Search Results - "APPREY, VICTOR"

Sex differences in saliva-based DNA methylation changes and environmental stressor in young African American adults by Saadatmand, Forough, Abbas, Muneer, Apprey, Victor, Tailor, Krishma, Kwabi-Addo, Bernard

“…Low socioeconomic status neighborhood exposure to stress and violence may be sources of negative stimuli that poses significant health risks for children,…”
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Modeling clustered binary data with excess zero clusters by Kwagyan, John, Apprey, Victor

“…We establish a zero-inflated (random-effects) logistic-Gaussian model for clustered binary data in which members of clusters in one latent class have a zero…”
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Correlating blood-based DNA methylation markers and prostate cancer risk in African-American men by Moses-Fynn, Emmanuel, Tang, Wei, Beyene, Desta, Apprey, Victor, Copeland, Robert, Kanaan, Yasmine, Kwabi-Addo, Bernard

“…The objective of this work was to investigate the clinical significance of promoter gene DNA methylation changes in whole blood from African-American (AA) men…”
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A panel of miRNAs as prognostic markers for African-American patients with triple negative breast cancer by Turkistani, Safaa, Sugita, Bruna M, Fadda, Paolo, Marchi, Rafael, Afsari, Ali, Naab, Tammey, Apprey, Victor, Copeland, Jr, Robert L, Campbell, Michael C, Cavalli, Luciane R, Kanaan, Yasmine

“…To investigate the global expression profile of miRNAs, their impact on cellular signaling pathways, and their association with poor prognostic parameters in…”
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Significant Quantitative Differences in Orexin Neuronal Activation After Pain Assessments in an Animal Model of Sickle Cell Disease by Richardson, Kimberlei, Sweatt, Nia, Tran, Huy, Apprey, Victor, Uthayathas, Subramaniam, Taylor, Robert, Gupta, Kalpna

“…Sickle cell disease is a hemoglobinopathy that causes sickling of red blood cells, resulting in vessel blockage, stroke, anemia, inflammation, and extreme…”
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A Correlated Binary Model for Ignorable Missing Data: Application to Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Data by Erebholo, Francis, Apprey, Victor, Bezandry, Paul, Kwagyan, John

“…Incomplete data are common phenomenon in research that adopts the longitudinal design approach. If incomplete observations are present in the longitudinal data…”
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Fluorescence measurements of the labile iron pool of sickle erythrocytes by Darbari, Deepika, Loyevsky, Mark, Gordeuk, Victor, Kark, John A., Castro, Oswaldo, Rana, Sohail, Apprey, Victor, Kurantsin-Mills, Joseph

“…Sickle erythrocytes have increased ferritin and increased molecular iron on the inner membrane leaflet, and we postulated that cytosolic labile iron is also…”
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An extension of the weighted dissimilarity test to association study in families by AO YUAN, QINGQI YUE, APPREY, Victor, BONNEY, George

“…Association studies for complex diseases based on pedigree haplotype or genotype data have received increasing attention in the last few years. The similarity…”
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Vitamin D receptor polymorphisms and associated miRNAs in the development of breast cancer in African American women by Aloufi, Abrar, Aubee, Joseph, Vargas, Kevin Monsalve, Apprey, Victor, Thompson, Karl, Copeland, Robert, Kanaan, Yasmine, Ricks-Santi, Luisel, Brim, Hassan, Abbas, Muneer

“…•Insilico tools are used to identify SNPs impacting VDR and miRNA binding.•Genotyping reveals 2 SNPs linked to increased BCa risk.•VDR SNPs influence miRNA…”
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Association of Genetic Ancestry With DNA Methylation Changes in Prostate Cancer Disparity by APPREY, VICTOR, WANG, SONGPING, TANG, WEI, KITTLES, RICK A., SOUTHERLAND, WILLIAM M., ITTMANN, MICHAEL, KWABI-ADDO, BERNARD

“…Background: We hypothesized that ancestry-mediated methylated DNA changes may drive racial and ethnic disparity in prostate cancer (PCa). To test this…”
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Abstract 3327: Correlating blood-based DNA methylation markers and prostate cancer risk factors in African-American men by Kwabi-Addo, Bernard, Moses-Fynn, Emmauel, Tang, Wei, Beyene, Desta, Apprey, Victor, Kanaan, Yasmine

“…Abstract Background: Detection of prostate cancer at an early stage is key for successful treatment and improvement of outcome. However, the limitations of PSA…”
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Genetic Polymorphisms in IL-10 Promoter Are Associated With Smoking and Prostate Cancer Risk in African Americans by Abbas, Muneer, Mason, Tshela, Ibad, Aliza, Khraiwesh, Mozna, Apprey, Victor, Kanaan, Yasmine, Wilson, Bradford, Dunston, Georgia, Ricks-Santi, Luisel, Brim, Hassan

“…Even though prostate cancer (PCa) has good prognosis, there is a discrepancy in the risk among ethnic groups, with high morbidity in African American men…”
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A Correlated Binary Model for Ignorable Missing Data: Application to Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Data by Erebholo, Francis, Apprey, Victor, Bezandry, Paul, Kwagyan, John

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Identification of Differentially Methylated Genes in Normal Prostate Tissues from African American and Caucasian Men by KWABI-ADDO, Bernard, SONGPING WANG, ITTMANN, Michael, CHUNG, Woonbok, JELINEK, Jaroslav, PATIERNO, Steven R, WANG, Bi-Dar, ANDRAWIS, Ramez, LEE, Norman H, APPREY, Victor, ISSA, Jean-Pierre

“…Aberrant DNA methylation changes are common somatic alterations in prostate carcinogenesis. We examined the methylation status of six genes in prostate tissue…”
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Abstract B16: IL-10 promoter polymorphisms are associated with prostate cancer risk in African Americans by Abbas, Muneer M., Mason, Tshela, Ricks-Santi, Luisel, Apprey, Victor, Kittles, Rick, Ahaghotu, Chiledum, Dunston, Georgia

“…Abstract Background: African American men have the highest rates of prostate cancer (PCa) worldwide and immunogenetic studies suggest emerging evidence that…”
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Differential expression of Annexin 2, SPINK1, and Hsp60 predict progression of prostate cancer through bifurcated WHO Gleason score categories in African American men by Beyene, Desta A., Naab, Tammey J., Kanarek, Norma F., Apprey, Victor, Esnakula, Ashwini, Khan, Farahan A., Blackman, Marc R., Brown, Collis A., Hudson, Tamaro S.

“…Background Although studies have observed several markers correlate with progression of prostate cancer (PCa), no specific markers have been identified that…”
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The Association Between the Genetic VDR SNP c.907+75C>T and Prostate Cancer Risk Is Modified by Tanning Potential by BEYENE, DESTA A, DAREMIPOURAN, MOHAMMAD R., APPREY, VICTOR, NAAB, TAMMEY, KASSIM, OLAKUNLE O., COPELAND, ROBERT L., KANAAN, YASMINE M.

“…Background: Prostate cancer (PCa) is a multifactorial disease involving complex interactions between genetic and physiological/environmental factors. Vitamin D…”
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The Association of a Novel Identified VDR SNP With Prostate Cancer in African American Men by Daremipouran, Mohammad R, Beyene, Desta, Apprey, Victor, Naab, Tammey J, Kassim, Olakunle O, Copeland, Jr, Robert L, Kanaan, Yasmine M

“…Vitamin D receptor (VDR) is present in numerous cellular pathways and it has been suggested that VDR genetic variants influence individual susceptibility to…”
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Linkage Disequilibrium and Haplotype Analysis of COX-2 and Risk of Colorectal Adenoma Development by Kwagyan, John, Apprey, Victor, Ashktorab, Hassan

“…Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the promoter and untranslated region of cyclooxygenase (COX)‐2, an inducible enzyme responsible for the synthesis of…”
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DHPLC Elution Patterns of VDR PCR Products Can Predict Prostate Cancer Susceptibility in African American Men by Copeland, Robert L, Beyene, Desta, Apprey, Victor, Daremipouran, Mohammad R, Naab, Tammey J, Kassim, Olakunle O, Kanaan, Yasmine M

“…Denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) is a technique that is used to detect mutations. The aim of the present study was to determine…”
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