Search Results - "Al‐Kuraya, Khawla S."
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Telomerase reverse transcriptase mutations are independent predictor of disease‐free survival in Middle Eastern papillary thyroid cancer
Published in International journal of cancer (15-05-2018)“…Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common type of thyroid cancer. Tumor recurrence occurs in ∼20% of PTCs and some reach advanced stages. Promoter…”
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PLK1 and FoxM1 expressions positively correlate in papillary thyroid carcinoma and their combined inhibition results in synergistic anti‐tumor effects
Published in Molecular oncology (01-03-2024)“…Polo‐like kinase 1 (PLK1; also known as serine/threonine‐protein kinase PLK1) serves as a central player in cell proliferation, exerting critical regulatory…”
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PALB2 germline mutations in a large cohort of Middle Eastern breast-ovarian cancer patients
Published in Scientific reports (11-05-2023)“…The PALB2 gene is a breast cancer (BC) and ovarian cancer (OC) predisposition gene involved in the homologous recombination repair pathway. However, the…”
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Cyclooxygenase‐2 inhibition inhibits PI3K/AKT kinase activity in epithelial ovarian cancer
Published in International journal of cancer (15-01-2010)“…Cyclooxygenase‐2 (COX‐2) expression contributes to tumor growth and invasion in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). COX‐2 inhibitors exhibit important…”
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Overexpression of the pro‐protein convertase furin predicts prognosis and promotes papillary thyroid carcinoma progression and metastasis through RAF/MEK signaling
Published in Molecular oncology (01-07-2023)“…Furin belongs to the pro‐protein convertases (PCs) family and its aberrant expression has been documented in various types of cancers; however, its role in…”
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Prevalence, spectrum, and founder effect of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in epithelial ovarian cancer from the Middle East
Published in Human mutation (01-06-2019)“…Germline mutations in breast cancer susceptibility gene 1 and 2 have previously been estimated to contribute to 13–18% of all epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC)…”
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Tumor size is an independent negative prognostic factor for event free survival in children with differentiated thyroid cancer
Published in Frontiers in endocrinology (Lausanne) (25-08-2022)“…BackgroundThe incidence of pediatric differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) is increasing. Despite the advanced disease at presentation, the overall prognosis…”
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Prognostic significance of alterations in KRAS isoforms KRAS-4A/4B and KRAS mutations in colorectal carcinoma
Published in The Journal of pathology (01-12-2009)“…Somatic KRAS mutation is an early well-known event in colorectal carcinogenesis but a complete understanding of RAS function and dysfunction in colorectal…”
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Frequent PIK3CA gene amplification and its clinical significance in colorectal cancer
Published in The Journal of pathology (01-11-2009)“…Using a DNA microarray approach to screen for gene copy number changes in 20 colorectal (CR) carcinoma samples and filtering for high-level DNA copy number…”
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Genetic heterogeneity and evolutionary history of high-grade ovarian carcinoma and matched distant metastases
Published in British journal of cancer (01-04-2020)“…Background High-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) is the most frequent type of ovarian carcinoma, associated with poor clinical outcome and metastatic…”
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POLE and POLD1 germline exonuclease domain pathogenic variants, a rare event in colorectal cancer from the Middle East
Published in Molecular genetics & genomic medicine (01-08-2020)“…Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality related to cancer. Only ~5% of all CRCs occur as a result of pathogenic…”
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Differential expression of PD-L1 between primary and metastatic epithelial ovarian cancer and its clinico-pathological correlation
Published in Scientific reports (12-02-2021)“…Ovarian cancer (OC) is one of the most common gynecologic cancer, which has the worst prognosis and highest mortality rate. The lack of curative treatment and…”
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Identification of novel BRCA founder mutations in Middle Eastern breast cancer patients using capture and Sanger sequencing analysis
Published in International journal of cancer (01-09-2016)“…Ethnic differences of breast cancer genomics have prompted us to investigate the spectra of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in different populations. The prevalence…”
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Identification and characterization of ATM founder mutation in BRCA-negative breast cancer patients of Arab ethnicity
Published in Scientific reports (27-11-2023)“…Breast cancer (BC) is the most prevalent malignancy among women worldwide with germline pathogenic variants/likely pathogenic variants (PVs/LPVs) in BRCA1/2…”
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Cross-talk between NFkB and the PI3-kinase/AKT pathway can be targeted in primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) cell lines for efficient apoptosis
Published in PloS one (29-06-2012)“…A number of constitutively activated signaling pathways play critical roles in the survival and growth of primary effusion lymphoma cells (PELs) including NFkB…”
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Loss of CDH16 expression is a strong independent predictor for lymph node metastasis in Middle Eastern papillary thyroid cancer
Published in Scientific reports (29-10-2023)“…Papillary Thyroid Cancer (PTC) is the most common type of thyroid cancer. The membrane-associated glycoprotein cadherin-16 (CDH16) plays a significant role in…”
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Genomic Profiling of Thyroid Cancer Reveals a Role for Thyroglobulin in Metastasis
Published in American journal of human genetics (02-06-2016)“…Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) has a wide geographic variation in incidence; it is most common in Saudi Arabia, where it is only second to breast cancer as…”
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Genome-Wide Expression Analysis of Middle Eastern Colorectal Cancer Reveals FOXM1 as a Novel Target for Cancer Therapy
Published in The American journal of pathology (01-02-2011)“…To identify genes potentially playing an important role in the progression of colorectal carcinoma (CRC), we screened global gene expression using cDNA…”
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XIAP over-expression is an independent poor prognostic marker in Middle Eastern breast cancer and can be targeted to induce efficient apoptosis
Published in BMC cancer (11-09-2017)“…Breast cancer is the most common cancer in females and is ranked second in cancer-related deaths all over the world in women. Despite improvement in diagnosis,…”
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Loss of ZNF677 Expression Is an Independent Predictor for Distant Metastasis in Middle Eastern Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Patients
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (01-08-2021)“…Thyroid cancer incidence has increased in recent decades. Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common type of thyroid cancer. Approximately 30% of PTC…”
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