicrosatellite RepeatsMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataMutationMutL Protein Homolog 1Nerve Tissue ProteinsNuclear ProteinsPedigreePhenotypeProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Ras ProteinsSpainSuppressor of Cytokine Signaling 1 ProteinSuppressor of Cytokine Signaling ProteinsUnited StatesConceptsHereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancerNonpolyposis colorectal cancerHNPCC tumorsMismatch repair deficiencyColorectal cancerMicrosatellite instabilityGermline mismatch repair (MMR) gene mutationsLynch syndrome cancersMismatch repair gene mutationsRepair deficiencyBest diagnostic approachBRAF mutation statusRepair gene mutationsSporadic microsatellite instabilityV600E BRAF mutationLINE-1 methylationSyndrome cancersAmsterdam criteriaLynch syndromeKRAS mutationsTreatment responseBRAF mutationsHigh indexTumor behaviorCarcinogenic pathways