Human germ cell tumors are developmental cancers: impact of epigenetics on pathobiology and clinic

J Lobo, AJM Gillis, C Jerónimo, R Henrique… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Current (high throughput omics-based) data support the model that human (malignant) germ
cell tumors are not initiated by somatic mutations, but, instead through a defined locked …

Etiologic factors in testicular germ-cell tumors

KA McGlynn, MB Cook - Future oncology, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Globally, testicular cancer incidence is highest among men of northern European ancestry
and lowest among men of Asian and African descent. Incidence rates have been increasing …

International trends in the incidence of testicular cancer: lessons from 35 years and 41 countries

JK Gurney, AA Florio, A Znaor, J Ferlay, M Laversanne… - European urology, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Incidence rates of testicular cancer (TC) have been increasing in many
countries since, at least, the mid-20th century without clear explanation. Examining the …

International patterns and trends in testicular cancer incidence, overall and by histologic subtype, 1973–2007

B Trabert, J Chen, SS Devesa, F Bray, KA McGlynn - Andrology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Incidence rates of testicular cancer in Northern European and North American countries
have been widely reported, whereas rates in other populations, such as Eastern Europe …

International trends in the incidence of testicular cancer, 1973-2002

VM Chia, SM Quraishi, SS Devesa, MP Purdue… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2010 - AACR
Background: Whereas testicular cancer incidence rates have been widely reported in
populations of Northern European ancestry, rates in other populations have been less …

Increasing incidence of testicular cancer in the United States and Europe between 1992 and 2009

M Nigam, B Aschebrook-Kilfoy, S Shikanov… - World Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose Increasing in incidence, testicular cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer
in young men in the USA and in Europe. We sought to determine contemporary trends in …

Recent trends in the incidence of testicular germ cell tumors in the United States

AA Ghazarian, B Trabert, SS Devesa, KA McGlynn - Andrology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT), which comprise 98% of all testicular malignancies, are
the most commonly occurring cancers among men between the ages of 15 and 44 years in …

Trends in incidence and survival of pediatric and adolescent patients with germ cell tumors in the United States, 1975 to 2006

JN Poynter, JF Amatruda, JA Ross - Cancer, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: Pediatric germ cell tumors (GCTs) are rare and heterogeneous tumors with
uncertain etiology. In the current study, data from the National Cancer Institute's …

Is testicular dysgenesis syndrome a genetic, endocrine, or environmental disease, or an unexplained reproductive disorder?

JS Xing, ZM Bai - Life sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
Progressive increases in the incidence of male reproductive disorders inclusive of
hypospadias, cryptorchidism, poor semen quality, and testicular germ cell cancer (TGCC) …

m6A RNA modification and its writer/reader VIRMA/YTHDF3 in testicular germ cell tumors: a role in seminoma phenotype maintenance

J Lobo, AL Costa, M Cantante, R Guimarães… - Journal of translational …, 2019 - Springer
Background Covalent RNA modifications, such as N-6-methyladenosine (m 6 A), have been
associated with various biological processes, but their role in cancer remains largely …