2010
Let-7a regulation of insulin-like growth factors in breast cancer
Lu L, Katsaros D, Zhu Y, Hoffman A, Luca S, Marion CE, Mu L, Risch H, Yu H. Let-7a regulation of insulin-like growth factors in breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2010, 126: 687-694. PMID: 20848182, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-010-1168-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIGF expressionBreast cancerOvarian cancerInsulin-like growth factorDisease-free survivalCancer cellsAction of IGFBreast cancer patientsExpression of IGFHigh-grade tumorsIGF-II expressionPR-negative cancerLet-7aQuantitative methylation-specific PCRBreast cancer samplesOverall survivalFavorable prognosisPatient survivalCancer patientsGrade tumorsIGF mRNAsMethylation-specific PCRDisease featuresCancerCancer samplesABO Blood Group, Helicobacter pylori Seropositivity, and Risk of Pancreatic Cancer: A Case–Control Study
Risch HA, Yu H, Lu L, Kidd MS. ABO Blood Group, Helicobacter pylori Seropositivity, and Risk of Pancreatic Cancer: A Case–Control Study. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2010, 102: 502-505. PMID: 20181960, PMCID: PMC2902822, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djq007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsABO Blood-Group SystemAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, BacterialAntigens, BacterialBacterial ProteinsCase-Control StudiesConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicConnecticutEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleHelicobacter InfectionsHelicobacter pyloriHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioPancreatic NeoplasmsConceptsNon-O blood typeH pylori seropositivityCase-control studyPancreatic cancerPylori seropositivityABO blood groupEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayBlood typeBlood groupPopulation-based case-control studyNon-O blood groupControl subjects frequencyH pylori colonizationVirulence protein CagAHelicobacter pylori seropositivityPancreatic cancer riskO blood typeRandom digit dialingCagA seropositivityCase patientsH pyloriControl subjectsRisk factorsPylori colonizationCancer risk
2008
TGF-β1 genotype and phenotype in breast cancer and their associations with IGFs and patient survival
Mu L, Katsaros D, Lu L, Preti M, Durando A, Arisio R, Yu H. TGF-β1 genotype and phenotype in breast cancer and their associations with IGFs and patient survival. British Journal Of Cancer 2008, 99: 1357-1363. PMID: 18827819, PMCID: PMC2570529, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher TGF-β1TGF-β1 genotypesTGF-β1T genotypeHazard ratioBreast cancerBreast tumorsProportional hazards regression analysisLower TGF-β1Early-stage diseaseHazards regression analysisBreast cancer patientsLate-stage diseaseShorter overall survivalFresh tumor samplesTGF-β1 concentrationsBreast cancer progressionClinical characteristicsIGFBP-3Overall survivalDisease recurrenceReceptor statusPatient survivalSurvival outcomesDisease stage