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Quantitative mapping of zinc fluxes in the mammalian egg reveals the origin of fertilization-induced zinc sparks by Que, Emily L., Bleher, Reiner, Duncan, Francesca E., Kong, Betty Y., Gleber, Sophie C., Vogt, Stefan, Chen, Si, Garwin, Seth A., Bayer, Amanda R., Dravid, Vinayak P., Woodruff, Teresa K., O'Halloran, Thomas V.

“…Fertilization of a mammalian egg initiates a series of ‘zinc sparks’ that are necessary to induce the egg-to-embryo transition. Despite the importance of these…”
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Genomic Fusions in Pigmented Spindle Cell Nevus of Reed by VandenBoom, Timothy, Quan, Victor L, Zhang, Bin, Garfield, Erin M, Kong, Betty Y, Isales, Maria C, Panah, Elnaz, Igartua, Catherine, Taxter, Timothy, Beaubier, Nike, White, Kevin, Gerami, Pedram

“…Recent molecular studies of spitzoid neoplasms have identified mutually exclusive kinase fusions involving ROS1, ALK, RET, BRAF, NTRK1, MET, and NTRK3 as early…”
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Distinct genomic features in a retrospective cohort of mucosal, acral, and vulvovaginal melanomas by Shi, Katherine, Zhang, Bin, Kong, Betty Y., Zhang, Yongzhan, Igartua, Catherine, Mohan, Lauren S., Quan, Victor L., Panah, Elnaz, Isales, Maria Cristina, Beaubier, Nike, Taxter, Timothy J., White, Kevin P., Zou, Lihua, Gerami, Pedram

“…Compared with sun-exposed melanomas, less is known regarding the pathogenesis of sun-protected melanomas. Sun-protected melanomas share many epidemiologic…”
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Potential impact of biologics and emerging therapies for psoriasis and atopic dermatitis on future fertility: Reassurance to patients but more data are needed by Kong, Betty Y., Immaneni, Supriya, Paller, Amy S., Xu, Shuai

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Distinct Patterns of Acral Melanoma Based on Site and Relative Sun Exposure by Haugh, Alexandra M., Zhang, Bin, Quan, Victor L., Garfield, Erin M., Bubley, Jeffrey A., Kudalkar, Emily, Verzi, Anna Elisa, Walton, Kara, VandenBoom, Timothy, Merkel, Emily A., Lee, Christina Y., Tan, Timothy, Isales, Maria Cristina, Kong, Betty Y., Wenzel, Alexander T., Bunick, Christopher G., Choi, Jaehyuk, Sosman, Jeffrey, Gerami, Pedram

“…Acral melanoma is distinct from melanoma of other cutaneous sites, yet there is considerable variation within this category. To better define this variation,…”
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Histomorphologic spectrum of germline-related and sporadic BAP1-inactivated melanocytic tumors by Garfield, Erin M., Walton, Kara E., Quan, Victor L., VandenBoom, Timothy, Zhang, Bin, Kong, Betty Y., Isales, Maria Cristina, Panah, Elnaz, Kim, Gene, Gerami, Pedram

“…BRCA1-associated protein 1 (BAP1)-inactivated melanocytic tumors (BIMTs) are often the earliest sign of the BAP1 tumor predisposition syndrome. Identification…”
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A Zinc-Dependent Mechanism Regulates Meiotic Progression in Mammalian Oocytes by BERNHARDT, Miranda L, KONG, Betty Y, KIM, Alison M, O'HALLORAN, Thomas V, WOODRUFF, Teresa K

“…Precise coordination of meiotic progression is a critical determinant of an egg's capacity to be fertilized successfully, and zinc has emerged as a key…”
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Mind the Gap: Sex Bias in Basic Skin Research by Kong, Betty Y., Haugh, Isabel M., Schlosser, Bethanee J., Getsios, Spiro, Paller, Amy S.

“…Given the recent National Institutes of Health proposal for balanced use of male and female cells and animals in preclinical studies, we explored whether sex…”
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Zinc Sparks Are Triggered by Fertilization and Facilitate Cell Cycle Resumption in Mammalian Eggs by Kim, Alison M, Bernhardt, Miranda L, Kong, Betty Y, Ahn, Richard W, Vogt, Stefan, Woodruff, Teresa K, O’Halloran, Thomas V

“…In last few hours of maturation, the mouse oocyte takes up over twenty billion zinc atoms and arrests after the first meiotic division, until fertilization or…”
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Assessment of Consumer Knowledge of New Sunscreen Labels by Kong, Betty Y, Sheu, Sarah L, Kundu, Roopal V

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The diagnostic value and histologic correlate of distinct patterns of shiny white streaks for the diagnosis of melanoma: A retrospective, case-control study by Verzi, Anna Eliza, Quan, Victor L., Walton, Kara E., Martini, Mary C., Marghoob, Ashfaq A., Garfield, Erin M., Kong, Betty Y., Isales, Maria Cristina, VandenBoom, Timothy, Zhang, Bin, West, Dennis P., Gerami, Pedram

“…Shiny white streaks (SWSs) are best visualized with polarized dermoscopy and correlate with dermal fibroplasia histopathologically. SWSs have been described at…”
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The inorganic anatomy of the mammalian preimplantation embryo and the requirement of zinc during the first mitotic divisions by Kong, Betty Y., Duncan, Francesca E., Que, Emily L., Xu, Yuanming, Vogt, Stefan, O'Halloran, Thomas V., Woodruff, Teresa K.

“…Background: Zinc is the most abundant transition metal in the mammalian oocyte, and dynamic fluxes in intracellular concentration are essential for regulating…”
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Zinc Maintains Prophase I Arrest in Mouse Oocytes Through Regulation of the MOS-MAPK Pathway by KONG, Betty Y, BERNHARDT, Miranda L, KIM, Alison M, O'HALLORAN, Thomas V, WOODRUFF, Teresa K

“…Meiosis in mammalian females is marked by two arrest points, at prophase I and metaphase II, which must be tightly regulated in order to produce a haploid…”
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Identifying gaps in consumer knowledge about sunscreen by Chao, Lucy X., Sheu, Sarah L., Kong, Betty Y., Rademaker, Alfred W., Kundu, Roopal V.

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Priapism associated with iloperidone: a case report by Rodriguez-Cabezas, Lisette A., M.D, Kong, Betty Y., Ph.D, Agarwal, Gaurava, M.D

“…Abstract Priapism is a known side effect of antipsychotics. The causal mechanism seems to be mediated through α1-adrenergic receptor blockade which many…”
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The maternal-to-zygotic transition: An asynchronous split by Kong, Betty Y., Woodruff, Teresa K.

“…The early cell cycles of preimplantation embryo development are unique in the scheme of mitotic cell proliferation as cell division is not coupled to cell…”
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Creating a Continuum of Care: Integrating Obstetricians and Gynecologists in the Care of Young Cancer Patients by KONG, BETTY Y, SKORY, ROBIN M, WOODRUFF, TERESA K

“…Cancer therapy can be lifesaving but significantly diminish female reproductive potential. This review provides an overview of the deleterious effects of…”
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Zinc Maintains Prophase I Arrest in Mouse Oocytes Through Regulation of the MOS-MAPK Pathway1 by Kong, Betty Y, Bernhardt, Miranda L, Kim, Alison M, O'Halloran, Thomas V, Woodruff, Teresa K

“…Meiosis in mammalian females is marked by two arrest points, at prophase I and metaphase II, which must be tightly regulated in order to produce a haploid…”
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A Zinc-Dependent Mechanism Regulates Meiotic Progression in Mammalian Oocytes1 by Bernhardt, Miranda L, Kong, Betty Y, Kim, Alison M, O'Halloran, Thomas V, Woodruff, Teresa K

“…Precise coordination of meiotic progression is a critical determinant of an egg's capacity to be fertilized successfully, and zinc has emerged as a key…”
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Flotillin and AP2A1/2 Promote IGF-1 Receptor Association with Clathrin and Internalization in Primary Human Keratinocytes by Dam, Duncan Hieu M., Jelsma, Sophia A., Yu, Jeong Min, Liu, Haoming, Kong, Betty, Paller, Amy S.

“…IGF-1 receptor (IGF1R) signaling promotes keratinocyte proliferation, migration, and survival. However, the mechanism of IGF1R endocytosis in normal…”
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