2024
Detection of hepatocellular carcinoma methylation markers in salivary DNA
Mezzacappa C, Wang Z, Lu L, Risch H, Taddei T, Yu H. Detection of hepatocellular carcinoma methylation markers in salivary DNA. Bioscience Reports 2024, 44: bsr20232063. PMID: 38457142, PMCID: PMC10958141, DOI: 10.1042/bsr20232063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHepatocellular carcinoma screeningCase patientsHepatocellular carcinomaControl subjectsDiagnosis of hepatocellular carcinomaAssociated with hepatocellular carcinomaScreening testSalivary DNASaliva-based testCpG sitesStudy of risk factorsSalivary DNA methylationDNA methylationViral hepatitisCirculating DNAAlterations to DNA methylationRisk factorsMethylation markersPatientsRegulation of cell cycle progressionBlood samplesCell cycle progressionAffected individualsAlternative to blood samplingMultiple comparisons
2008
Uptake of clinical genetic testing for ovarian cancer in Ontario: A population-based study
Metcalfe KA, Fan I, McLaughlin J, Risch HA, Rosen B, Murphy J, Bradley L, Armel S, Sun P, Narod SA. Uptake of clinical genetic testing for ovarian cancer in Ontario: A population-based study. Gynecologic Oncology 2008, 112: 68-72. PMID: 19019415, PMCID: PMC3074978, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2008.10.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive ovarian cancerClinical genetic testingOvarian cancerGenetic testingGenetic test resultsBlood samplesPositive genetic test resultOntario Cancer RegistryPopulation-based studyEpithelial ovarian cancerProportion of womenCancer RegistryRisk factorsBRCA2 mutationsClinical testingCancerWomenBRCA2BRCA1Small proportionPrevious testingMutationsPatientsTestingRegistry