2016
Frequency of germline PALB2 mutations among women with epithelial ovarian cancer
Kotsopoulos J, Sopik V, Rosen B, Fan I, McLaughlin JR, Risch H, Sun P, Narod SA, Akbari MR. Frequency of germline PALB2 mutations among women with epithelial ovarian cancer. Familial Cancer 2016, 16: 29-34. PMID: 27631815, DOI: 10.1007/s10689-016-9919-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGermline PALB2 mutationsPALB2 mutationsOvarian cancerEpithelial ovarian cancer patientsYear of diagnosisEpithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancer patientsOvarian cancer riskMean ageCancer patientsControl subjectsNational HeartMedical recordsClinical recommendationsSurvival statusCancer riskClinical informationUnselected populationClinical relevanceBRCA2 genesGermline mutationsCancerFurther studiesPatientsPrevalence
2007
IGF-I in epithelial ovarian cancer and its role in disease progression
Brokaw J, Katsaros D, Wiley A, Lu L, Su D, Sochirca O, de la Longrais IA, Mayne S, Risch H, Yu H. IGF-I in epithelial ovarian cancer and its role in disease progression. Growth Factors 2007, 25: 346-354. PMID: 18236213, DOI: 10.1080/08977190701838402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIGF-I transcriptsDisease progressionOvarian cancerTumor progressionEpithelial ovarian cancer patientsIGF-I mRNA expressionInsulin-like growth factorParacrine/autocrine regulationIGF-I activityEpithelial ovarian cancerIGF-I actionOvarian cancer patientsFresh tumor samplesIGF-I expressionIGF-I mRNAOvarian cancer progressionEnzyme-linked immunosorbentParacrine/autocrineTotal IGFFree IGFClinicopathologic featuresCA polymorphismCancer patientsReal-time PCRElevated risk