Mesothelioma: Scientific clues for prevention, diagnosis, and therapy

M Carbone, PS Adusumilli… - CA: a cancer journal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Mesothelioma affects mostly older individuals who have been occupationally exposed to
asbestos. The global mesothelioma incidence and mortality rates are unknown, because …

Biological Mechanisms and Clinical Significance of BAP1 Mutations in Human Cancer

M Carbone, JW Harbour, J Brugarolas, A Bononi… - Cancer discovery, 2020 - AACR
Among more than 200 BAP1-mutant families affected by the “BAP1 cancer syndrome,”
nearly all individuals inheriting a BAP1 mutant allele developed one or more malignancies …

Integrative molecular characterization of malignant pleural mesothelioma

J Hmeljak, F Sanchez-Vega, KA Hoadley, J Shih… - Cancer discovery, 2018 - AACR
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a highly lethal cancer of the lining of the chest
cavity. To expand our understanding of MPM, we conducted a comprehensive integrated …

Uncovering novel mutational signatures by de novo extraction with SigProfilerExtractor

SMA Islam, M Díaz-Gay, Y Wu, M Barnes, R Vangara… - Cell genomics, 2022 - cell.com
Mutational signature analysis is commonly performed in cancer genomic studies. Here, we
present SigProfilerExtractor, an automated tool for de novo extraction of mutational …

Comprehensive genomic analysis of malignant pleural mesothelioma identifies recurrent mutations, gene fusions and splicing alterations

R Bueno, EW Stawiski, LD Goldstein, S Durinck… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Abstract We analyzed transcriptomes (n= 211), whole exomes (n= 99) and targeted exomes
(n= 103) from 216 malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) tumors. Using RNA-seq data, we …

Epigenetics of male infertility: the role of DNA methylation

JC Rotondo, C Lanzillotti, C Mazziotta… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, a number of studies focused on the role of epigenetics, including DNA
methylation, in spermatogenesis and male infertility. We aimed to provide an overview of the …

Novel insights into mesothelioma biology and implications for therapy

TA Yap, JG Aerts, S Popat, DA Fennell - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2017 - nature.com
Malignant mesothelioma is a universally lethal cancer that is increasing in incidence
worldwide. There is a dearth of effective therapies, with only one treatment (pemetrexed and …

[HTML][HTML] Malignant pleural mesothelioma: an update on investigation, diagnosis and treatment

AC Bibby, S Tsim, N Kanellakis, H Ball… - European …, 2016 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Malignant pleural mesothelioma is an aggressive malignancy of the pleural surface,
predominantly caused by prior asbestos exposure. There is a global epidemic of malignant …

Roles and mechanisms of BAP1 deubiquitinase in tumor suppression

L Masclef, O Ahmed, B Estavoyer, B Larrivée… - Cell Death & …, 2021 - nature.com
The BAP1 gene has emerged as a major tumor suppressor mutated with various
frequencies in numerous human malignancies, including uveal melanoma, malignant …

Targeted capture in evolutionary and ecological genomics

MR Jones, JM Good - Molecular ecology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid expansion of next‐generation sequencing has yielded a powerful array of tools to
address fundamental biological questions at a scale that was inconceivable just a few years …