2021
Examining the effect of obesity-associated gene variants on breast cancer survivors in a randomized weight loss intervention
Nguyen T, Irwin ML, Dewan AT, Cartmel B, Harrigan M, Ferrucci LM, Sanft T, Li F, Lu L, Salinas YD. Examining the effect of obesity-associated gene variants on breast cancer survivors in a randomized weight loss intervention. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2021, 187: 487-497. PMID: 33677781, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-021-06151-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTOBody Mass IndexBreast NeoplasmsCancer SurvivorsFemaleGenotypeHumansObesityPolymorphism, Single NucleotideWeight LossConceptsBreast cancer survivorsUsual care groupWeight loss interventionCancer survivorsLoss interventionCare groupFTO rs9939609Percent body fat changesWeight lossMeaningful weight lossBody fat changesBody mass indexObesity-associated gene FTOObesity-associated gene variantsPercent body fatGreater weight lossLifestyle interventionMass indexTreatment armsIntervention groupBreast cancerBody fatFat changesPurposeOur studyHealthy eatingInterplay between RNA Methylation Eraser FTO and Writer METTL3 in Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma Patient Survival
Zhao J, Lu L. Interplay between RNA Methylation Eraser FTO and Writer METTL3 in Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma Patient Survival. Recent Patents On Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery 2021, 16: 363-376. PMID: 33563180, DOI: 10.2174/1574892816666210204125155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAlpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTOCarcinoma, Renal CellDNA MethylationFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateKidney NeoplasmsMaleMethyltransferasesMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRNA, MessengerSurvival RateConceptsMETTL3 mRNASurvival analysisFTO mRNAKaplan-Meier survival curvesAdjusted hazard ratioMultivariate Cox regressionRenal clear cell carcinomaClear cell carcinomaInflammation-related genesPotential prognostic markerM6A methyltransferase METTL3Upregulation of FTOHazard ratioCox regressionPatient survivalPrognostic valueCell carcinomaPrognostic markerSuperior survivalImmune responseMETTL3 expressionDifferential expressionClinical relevanceLower DNA methylationSurvival curves
2020
Gene Alterations of N6‐Methyladenosine (m6A) Regulators in Colorectal Cancer: A TCGA Database Study
Zhang Q, Cai Y, Kurbatov V, Khan SA, Lu L, Zhang Y, Johnson CH. Gene Alterations of N6‐Methyladenosine (m6A) Regulators in Colorectal Cancer: A TCGA Database Study. BioMed Research International 2020, 2020: 8826456. PMID: 33415160, PMCID: PMC7769650, DOI: 10.1155/2020/8826456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosineAgedAlpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTOColorectal NeoplasmsDatabases, GeneticDisease-Free SurvivalDNA Copy Number VariationsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenes, NeoplasmHumansMaleMultivariate AnalysisMutationNerve Tissue ProteinsPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRNA Splicing FactorsRNA, MessengerConceptsDisease-free survivalImmune cell infiltrationM6A regulatorsCRC patientsCRC casesCell infiltrationMRNA expressionWorse overall survivalN6-methyladenosine regulatorsMicrosatellite instability statusMessenger RNA expressionCancer Genome AtlasOverall survivalColorectal cancerCRC tissuesDatabase studyImmune functionInstability statusColon tissuesRole of m6AGene alterationsRNA expressionCRCGenome AtlasGenetic mutations