2019
Prevalence of Suspected Hereditary Cancer Syndromes and Germline Mutations Among a Diverse Cohort of Probands Reporting a Family History of Prostate Cancer: Toward Informing Cascade Testing for Men
Chandrasekar T, Gross L, Gomella L, Hegarty S, Leong J, Giri V. Prevalence of Suspected Hereditary Cancer Syndromes and Germline Mutations Among a Diverse Cohort of Probands Reporting a Family History of Prostate Cancer: Toward Informing Cascade Testing for Men. European Urology Oncology 2019, 3: 291-297. PMID: 31278035, DOI: 10.1016/j.euo.2019.06.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHereditary cancer syndromesProstate cancerCancer syndromesFamily historyGermline mutationsExact testHereditary breastGenetic testingAfrican AmericansPCa family historyAfrican American patientsOvarian cancer syndromeCascade genetic testingFisher's exact testHereditary prostate cancerBRCA mutationsLynch syndromeOvarian cancerSyndromeCancerCascade testingDiverse cohortAA participantsSpectrum of genesFHx
2015
High prevalence of discordant human papillomavirus and p16 oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas in an African American cohort
Liu J, Parajuli S, Blackman E, Gibbs D, Ellis A, Hull A, Beck J, Giri V, Iherjirka P, Khurana J, Ragin C. High prevalence of discordant human papillomavirus and p16 oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas in an African American cohort. Head & Neck 2015, 38: e867-e872. PMID: 25962720, PMCID: PMC4643423, DOI: 10.1002/hed.24117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaAfrican American cohortPolymerase chain reactionAmerican cohortHPV- oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaHPV/p16 statusIncidence of HPVAfrican American patientsTumor RegistryCell carcinomaSCC cohortHuman papillomavirusP16 statusAmerican patientsP16 stainingTumor blocksHPVPatientsStandard immunohistochemistryTumor typesP16 negativityCohortChain reactionSurvival