Search Results - "Zheng, Yonglan"
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Whole-genome analysis of Nigerian patients with breast cancer reveals ethnic-driven somatic evolution and distinct genomic subtypes
Published in Nature communications (26-11-2021)“…Black women across the African diaspora experience more aggressive breast cancer with higher mortality rates than white women of European ancestry. Although…”
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Detection of germline variants in Brazilian breast cancer patients using multigene panel testing
Published in Scientific reports (09-03-2022)“…Genetic diversity of germline variants in breast cancer (BC) predisposition genes is unexplored in miscegenated populations, such those living in Latin…”
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Whole-exome and targeted gene sequencing of gallbladder carcinoma identifies recurrent mutations in the ErbB pathway
Published in Nature genetics (01-08-2014)“…Yingbin Liu, Yun Liu, Hui Wang and colleagues perform whole-exome and targeted gene sequencing of gallbladder carcinoma. They identify recurrent somatic…”
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Common variants on chromosome 6p22.1 are associated with schizophrenia
Published in Nature (London) (06-08-2009)“…Schizophrenia, a devastating psychiatric disorder, has a prevalence of 0.5-1%, with high heritability (80-85%) and complex transmission. Recent studies…”
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Racial disparities in survival outcomes among breast cancer patients by molecular subtypes
Published in Breast cancer research and treatment (01-02-2021)“…Purpose Differences in tumor biology, genomic architecture, and health care delivery patterns contribute to the breast cancer mortality gap between White and…”
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Subtype-specific expression of MELK is partly due to copy number alterations in breast cancer
Published in PloS one (24-06-2022)“…Maternal embryonic leucine-zipper kinase (MELK) regulates cell cycle progression and is highly expressed in many cancers. The molecular mechanism of MELK…”
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Population-dependent Intron Retention and DNA Methylation in Breast Cancer
Published in Molecular cancer research (01-03-2018)“…Regulation of gene expression by DNA methylation in gene promoter regions is well studied; however, the effects of methylation in the gene body (exons and…”
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LncRNA BLAT1 is Upregulated in Basal-like Breast Cancer through Epigenetic Modifications
Published in Scientific reports (22-10-2018)“…Long-noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been shown to participate in oncogenesis across a variety of cancers and may represent novel therapeutic targets. However,…”
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Genetic and Epigenetic Regulation of TOX3 Expression in Breast Cancer
Published in PloS one (02-11-2016)“…Genome wide association studies (GWAS) have identified low penetrance and high frequency single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that contribute to genetic…”
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Radiogenomics of breast cancer using dynamic contrast enhanced MRI and gene expression profiling
Published in Cancer imaging (15-07-2019)“…Imaging techniques can provide information about the tumor non-invasively and have been shown to provide information about the underlying genetic makeup…”
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Molecular profiling of a real-world breast cancer cohort with genetically inferred ancestries reveals actionable tumor biology differences between European ancestry and African ancestry patient populations
Published in Breast cancer research : BCR (25-05-2023)“…Endocrine-resistant HR+/HER2- breast cancer (BC) and triple-negative BC (TNBC) are of interest for molecularly informed treatment due to their aggressive…”
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Hypermethylation of the CpG-island near the C9orf72 G₄C₂-repeat expansion in FTLD patients
Published in Human molecular genetics (01-11-2014)“…The G₄C₂-repeat expansion in C9orf72 is a common cause of frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). C9orf72…”
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High prevalence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in unselected Nigerian breast cancer patients
Published in International journal of cancer (01-09-2012)“…Inherited mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are the strongest genetic predictors of breast cancer and are the primary causes of familial breast/ovarian…”
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Mutational spectrum of breast cancer susceptibility genes among women ascertained in a cancer risk clinic in Northeast Brazil
Published in Breast cancer research and treatment (01-06-2022)“…Purpose There is a paucity of data on the spectrum and prevalence of pathogenic variants among women of African ancestry in the Northeast region of Brazil…”
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Association of Pancreatic Cancer Susceptibility Variants with Risk of Breast Cancer in Women of European and African Ancestry
Published in Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention (01-01-2018)“…Pancreatic cancer mutation signatures closely resemble breast cancer, suggesting that both cancers may have common predisposition mechanisms that may include…”
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Novel germline PALB2 truncating mutations in African American breast cancer patients
Published in Cancer (01-03-2012)“…BACKGROUND: It has been demonstrated that the partner and localizer of breast cancer 2 (PALB2) acts as a bridging molecule between the breast cancer 1 (BRCA1)…”
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Molecular Subtype-Specific Expression of MicroRNA-29c in Breast Cancer Is Associated with CpG Dinucleotide Methylation of the Promoter
Published in PloS one (05-11-2015)“…Basal-like breast cancer is a molecularly distinct subtype of breast cancer that is highly aggressive and has a poor prognosis. MicroRNA-29c (miR-29c) has been…”
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Characterizing Genetic Susceptibility to Breast Cancer in Women of African Ancestry
Published in Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention (01-07-2017)“…Genome-wide association studies have identified approximately 100 common genetic variants associated with breast cancer risk, the majority of which were…”
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Screening RAD51C nucleotide alterations in patients with a family history of breast and ovarian cancer
Published in Breast cancer research and treatment (01-12-2010)“…It has been reported that one biallelic missense mutation in the RAD51C gene was found in a Fanconi anemia-like disorder and six monoallelic pathogenic…”
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Recurrent BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in breast cancer patients of African ancestry
Published in Breast cancer research and treatment (01-07-2012)“…Recurrent mutations constituted nearly three quarters of all BRCA1 mutations and almost half of all BRCA2 mutations identified in the first cohort of the…”
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