2022
Simplified and more sensitive criteria for identifying individuals with pathogenic CDH1 variants
Lerner BA, Xicola RM, Rodriguez NJ, Karam R, Llor X. Simplified and more sensitive criteria for identifying individuals with pathogenic CDH1 variants. Journal Of Medical Genetics 2022, 60: 36-40. PMID: 35078942, PMCID: PMC9661780, DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2021-108169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternational Gastric Cancer Linkage ConsortiumHereditary diffuse gastric cancerPercentage of subjectsGastric cancerMutation carriersPathogenic variantsMultigene panel testingPathogenic CDH1 variantsAutosomal dominant syndromeDiffuse gastric cancerClinical criteriaConsecutive casesMedical historyPathology reportsCDH1 variantsPanel testingGenetic testingCancer pathology reportsCancerPathology
2021
Dickkopf-2 regulates the stem cell marker LGR5 in colorectal cancer via HNF4α1
Shin JH, Jeong J, Choi J, Lim J, Dinesh RK, Braverman J, Hong JY, Maher SE, Vesely M, Kim W, Koo JH, Tang W, Wu D, Blackburn HN, Xicola RM, Llor X, Yilmaz O, Choi JM, Bothwell ALM. Dickkopf-2 regulates the stem cell marker LGR5 in colorectal cancer via HNF4α1. IScience 2021, 24: 102411. PMID: 33997693, PMCID: PMC8099562, DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102411.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchColorectal cancerDickkopf-2Colitis-associated cancerColorectal cancer stemnessStem cell marker Lgr5Colonic epithelial cellsAggressive progressionCancer stemnessLGR5 expressionColonic organoidsCancerEpithelial cellsCell marker genesStem cell marker genesSignificant increaseGenetic depletionWnt ligandsStem cellsProgressionLgr5StemnessCellsExpressionSequential mutationsMutations
2014
Excess of Proximal Microsatellite-Stable Colorectal Cancer in African Americans from a Multiethnic Study
Xicola RM, Gagnon M, Clark JR, Carroll T, Gao W, Fernandez C, Mijic D, Rawson JB, Janoski A, Pusatcioglu CK, Rajaram P, Gluskin AB, Regan M, Chaudhry V, Abcarian H, Blumetti J, Cintron J, Melson J, Xie H, Guzman G, Emmadi R, Alagiozian-Angelova V, Kupfer SS, Braunschweig C, Ellis NA, Llor X. Excess of Proximal Microsatellite-Stable Colorectal Cancer in African Americans from a Multiethnic Study. Clinical Cancer Research 2014, 20: 4962-4970. PMID: 25013126, PMCID: PMC4167473, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-14-0353.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProximal colorectal cancerColorectal cancerMicrosatellite instabilityLymphocytic infiltrateKRAS mutationsAfrican AmericansMicrosatellite stable colorectal cancerDistal colorectal cancerFisher's exact testMicrosatellite stable tumorsMann-Whitney U testYoung African AmericansMedian ageAA patientsHigher BMICancer disparitiesChicago HospitalsStable tumorsAge 50High incidenceMultiethnic StudyExact testYounger ageCancerOlder age