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An updated PREDICT breast cancer prognostication and treatment benefit prediction model with independent validation
Published in Breast cancer research : BCR (22-05-2017)“…PREDICT is a breast cancer prognostic and treatment benefit model implemented online. The overall fit of the model has been good in multiple independent case…”
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Population-based targeted sequencing of 54 candidate genes identifies PALB2 as a susceptibility gene for high-grade serous ovarian cancer
Published in Journal of medical genetics (01-05-2021)“…The known epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) susceptibility genes account for less than 50% of the heritable risk of ovarian cancer suggesting that other…”
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Subclonal phylogenetic structures in cancer revealed by ultra-deep sequencing
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (02-09-2008)“…During the clonal expansion of cancer from an ancestral cell with an initiating oncogenic mutation to symptomatic neoplasm, the occurrence of somatic mutations…”
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High throughput DNA sequence variant detection by conformation sensitive capillary electrophoresis and automated peak comparison
Published in Genomics (San Diego, Calif.) (01-03-2006)“…We report the development of a heteroduplex-based mutation detection method using multicapillary automated sequencers, known as conformation-sensitive…”
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Mechanisms for pollutant transport between the boundary layer and the free troposphere
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research (27-04-2001)“…Pollutants are longer‐lived in the free troposphere than the boundary layer, hence the transport of pollutants from the boundary layer to the free troposphere…”
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Long-term trends in the epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases in the UK: insights from the British Heart Foundation statistical compendium
Published in Cardiovascular research (27-07-2022)“…Abstract The British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) annual statistical compendium is a comprehensive source of accessible epidemiological data in relation to…”
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Germline Mutations in the BRIP1, BARD1, PALB2, and NBN Genes in Women With Ovarian Cancer
Published in JNCI : Journal of the National Cancer Institute (01-11-2015)“…Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the most lethal gynecological malignancy, responsible for 13 000 deaths per year in the United States. Risk prediction based…”
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Contribution of Germline Mutations in the RAD51B, RAD51C, and RAD51D Genes to Ovarian Cancer in the Population
Published in Journal of clinical oncology (10-09-2015)“…The aim of this study was to estimate the contribution of deleterious mutations in the RAD51B, RAD51C, and RAD51D genes to invasive epithelial ovarian cancer…”
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Rare germline genetic variation in PAX8 transcription factor binding sites and susceptibility to epithelial ovarian cancer
Published in American journal of epidemiology (27-08-2024)“…Common genetic variation throughout the genome together with rare coding variants identified to date explain about a half of the inherited genetic component of…”
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A risk prediction algorithm for ovarian cancer incorporating BRCA1, BRCA2, common alleles and other familial effects
Published in Journal of medical genetics (01-07-2015)“…Although BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations account for only ∼27% of the familial aggregation of ovarian cancer (OvC), no OvC risk prediction model currently exists…”
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The contribution of deleterious germline mutations in BRCA1, BRCA2 and the mismatch repair genes to ovarian cancer in the population
Published in Human molecular genetics (01-09-2014)“…The aim of this study was to estimate the contribution of deleterious mutations in BRCA1, BRCA2, MLH1, MSH2, MSH6 and PMS2 to invasive epithelial ovarian…”
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A genome-wide association scan (GWAS) for mean telomere length within the COGS project: identified loci show little association with hormone-related cancer risk
Published in Human molecular genetics (15-12-2013)“…Mean telomere length (TL) in blood cells is heritable and has been reported to be associated with risks of several diseases, including cancer. We conducted a…”
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Acquired mutation of the tyrosine kinase JAK2 in human myeloproliferative disorders
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Ovarian cancer familial relative risks by tumour subtypes and by known ovarian cancer genetic susceptibility variants
Published in Journal of medical genetics (01-02-2014)“…Family history is one of the most important risk factors for epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). Little is known, however, on how EOC familial relative risks…”
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X-linked protocadherin 19 mutations cause female-limited epilepsy and cognitive impairment
Published in Nature genetics (01-06-2008)“…Epilepsy and mental retardation limited to females (EFMR) is a disorder with an X-linked mode of inheritance and an unusual expression pattern. Disorders…”
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Abstract B37: Germline mutations in new susceptibility genes for non-high-grade serous ovarian cancer
Published in Clinical cancer research (01-07-2020)“…Abstract Improving risk prediction and prevention strategies through identifying new susceptibility genes for non-high-grade serous ovarian cancer (non-HGS)…”
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Lung cancer Intragenic ERBB2 kinase mutations in tumours
Published in Nature (30-09-2004)“…The protein-kinase family is the most frequently mutated gene family found in human cancer and faulty kinase enzymes are being investigated as promising…”
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Mutation analysis of 24 known cancer genes in the NCI-60 cell line set
Published in Molecular cancer therapeutics (01-11-2006)“…The panel of 60 human cancer cell lines (the NCI-60) assembled by the National Cancer Institute for anticancer drug discovery is a widely used resource. The…”
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PPM1D Mosaic Truncating Variants in Ovarian Cancer Cases May Be Treatment-Related Somatic Mutations
Published in JNCI : Journal of the National Cancer Institute (01-03-2016)“…Mosaic truncating mutations in the protein phosphatase, Mg(2+)/Mn(2+)-dependent, 1D (PPM1D) gene have recently been reported with a statistically significantly…”
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Mutations in UPF3B , a member of the nonsense-mediated mRNA decay complex, cause syndromic and nonsyndromic mental retardation
Published in Nature genetics (01-09-2007)“…Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) is of universal biological significance. It has emerged as an important global RNA, DNA and translation regulatory pathway…”
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