2024
Mechanistically based blood proteomic markers in the TGF-β pathway stratify risk of hepatocellular cancer in patients with cirrhosis.
Xiang X, Bhowmick K, Shetty K, Ohshiro K, Yang X, Wong L, Yu H, Latham P, Satapathy S, Brennan C, Dima R, Chambwe N, Sharifova G, Cacaj F, John S, Crawford J, Huang H, Dasarathy S, Krainer A, He A, Amdur R, Mishra L. Mechanistically based blood proteomic markers in the TGF-β pathway stratify risk of hepatocellular cancer in patients with cirrhosis. Genes & Cancer 2024, 15: 1-14. PMID: 38323119, PMCID: PMC10843195, DOI: 10.18632/genesandcancer.234.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHepatocellular carcinomaPyruvate kinase M2TGF-bPresence of hepatocellular carcinomaEarly detection of HCCRisk of hepatocellular cancerDetection of hepatocellular carcinomaAdvanced incurable stageRisk-stratifying biomarkersTGF-B pathwayAssociated with hepatocellular carcinomaProteomic markersEarly detectionBiologically relevant markersIncurable stageBlood-based biomarkersHepatocellular cancerRisk stratificationStratify riskNon-HCCClinical variablesBlood levelsLiver diseaseAnimal modelsBiological role
1999
Do insulin-like growth factors mediate the effect of alcohol on breast cancer risk?
Yu H, Berkel J. Do insulin-like growth factors mediate the effect of alcohol on breast cancer risk? Medical Hypotheses 1999, 52: 491-496. PMID: 10459827, DOI: 10.1054/mehy.1998.0828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-like growth factorBreast cancer riskBreast cancerEffects of alcoholIGF productionCancer riskElevated insulin-like growth factorHeavy drinkersGrowth factorDose-response relationshipHeavy alcohol usersAlcohol intakeEpidemiologic studiesHigh riskModerate drinkersAlcohol consumptionModerate consumptionAlcohol usersCancerDrinkersRiskModest increaseBiological mechanismsAssociationBiological role