Immunohistochemistry versus microsatellite instability testing for screening colorectal cancer patients at risk for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer syndrome …

J Shia - The Journal of molecular diagnostics, 2008 - Elsevier
The utility of immunohistochemical detection of DNA mismatch repair (MMR) protein in
screening colorectal tumors for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) …

Constitutive deficiency in DNA mismatch repair

KEA Felton, DM Gilchrist, SE Andrew - Clinical genetics, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Mutations in the DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes are associated with the inheritance of
hereditary non‐polyposis colorectal cancer, also known as Lynch syndrome, a cancer …

Molecular mechanisms of human carcinogenesis

WB Coleman, GJ Tsongalis - Cancer: Cell Structures, Carcinogens and …, 2006 - Springer
Intensive research efforts during the last several decades have increased our understanding
of carcinogenesis, and have identified a genetic basis for the multi-step process of cancer …

A novel role of vimentin filaments: binding and stabilization of collagen mRNAs

AA Challa, B Stefanovic - Molecular and cellular biology, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
The stem-loop in the 5′ untranslated region (UTR) of collagen α1 (I) and α2 (I) mRNAs (5′
SL) is the key element regulating their stability and translation. Stabilization of collagen …

Novel PMS2 pseudogenes can conceal recessive mutations causing a distinctive childhood cancer syndrome

M De Vos, BE Hayward, S Picton, E Sheridan… - The American Journal of …, 2004 - cell.com
We investigated a family with an autosomal recessive syndrome of café-au-lait patches and
childhood malignancy, notably supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor. There was …

Universal point of care testing for Lynch syndrome in patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma

MJ Metcalfe, FG Petros, P Rao, ME Mork, L Xiao… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose Patients with Lynch syndrome are at risk for upper tract urothelial carcinoma. We
sought to identify the incidence and most reliable means of point of care screening for Lynch …

Binding of LARP6 to the conserved 5′ stem–loop regulates translation of mRNAs encoding type I collagen

L Cai, D Fritz, L Stefanovic, B Stefanovic - Journal of molecular biology, 2010 - Elsevier
Type I collagen is the most abundant protein in the human body, produced by folding of two
α1 (I) polypeptides and one α2 (I) polypeptide into the triple helix. A conserved stem–loop …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of microsatellite status detection methods in colorectal carcinoma

ML Chen, JY Chen, J Hu, Q Chen, LX Yu… - … Journal of Clinical …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
There are two commonly accepted methods for detecting microsatellite status. One is to
detect amplified microsatellite loci by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and the other is to …

Characterization of binding of LARP6 to the 5'stem-loop of collagen mRNAs: implications for synthesis of type I collagen

L Stefanovic, L Longo, Y Zhang, B Stefanovic - RNA biology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Type I collagen is composed of 2 polypeptides, α1 (I) and α2 (I), which fold into triple helix.
Collagen α1 (I) and α2 (I) mRNAs have a conserved stem-loop structure in their 5'UTRs, the …

Withaferin-A reduces type I collagen expression in vitro and inhibits development of myocardial fibrosis in vivo

AA Challa, M Vukmirovic, J Blackmon, B Stefanovic - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Type I collagen is the most abundant protein in the human body. Its excessive synthesis
results in fibrosis of various organs. Fibrosis is a major medical problem without an existing …