Histone lysine methylation and demethylation pathways in cancer

RA Varier, HTM Timmers - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews …, 2011 - Elsevier
The genetic changes leading to the development of human cancer are accompanied by
alterations in the structure and modification status of chromatin, which represent powerful …

Gene amplification in cancer

DG Albertson - TRENDS in Genetics, 2006 - cell.com
Gene amplification is a copy number increase of a restricted region of a chromosome arm. It
is prevalent in some tumors and is associated with overexpression of the amplified gene (s) …

[PDF][PDF] The molecular taxonomy of primary prostate cancer

A Abeshouse, J Ahn, R Akbani, A Ally, S Amin… - Cell, 2015 - cell.com
There is substantial heterogeneity among primary prostate cancers, evident in the spectrum
of molecular abnormalities and its variable clinical course. As part of The Cancer Genome …

Spatial genomic heterogeneity within localized, multifocal prostate cancer

PC Boutros, M Fraser, NJ Harding, R De Borja… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Herein we provide a detailed molecular analysis of the spatial heterogeneity of clinically
localized, multifocal prostate cancer to delineate new oncogenes or tumor suppressors. We …

Integrative molecular concept modeling of prostate cancer progression

SA Tomlins, R Mehra, DR Rhodes, X Cao, L Wang… - Nature …, 2007 - nature.com
Despite efforts to profile prostate cancer, the genetic alterations and biological processes
that correlate with the observed histological progression are unclear. Using laser-capture …

Array comparative genomic hybridization and its applications in cancer

D Pinkel, DG Albertson - Nature genetics, 2005 - nature.com
Alteration in DNA copy number is one of the many ways in which gene expression and
function may be modified. Some variations are found among normal individuals, others …

Genomic predictors of outcome in prostate cancer

PJ Boström, AS Bjartell, JWF Catto, SE Eggener… - European urology, 2015 - Elsevier
Context Given the highly variable behavior and clinical course of prostate cancer (PCa) and
the multiple available treatment options, a personalized approach to oncologic risk …

The complexity of prostate cancer: genomic alterations and heterogeneity

LK Boyd, X Mao, YJ Lu - Nature reviews urology, 2012 - nature.com
Although prostate cancer is the most common malignancy to affect men in the Western
world, the molecular mechanisms underlying its development and progression remain …

Active surveillance for early‐stage prostate cancer: review of the current literature

MA Dall'Era, MR Cooperberg, JM Chan… - … Journal of the …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The natural history of prostate cancer is remarkably heterogeneous and, at this time, not
completely understood. The widespread adoption and application of prostate‐specific …

Genomic profiling reveals alternative genetic pathways of prostate tumorigenesis

J Lapointe, C Li, CP Giacomini, K Salari, S Huang… - Cancer research, 2007 - AACR
Prostate cancer is clinically heterogeneous, ranging from indolent to lethal disease.
Expression profiling previously defined three subtypes of prostate cancer, one (subtype-1) …