2012
Association of large noncoding RNA HOTAIR expression and its downstream intergenic CpG island methylation with survival in breast cancer
Lu L, Zhu G, Zhang C, Deng Q, Katsaros D, Mayne ST, Risch HA, Mu L, Canuto EM, Gregori G, Benedetto C, Yu H. Association of large noncoding RNA HOTAIR expression and its downstream intergenic CpG island methylation with survival in breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2012, 136: 875-883. PMID: 23124417, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-012-2314-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary breast cancerBreast cancerHOTAIR expressionPathologic featuresCox proportional hazards regression modelProportional hazards regression modelsLow HOTAIR expressionUnfavorable disease characteristicsHazards regression modelsIndependent prognostic markerHigh HOTAIR expressionBreast cancer progressionQuantitative RT-PCRPatient survivalDisease characteristicsMethylation-specific PCRPrognostic markerLower riskSignificant associationRNA HOTAIRCancerCancer progressionBiologic relevanceRT-PCRDNA methylation
2010
Let-7a regulation of insulin-like growth factors in breast cancer
Lu L, Katsaros D, Zhu Y, Hoffman A, Luca S, Marion CE, Mu L, Risch H, Yu H. Let-7a regulation of insulin-like growth factors in breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2010, 126: 687-694. PMID: 20848182, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-010-1168-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIGF expressionBreast cancerOvarian cancerInsulin-like growth factorDisease-free survivalCancer cellsAction of IGFBreast cancer patientsExpression of IGFHigh-grade tumorsIGF-II expressionPR-negative cancerLet-7aQuantitative methylation-specific PCRBreast cancer samplesOverall survivalFavorable prognosisPatient survivalCancer patientsGrade tumorsIGF mRNAsMethylation-specific PCRDisease featuresCancerCancer samples
1998
Hormonal Etiology of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer, With a Hypothesis Concerning the Role of Androgens and Progesterone
Risch HA. Hormonal Etiology of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer, With a Hypothesis Concerning the Role of Androgens and Progesterone. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 1998, 90: 1774-1786. PMID: 9839517, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/90.23.1774.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancerIncessant ovulationOvarian epithelial cellsOvarian inclusion cystsEpithelial cellsRole of androgensGonadotropin hypothesisGonadotropin secretionGonadotropin stimulationHormonal etiologyColorectal cancerCancer deathInclusion cystsAndrogenic stimulationFrequent causeCancerGermline mutationsProgesterone stimulationHormonal stimulationOvulationStimulationAdditional major factorAndrogensProgesterone