2017
Correlation between germline mutations in MMR genes and microsatellite instability in ovarian cancer specimens
Akbari MR, Zhang S, Cragun D, Lee JH, Coppola D, McLaughlin J, Risch HA, Rosen B, Shaw P, Sellers TA, Schildkraut J, Narod SA, Pal T. Correlation between germline mutations in MMR genes and microsatellite instability in ovarian cancer specimens. Familial Cancer 2017, 16: 351-355. PMID: 28176205, DOI: 10.1007/s10689-017-9973-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancer specimensOvarian cancerCancer specimensMicrosatellite instabilityGermline mutationsMMR mutationsMSI testingGermline MMR gene mutationsMMR genesPathogenic MMR mutationsMalignant ovarian cancerMMR gene mutationsPositive predictive valueMismatch repair genesMSI-positive cancersLynch syndromeMore microsatellite markersUnselected casesPredictive valuePatientsCancerPotential patientsGermline DNAGene mutationsWomen
2015
Survival in women with ovarian cancer with and without microsatellite instability.
Segev Y, Zhang S, Akbari MR, Sun P, Sellers TA, McLaughlin J, Risch HA, Rosen B, Shaw P, Schildkraut J, Narod SA, Pal T. Survival in women with ovarian cancer with and without microsatellite instability. European Journal Of Gynaecological Oncology 2015, 36: 681-4. PMID: 26775351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPresence of MSIEpithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancerMicrosatellite instabilityPrognostic factorsMSI statusNational Cancer Institute criteriaSpecific prognostic factorsPopulation-based studyOvarian cancer patientsHazard ratioPathologic featuresCancer patientsSubgroup analysisDefective mismatch repairSurvival differencesMulti-variate analysisCancerTumor samplesMSI markersSignificant differencesPatientsSurvivalWomenMismatch repair