2009
Clock-Cancer Connection in Non–Hodgkin's Lymphoma: A Genetic Association Study and Pathway Analysis of the Circadian Gene Cryptochrome 2
Hoffman AE, Zheng T, Stevens RG, Ba Y, Zhang Y, Leaderer D, Yi C, Holford TR, Zhu Y. Clock-Cancer Connection in Non–Hodgkin's Lymphoma: A Genetic Association Study and Pathway Analysis of the Circadian Gene Cryptochrome 2. Cancer Research 2009, 69: 3605-3613. PMID: 19318546, PMCID: PMC3175639, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-08-4572.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCryptochrome 2Single nucleotide polymorphismsCircadian genesWhole-genome expression microarraysPathway-based analysisCore circadian genesCancer-related biological pathwaysCRY2 knockdownTranscriptional repressorGenetic association analysisGenetic association studiesExpression microarraysFunctional analysisPathway analysisAssociation studiesBiological pathwaysAssociation analysisGenesNucleotide polymorphismsGenetic associationCircadian biomarkersDNA samplesFunctional effectsImportant roleRepressor
2004
An Evolutionary Perspective on Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Screening in Molecular Cancer Epidemiology
Zhu Y, Spitz MR, Amos CI, Lin J, Schabath MB, Wu X. An Evolutionary Perspective on Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Screening in Molecular Cancer Epidemiology. Cancer Research 2004, 64: 2251-2257. PMID: 15026370, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-03-2800.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsAmino acidsConservation levelDifferent cancer-related genesHuman DNA repair genesTolerance indexMolecular evolutionary approachEntire human genomeNonsynonymous single nucleotide polymorphismsSingle nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) screeningTarget single nucleotide polymorphismsDNA repair genesAmino acid changesEvolutionary conservationHuman genomeCancer-related genesMolecular epidemiological studiesSelective pressureMolecular cancer epidemiologyDifferent speciesPhenotypic functionsAcid changesRepair genesEvolutionary perspectivePolymorphism screening
2001
A single nucleotide polymorphism in the matrix metalloproteinase-1 promoter enhances lung cancer susceptibility.
Zhu Y, Spitz M, Lei L, Mills G, Wu X. A single nucleotide polymorphism in the matrix metalloproteinase-1 promoter enhances lung cancer susceptibility. Cancer Research 2001, 61: 7825-9. PMID: 11691799.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsLung cancer riskNucleotide polymorphismsLung cancer susceptibilityCancer susceptibilityG genotypeCancer riskLung cancerMatrix metalloproteinase-1 promoterTranscriptional activityGene expressionPromoter regionCurrent smokersCellular invasionCellular microenvironmentOncogenic mutationsMMP-1 promoter polymorphismTumor initiationTumor formationCancer developmentFrequency-matched controlsMMP-1 genotypesCase-control studyLung cancer casesMolecular epidemiological evidence