Genetics and epigenetics of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms

A Mafficini, A Scarpa - Endocrine reviews, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Gastroenteropancreatic (GEP) neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) are heterogeneous
regarding site of origin, biological behavior, and malignant potential. There has been a rapid …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic and epigenetic drivers of neuroendocrine tumours (NET)

A Di Domenico, T Wiedmer, I Marinoni… - Endocrine-related …, 2017 - erc.bioscientifica.com
Neuroendocrine tumours (NET) of the gastrointestinal tract and the lung are a rare and
heterogeneous group of tumours. The molecular characterization and the clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Reduced insulin production relieves endoplasmic reticulum stress and induces β cell proliferation

M Szabat, MM Page, E Panzhinskiy, S Skovsø… - Cell metabolism, 2016 - cell.com
Pancreatic β cells are mostly post-mitotic, but it is unclear what locks them in this state.
Perturbations including uncontrolled hyperglycemia can drive β cells into more pliable states …

[HTML][HTML] Calcium permeable channels in cancer hallmarks

S Tajada, C Villalobos - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cancer, the second cause of death worldwide, is characterized by several common criteria,
known as the “cancer hallmarks” such as unrestrained cell proliferation, cell death …

Whole-genome sequencing reveals distinct genetic bases for insulinomas and non-functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours: leading to a new classification …

X Hong, S Qiao, F Li, W Wang, R Jiang, H Wu, H Chen… - Gut, 2020 - gut.bmj.com
Objective Insulinomas and non-functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (NF-
PanNETs) have distinctive clinical presentations but share similar pathological features …

[HTML][HTML] Insights into beta cell regeneration for diabetes via integration of molecular landscapes in human insulinomas

H Wang, A Bender, P Wang, E Karakose… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Although diabetes results in part from a deficiency of normal pancreatic beta cells, inducing
human beta cells to regenerate is difficult. Reasoning that insulinomas hold the “genomic …

[HTML][HTML] Role of YY1 in the regulation of anti-apoptotic gene products in drug-resistant cancer cells

M Jung, I Bui, B Bonavida - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary New treatments that utilize targeted therapeutic agents or invigorations of
the host immune system to destroy cancer cells are not effective against all cancers or …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular genetic insights into sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism

K Brewer, J Costa-Guda… - Endocrine-Related …, 2019 - erc.bioscientifica.com
Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is a common endocrine disorder characterized by
dysregulation of parathyroid hormone release. The large majority of PHPT cases are …

GEP-NETS UPDATE: Genetics of neuroendocrine tumors

J Crona, B Skogseid - European journal of endocrinology, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are a heterogeneous group of neoplasms, arising from
neuroendocrine cells that are dispersed throughout the body. Around 20% of NETs occur in …

[HTML][HTML] An epigenome-wide association study identifies multiple DNA methylation markers of exposure to endocrine disruptors

X Lu, E Fraszczyk, TP van der Meer… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Exposure to environmental endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may play an
important role in the epidemic of metabolic diseases. Epigenetic alterations may functionally …