2016
Long non-coding RNAs, ASAP1-IT1, FAM215A, and LINC00472, in epithelial ovarian cancer
Fu Y, Biglia N, Wang Z, Shen Y, Risch HA, Lu L, Canuto EM, Jia W, Katsaros D, Yu H. Long non-coding RNAs, ASAP1-IT1, FAM215A, and LINC00472, in epithelial ovarian cancer. Gynecologic Oncology 2016, 143: 642-649. PMID: 27667152, PMCID: PMC5507336, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2016.09.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdenocarcinoma, Clear CellAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, EndometrioidCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingNeoplasms, Cystic, Mucinous, and SerousNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialOvarian NeoplasmsPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, Long NoncodingYoung AdultConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancerStage diseasePatient survivalGrade tumorsASAP1-IT1Survival associationsLong non-coding RNAsCox proportional hazards regression modelPrimary epithelial ovarian cancerProportional hazards regression modelsTumor samplesFresh frozen tumor samplesHigh expressionEarly-stage diseaseFavorable overall survivalLate-stage diseaseHazards regression modelsLow-grade tumorsHigh-grade tumorsOvarian cancer progressionNon-coding RNAsImportant biological actionsOverall survivalPoor prognosis
2012
Frequency of mutations in mismatch repair genes in a population-based study of women with ovarian cancer
Pal T, Akbari MR, Sun P, Lee JH, Fulp J, Thompson Z, Coppola D, Nicosia S, Sellers TA, McLaughlin J, Risch HA, Rosen B, Shaw P, Schildkraut J, Narod SA. Frequency of mutations in mismatch repair genes in a population-based study of women with ovarian cancer. British Journal Of Cancer 2012, 107: 1783-1790. PMID: 23047549, PMCID: PMC3493867, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2012.452.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialColorectal NeoplasmsColorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary NonpolyposisDNA Mismatch RepairDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleHumansMiddle AgedMutationMutL Protein Homolog 1MutS Homolog 2 ProteinNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNuclear ProteinsOvarian NeoplasmsConceptsHereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancerPopulation-based studyEpithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancerNon-polyposis colorectal cancerNon-serous histologyPathogenic mutation carriersMismatch repair gene mutationsGene mutationsOvarian cancer patientsHNPCC genesPopulation-based sampleRepair gene mutationsMismatch repair genesFamily history informationPathogenic missense variantsColorectal cancerMean ageCancer patientsMSH6 mutationsTreatment decisionsMutation carriersFrequency of mutationsPathogenic variantsCancer
2008
Ovarian cancer risk is associated with a common variant in the promoter sequence of the mismatch repair gene MLH1
Harley I, Rosen B, Risch HA, Siminovitch K, Beiner ME, McLaughlin J, Sun P, Narod SA. Ovarian cancer risk is associated with a common variant in the promoter sequence of the mismatch repair gene MLH1. Gynecologic Oncology 2008, 109: 384-387. PMID: 18405947, PMCID: PMC3060029, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2007.11.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHereditary non-polyposis colon cancer syndromeInvasive ovarian cancerOvarian cancerMLH1 genePolymorphic variantsOvarian cancer riskColon cancer syndromesMismatch repair genes MLH1Endometrial cancerClear cellsCancer riskCardinal featuresCancer syndromesCancerGenes MLH1Proportion of familiesSignificant riskSyndromeColonCommon variantsRiskEthnic groupsPredisposesHistologyVariants