The impact of recombination on human mutation load and disease

I Alves, AA Houle, JG Hussin… - … Transactions of the …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Recombination promotes genomic integrity among cells and tissues through double-strand
break repair, and is critical for gamete formation and fertility through a strict regulation of the …

[HTML][HTML] The role of bromodomain testis-specific factor, BRDT, in cancer: a biomarker and a possible therapeutic target

E Bourova-Flin, F Chuffart, S Rousseaux… - Cell Journal …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cancer cells have recently been shown to activate hundreds of normally silent tissue-
restricted genes, including a specific subset associated with cancer progression and poor …

Meiosis-like functions in oncogenesis: a new view of cancer

RJ McFarlane, JA Wakeman - Cancer research, 2017 - AACR
Cancer cells have many abnormal characteristics enabling tumors to grow, spread, and
avoid immunologic and therapeutic destruction. Central to this is the innate ability of …

[HTML][HTML] A six gene expression signature defines aggressive subtypes and predicts outcome in childhood and adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia

J Wang, JQ Mi, A Debernardi, AL Vitte, A Emadali… - Oncotarget, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abnormal gene expression in cancer represents an under-explored source of cancer
markers and therapeutic targets. In order to identify gene expression signatures associated …

The combined detection of Amphiregulin, Cyclin A1 and DDX20/Gemin3 expression predicts aggressive forms of oral squamous cell carcinoma

E Bourova-Flin, S Derakhshan, A Goudarzi… - British Journal of …, 2021 - nature.com
Background Large-scale genetic and epigenetic deregulations enable cancer cells to
ectopically activate tissue-specific expression programmes. A specifically designed strategy …

Cancer-testis gene biomarkers discovered in colon cancer patients

MH Almutairi, TM Alrubie, AM Alamri, BO Almutairi… - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
In Saudi Arabia, colon cancer (CC) is the most prevalent cancer in men and the third most
common cancer in women. Rather than being detected through screening programs, most …

[HTML][HTML] Induction of a specific CD8+ T-cell response to cancer/testis antigens by demethylating pre-treatment against osteosarcoma

B Li, X Zhu, L Sun, L Yuan, J Zhang, H Li, Z Ye - Oncotarget, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Conventional non-surgical therapeutic regimens against osteosarcoma are subject to
chemoresistance and tumor relapse, and immunotherapy may be promising for this tumor …

[HTML][HTML] Novel antigens in non-small cell lung cancer: SP17, AKAP4, and PTTG1 are potential immunotherapeutic targets

L Mirandola, JA Figueroa, TT Phan, F Grizzi, M Kim… - Oncotarget, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in both genders worldwide, with an
incidence only second to prostate cancer in men and breast cancer in women. The lethality …

Activation of SRY accounts for male-specific hepatocarcinogenesis: Implication in gender disparity of hepatocellular carcinoma

C Liu, YF Ren, J Dong, MY Ke, F Ma, SPS Monga… - Cancer letters, 2017 - Elsevier
Sex affects the risk, treatment responses and outcome of many types of cancers. The
mechanism of gender disparity in development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains …

[HTML][HTML] AKAP4 is a circulating biomarker for non-small cell lung cancer

K Gumireddy, A Li, DH Chang, Q Liu, AV Kossenkov… - Oncotarget, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cancer testis antigens (CTAs) are widely expressed in tumor tissues, circulating tumor cells
(CTCs) and in cancer derived exosomes that are frequently engulfed by lymphoid cells. To …