Esophageal carcinoma

AK Rustgi, HB El-Serag - New England Journal of Medicine, 2014 - Mass Medical Soc
The 5-year survival rate in esophageal cancer, although poor, has improved over the past
decade. This review discusses the epidemiologic aspects, pathogenesis, prevention, and …

Genome-wide association studies of cancer: current insights and future perspectives

A Sud, B Kinnersley, RS Houlston - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2017 - nature.com
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) provide an agnostic approach for investigating
the genetic basis of complex diseases. In oncology, GWAS of nearly all common …

Cellular zinc metabolism and zinc signaling: from biological functions to diseases and therapeutic targets

B Chen, P Yu, WN Chan, F Xie, Y Zhang… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2024 - nature.com
Zinc metabolism at the cellular level is critical for many biological processes in the body. A
key observation is the disruption of cellular homeostasis, often coinciding with disease …

Global trends in esophageal cancer

GK Malhotra, U Yanala, A Ravipati… - Journal of surgical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Esophageal Cancer (EC) is a lethal malignancy with
poor prognosis and significant variations in the incidence, mortality, and histopathology …

The SLC transporter in nutrient and metabolic sensing, regulation, and drug development

Y Zhang, Y Zhang, K Sun, Z Meng… - Journal of molecular cell …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The prevalence of metabolic diseases is growing worldwide. Accumulating evidence
suggests that solute carrier (SLC) transporters contribute to the etiology of various metabolic …

[HTML][HTML] Zinc transporters as potential therapeutic targets: An updated review

T Hara, E Yoshigai, T Ohashi, T Fukada - Journal of Pharmacological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Zinc is an essential trace element that plays important roles in the regulation of various
physiological responses in the body. Zinc deficiency is known to cause various health …

Structural mechanism of intracellular autoregulation of zinc uptake in ZIP transporters

C Pang, J Chai, P Zhu, J Shanklin, Q Liu - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Zinc is an essential micronutrient that supports all living organisms through regulating
numerous biological processes. However, the mechanism of uptake regulation by …

Genomic characterization of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma reveals critical genes underlying tumorigenesis and poor prognosis

HD Qin, XY Liao, YB Chen, SY Huang, WQ Xue… - The American Journal of …, 2016 - cell.com
The genetic mechanisms underlying the poor prognosis of esophageal squamous cell
carcinoma (ESCC) are not well understood. Here, we report somatic mutations found in …

Challenges in conducting genome-wide association studies in highly admixed multi-ethnic populations: the Generation R Study

C Medina-Gomez, JF Felix, K Estrada… - European journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been successful in identifying loci
associated with a wide range of complex human traits and diseases. Up to now, the majority …

Toward unzipping the ZIP metal transporters: structure, evolution, and implications on drug discovery against cancer

J Hu - The FEBS journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The Zrt‐/Irt‐like protein (ZIP) family consists of divalent metal transporters, ubiquitous in all
kingdoms of life. Since the discovery of the first ZIPs in the 1990s, the ZIP family has been …