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2. GDF15 linked to maternal risk of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy
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Fejzo, M., primary, Rocha, N., additional, Cimino, I., additional, Lockhart, S. M., additional, Petry, C. J., additional, Kay, R. G., additional, Burling, K., additional, Barker, P., additional, George, A. L., additional, Yasara, N., additional, Premawardhena, A., additional, Gong, S., additional, Cook, E., additional, Rimmington, D., additional, Rainbow, K., additional, Withers, D. J., additional, Cortessis, V., additional, Mullin, P. M., additional, MacGibbon, K. W., additional, Jin, E., additional, Kam, A., additional, Campbell, A., additional, Polasek, O., additional, Tzoneva, G., additional, Gribble, F. M., additional, Yeo, G. S. H., additional, Lam, B. Y. H., additional, Saudek, V., additional, Hughes, I. A., additional, Ong, K. K., additional, Perry, J. R. B., additional, Sutton Cole, A., additional, Baumgarten, M., additional, Welsh, P., additional, Sattar, N., additional, Smith, G. C. S., additional, Charnock-Jones, D. S., additional, Coll, A. P., additional, Meek, C. L., additional, Mettananda, S., additional, Hayward, C., additional, Mancuso, N., additional, and O’Rahilly, S., additional
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- 2023
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3. Fetally-encoded GDF15 and maternal GDF15 sensitivity are major determinants of nausea and vomiting in human pregnancy
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Fejzo, M, Rocha, N, Cimino, I, Lockhart, SM, Petry, C, Kay, RG, Burling, K, Barker, P, George, AL, Yasara, N, Premawardhena, A, Gong, S, Cook, E, Rainbow, K, Withers, DJ, Cortessis, V, Mullin, PM, MacGibbon, KW, Jin, E, Kam, A, Campbell, A, Polasek, O, Tzoneva, G, Gribble, FM, Yeo, GSH, Lam, BYH, Saudek, V, Hughes, IA, Ong, KK, Perry, JRB, Sutton Cole, A, Baumgarten, M, Welsh, P, Sattar, N, Smith, GCS, Charnock Jones, DS, Coll, AP, Meek, CL, Mettananda, S, Hayward, C, Mancuso, N, and O’Rahilly, S
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Human pregnancy is frequently accompanied by nausea and vomiting that may become severe and life-threatening, as in hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), the cause of which is unknown. Growth Differentiation Factor-15 (GDF15), a hormone known to act on the hindbrain to cause emesis, is highly expressed in the placenta and its levels in maternal blood rise rapidly in pregnancy. Variants in the maternal GDF15 gene are associated with HG. Here we report that fetal production of GDF15, and maternal sensitivity to it, both contribute substantially to the risk of HG. We found that the great majority of GDF15 in maternal circulation is derived from the feto-placental unit and that higher GDF15 levels in maternal blood are associated with vomiting and are further elevated in patients with HG. Conversely, we found that lower levels of GDF15 in the non-pregnant state predispose women to HG. A rare C211G variant in GDF15 which strongly predisposes mothers to HG, particularly when the fetus is wild-type, was found to markedly impair cellular secretion of GDF15 and associate with low circulating levels of GDF15 in the non-pregnant state. Consistent with this, two common GDF15 haplotypes which predispose to HG were associated with lower circulating levels outside pregnancy. The administration of a long-acting form of GDF15 to wild-type mice markedly reduced subsequent responses to an acute dose, establishing that desensitisation is a feature of this system. GDF15 levels are known to be highly and chronically elevated in patients with beta thalassemia. In women with this disorder, reports of symptoms of nausea or vomiting in pregnancy were strikingly diminished. Our findings support a causal role for fetal derived GDF15 in the nausea and vomiting of human pregnancy, with maternal sensitivity, at least partly determined by pre-pregnancy exposure to GDF15, being a major influence on its severity. They also suggest mechanism-based approaches to the treatment and prevention of HG.
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- 2023
4. ORAL ABSTRACTS
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Wright, SR, primary, Reid, J, additional, Cortessis, V, additional, Natavio, M, additional, Nguyen, BT, additional, and Bender, N, additional
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- 2021
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5. ORAL ABSTRACTS: O1 THE “STrIPE” TRIAL: A RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL COMPARING OXYTOCIN AND MISOPROSTOL FOR MANAGEMENT OF THE PLACENTA AFTER SECOND TRIMESTER INDUCTION TERMINATION
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Wright, SR, Reid, J, Cortessis, V, Natavio, M, Nguyen, BT, and Bender, N
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- 2021
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6. Pilot Evaluation of Cervical Cancer Screening Modalities in a Low Resource Ugandan Setting
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Cahoon, S., primary, Cortessis, V., additional, Najuna, S., additional, Stumler, R., additional, Jubilee, J., additional, Ihenacho, U., additional, Felix, J., additional, and Muderspach, L., additional
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- 2017
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7. Meta-analysis of five genome-wide association studies identifies multiple new loci associated with testicular germ cell tumor
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Wang, Zhaoming, Mcglynn, Katherine A, Rajpert De Meyts, Ewa, Bishop, D. Timothy, Chung, Charles C, Dalgaard, Marlene D, Greene, Mark H, Gupta, Ramneek, Grotmol, Tom, Haugen, Trine B, Karlsson, Robert, Litchfield, Kevin, Mitra, Nandita, Nielsen, Kasper, Pyle, Louise C, Schwartz, Stephen M, Thorsson, Vésteinn, Vardhanabhuti, Saran, Wiklund, Fredrik, Turnbull, Clare, Chanock, Stephen J, Kanetsky, Peter A, Nathanson, Katherine L, Testicular Cancer Consortium: McGlynn KA, Rajpert De Meyts, E, Bishop, Dt, Greene, Mh, Gupta, R, Grotmol, T, Haugen, Tb, Schwartz, Sm, Wiklund, F, Turnbull, C, Chanock, Sj, Kanetsky, Pa, Nathanson, Kl, Ferlin, Alberto, Gietema, Ja, Cortessis, V, Hauser, R, Hildebrandt, M, Kiemeney, La, Kubisch, C, Lessel, D, Rafnar, T, Richiardi, L, Skotheim, R, Zheng, T., Guided Treatment in Optimal Selected Cancer Patients (GUTS), and Damage and Repair in Cancer Development and Cancer Treatment (DARE)
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0301 basic medicine ,Male ,Genome-wide association study ,Disease ,VARIANTS ,Genome-wide association studies ,DISEASE ,0302 clinical medicine ,Genotype ,FAMILIAL RISK ,Genetics ,HERITABILITY ,Chromosome Mapping ,Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal ,3. Good health ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,CARCINOMA IN-SITU ,Urological cancers Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 15] ,EXPRESSION ,Adult ,Genetic Markers ,Risk ,SUSCEPTIBILITY LOCI ,Testicular Germ Cell Tumor ,RELATIVES ,Meta-analysises ,Biology ,Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide ,Article ,03 medical and health sciences ,Young Adult ,Testicular Neoplasms ,medicine ,Humans ,Computer Simulation ,Genetic Predisposition to Disease ,Testicular cancer ,Genetic association ,Family Health ,Chromosomes, Human, X ,Haplotype ,Computational Biology ,medicine.disease ,COMPONENT ,030104 developmental biology ,Haplotypes ,Genetic marker ,CANCER INCIDENCE ,Testicular germ cell tumors ,Genome-Wide Association Study - Abstract
Item does not contain fulltext The international Testicular Cancer Consortium (TECAC) combined five published genome-wide association studies of testicular germ cell tumor (TGCT; 3,558 cases and 13,970 controls) to identify new susceptibility loci. We conducted a fixed-effects meta-analysis, including, to our knowledge, the first analysis of the X chromosome. Eight new loci mapping to 2q14.2, 3q26.2, 4q35.2, 7q36.3, 10q26.13, 15q21.3, 15q22.31, and Xq28 achieved genome-wide significance (P < 5 x 10-8). Most loci harbor biologically plausible candidate genes. We refined previously reported associations at 9p24.3 and 19p12 by identifying one and three additional independent SNPs, respectively. In aggregate, the 39 independent markers identified to date explain 37% of father-to-son familial risk, 8% of which can be attributed to the 12 new signals reported here. Our findings substantially increase the number of known TGCT susceptibility alleles, move the field closer to a comprehensive understanding of the underlying genetic architecture of TGCT, and provide further clues to the etiology of TGCT.
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- 2016
8. A novel serum alpha fetoprotein cut-point for distinguishing malignant vs benign ovarian teratoma
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Castaneda, A.V., primary, Walker, A., additional, Cortessis, V., additional, Mostofizadeh, S., additional, Cohen, J., additional, Matsuo, K., additional, Amneus, M., additional, and Holschneider, C.H., additional
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- 2017
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9. Intrauterine device use and risk of cervical cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Natavio, MF, primary, Barrett, M, additional, Enebish, T, additional, Perrigo, J, additional, Tobin, J, additional, Zhong, C, additional, Zink, J, additional, Muderspach, L, additional, McKean-Cowdin, R, additional, and Cortessis, V, additional
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- 2016
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10. Identification of germline ATM mutations in breast cancer patients with normal BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene
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Zhu, M., Khanlou, N., Xue, S.Y., Diep, A., Cortessis, V., Haile, R., and Gatti, R.A.
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Human genetics -- Research ,Genetic disorders -- Research ,Breast cancer -- Genetic aspects ,Ataxia telangiectasia -- Genetic aspects ,Biological sciences - Published
- 2001
11. A meta-analysis of Hodgkin lymphoma reveals 19p13.3 TCF3 as a novel susceptibility locus
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Cozen, W., Timofeeva, M. N., Diepstra, A., Hazelett, D., Delahaye-Sourdeix, M., Edlund, C. K., Franke, L., Rostgaard, K., Van Den Berg, D. J., Cortessis, V. K., Smedby, K. E., Glaser, S. L., Westra, H. J., Robison, L. L., Mack, T. M., Ghesquieres, H., Hwang, A. E., Nieters, A., De Sanjose, S., Lightfoot, T., Becker, N., Maynadie, M., Foretova, L., Roman, E., Benavente, Y., Rand, K. A., Nathwani, B. N., Glimelius, B., Staines, A., Boffetta, P., Link, B. K., Kiemeney, L., Ansell, S. M., Bhatia, S., Strong, L. C., Galan, P., Vatten, L., Habermann, T. M., Duell, E. J., Lake, A., Veenstra, R. N., Visser, L., Liu, Y., Urayama, K. Y., Montgomery, D., Gaborieau, V., Weiss, L. M., Byrnes, G., Lathrop, M., Cocco, P., Best, T., Skol, A. D., Adami, H. O., Melbye, M., Cerhan, J. R., Gallagher, A., Taylor, G. M., Slager, S. L., Brennan, P., Coetzee, G. A., Conti, D. V., Onel, K., Jarrett, R. F., Hjalgrim, H., Van Den Berg, A., and McKay, J. D.
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Recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) have identified associations with genetic variation at both HLA and non-HLA loci; however, much of heritable HL susceptibility remains unexplained. Here we perform a meta-analysis of three HL GWAS totaling 1,816 cases and 7,877 controls followed by replication in an independent set of 1,281 cases and 3,218 controls to find novel risk loci. We identify a novel variant at 19p13.3 associated with HL (rs1860661; odds ratio (OR)=0.81, 95% confidence interval (95% CI)=0.76-0.86, P combined =3.5 × 10 10), located in intron 2 of TCF3 (also known as E2A), a regulator of B-and T-cell lineage commitment known to be involved in HL pathogenesis. This meta-analysis also notes associations between previously published loci at 2p16, 5q31, 6p31, 8q24 and 10p14 and HL subtypes. We conclude that our data suggest a link between the 19p13.3 locus, including TCF3, and HL risk.
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- 2014
12. Dietary sources of N-nitroso compounds and bladder cancer risk: Findings from the Los Angeles bladder cancer study
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Catsburg, C. E., Gago Dominguez, Manuela, Yuan, J. M., Castelao Fernández, José Esteban, Cortessis, V. K., Pike, M. C., and Stern, M. C.
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Adult ,Male ,Carcinoma, Transitional Cell ,Middle Aged ,Los Angeles ,Diet ,Meat Products ,Urinary Bladder Neoplasms ,Risk Factors ,Case-Control Studies ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Carcinogens ,Animals ,Humans ,Cattle ,Female ,Nitroso Compounds - Abstract
N-Nitroso compounds (NOCs) have been proposed as possible bladder carcinogens. The main sources of exogenous exposure to NOCs are cigarette smoke and diet, particularly processed (i.e., nitrite-treated) meats. Perhaps more importantly, NOCs can be formed endogenously from dietary precursors such as nitrate, nitrite and amines. Heme has been shown to increase endogenous nitrosation. We examined the role of dietary sources of NOCs and NOC precursors as potential bladder cancer risk factors using data from the Los Angeles Bladder Cancer Study, a population-based case-control study. Dietary and demographic information was collected from 1,660 bladder cancer cases and 1,586 controls via a structured questionnaire. Intake of liver and of salami/pastrami/corned beef, were both statistically significantly associated with risk of bladder cancer in this study, particularly among nonsmokers. Heme intake was also statistically significantly associated with risk of bladder cancer among nonsmokers only. When considering NOC precursors, risk was consistently higher among subjects with concurrent high intake of nitrate and high intake of the different meats (sources of amines and nitrosamines). Results of this study are consistent with a role of dietary sources of NOC precursors from processed meats in bladder cancer risk, suggesting consumption of meats with high amine and heme content such as salami and liver as a risk factor for bladder cancer. In addition, any effect of consuming these meats may be greater when accompanied by high nitrate intake.
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- 2014
13. Elevated 4-aminobiphenyl and 2,6-dimethylaniline hemoglobin adducts and increased risk of bladder cancer among lifelong nonsmokers-the shanghai bladder cancer study
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Tao, L., Day, B. W., Hu, B., Xiang, Y. B., Wang, R., Stern, M. C., Gago Dominguez, Manuela, Cortessis, V. K., Conti, D. V., Van Den Berg, D., Pike, M. C., Gao, Y. T., Yu, M. C., and Yuan, J. M.
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Male ,Hemoglobins ,Aniline Compounds ,Urinary Bladder Neoplasms ,Risk Factors ,Case-Control Studies ,Smoking ,Biomarkers, Tumor ,Humans ,Female ,Middle Aged ,Aged - Abstract
BACKGROUND: 4-Aminobiphenyl (ABP) is an established human bladder carcinogen, with tobacco smoke being a major source of human exposure. Other arylamine compounds, including 2,6-dimethylaniline (2,6-DMA), have been implicated as possible human bladder carcinogens. Hemoglobin adducts of 4-ABP and 2,6-DMA are validated biomarkers of exposure to those compounds in humans. METHODS: The Shanghai Bladder Cancer Study enrolled 581 incident bladder cancer cases and 604 population controls. Each participant was solicited for his/her history of tobacco use and other lifestyle factors and donation of blood and urine specimens. Red blood cell lysates were used to quantify both hemoglobin adducts of 4-ABP and 2,6-DMA. Urine samples were used to quantify total cotinine. ORs and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for bladder cancer were estimated using unconditional logistic regression methods. RESULTS: Among lifelong nonsmokers, ORs (95% CIs) of bladder cancer for low (below median of positive values) and high versus undetectable levels of 2,6-DMA hemoglobin adducts were 3.87 (1.39-10.75) and 6.90 (3.17-15.02), respectively (Ptrend < 0.001). Similarly, among lifelong nonsmokers, ORs (95% CIs) of bladder cancer for third and fourth versus first/second quartiles of 4-ABP hemoglobin adducts was 1.30 (0.76-2.22) and 2.29 (1.23-4.24), respectively (Ptrend = 0.009). The two associations were independent of each other. CONCLUSION: Hemoglobin adducts of 4-ABP and 2,6-DMA were significantly and independently associated with increased bladder cancer risk among lifelong nonsmokers in Shanghai, China. IMPACT: The findings of the present study in China with previous data in Los Angeles, California strongly implicate arylamines as potential causal agents of human bladder cancer.
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- 2013
14. The Y deletion gr/gr and susceptibility to testicular germ cell tumor
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Nathanson, KL, Kanetsky, PA, Hawes, R, Vaughn, DJ, Letrero, R, Tucker, K, Friedlander, M, Phillips, KA, Hogg, D, Jewett, MAS, Lohynska, R, Daugaard, G, Richard, S, Chompret, A, Bonati-Pellie, C, Heidenreich, A, Olah, E, Geczi, L, Bodrogi, I, Ormiston, WJ, Daly, PA, Oosterhuis, Wolter, Gillis, Ad, Looijenga, LHJ (Leendert), Guilford, P, Fossa, SD, Heimdal, K, Tjulandin, SA, Liubchenko, L, Stoll, H, Weber, W, Huddart, R, Crockford, GP, Forman, D, Oliver, DT, Einhorn, L, Weber, BL, Kramer, J (Judith), McMaster, M, Greene, MH, Pike, M, Cortessis, V, Chen, C (Christopher Li Hsian), Schwartz, SM, Bishop, DT, Easton, DF, Stratton, MR, Rapley, EA, Pathology, and Immunology
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- 2005
15. Imputation and subset-based association analysis across different cancer types identifies multiple independent risk loci in the TERT-CLPTM1L region on chromosome 5p15.33
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Wang, Z., primary, Zhu, B., additional, Zhang, M., additional, Parikh, H., additional, Jia, J., additional, Chung, C. C., additional, Sampson, J. N., additional, Hoskins, J. W., additional, Hutchinson, A., additional, Burdette, L., additional, Ibrahim, A., additional, Hautman, C., additional, Raj, P. S., additional, Abnet, C. C., additional, Adjei, A. A., additional, Ahlbom, A., additional, Albanes, D., additional, Allen, N. E., additional, Ambrosone, C. B., additional, Aldrich, M., additional, Amiano, P., additional, Amos, C., additional, Andersson, U., additional, Andriole, G., additional, Andrulis, I. L., additional, Arici, C., additional, Arslan, A. A., additional, Austin, M. A., additional, Baris, D., additional, Barkauskas, D. A., additional, Bassig, B. A., additional, Beane Freeman, L. E., additional, Berg, C. D., additional, Berndt, S. I., additional, Bertazzi, P. A., additional, Biritwum, R. B., additional, Black, A., additional, Blot, W., additional, Boeing, H., additional, Boffetta, P., additional, Bolton, K., additional, Boutron-Ruault, M.-C., additional, Bracci, P. M., additional, Brennan, P., additional, Brinton, L. A., additional, Brotzman, M., additional, Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. B., additional, Buring, J. E., additional, Butler, M. A., additional, Cai, Q., additional, Cancel-Tassin, G., additional, Canzian, F., additional, Cao, G., additional, Caporaso, N. E., additional, Carrato, A., additional, Carreon, T., additional, Carta, A., additional, Chang, G.-C., additional, Chang, I.-S., additional, Chang-Claude, J., additional, Che, X., additional, Chen, C.-J., additional, Chen, C.-Y., additional, Chen, C.-H., additional, Chen, C., additional, Chen, K.-Y., additional, Chen, Y.-M., additional, Chokkalingam, A. P., additional, Chu, L. W., additional, Clavel-Chapelon, F., additional, Colditz, G. A., additional, Colt, J. S., additional, Conti, D., additional, Cook, M. B., additional, Cortessis, V. K., additional, Crawford, E. D., additional, Cussenot, O., additional, Davis, F. G., additional, De Vivo, I., additional, Deng, X., additional, Ding, T., additional, Dinney, C. P., additional, Di Stefano, A. L., additional, Diver, W. R., additional, Duell, E. J., additional, Elena, J. W., additional, Fan, J.-H., additional, Feigelson, H. S., additional, Feychting, M., additional, Figueroa, J. D., additional, Flanagan, A. M., additional, Fraumeni, J. F., additional, Freedman, N. D., additional, Fridley, B. L., additional, Fuchs, C. S., additional, Gago-Dominguez, M., additional, Gallinger, S., additional, Gao, Y.-T., additional, Gapstur, S. M., additional, Garcia-Closas, M., additional, Garcia-Closas, R., additional, Gastier-Foster, J. M., additional, Gaziano, J. M., additional, Gerhard, D. S., additional, Giffen, C. A., additional, Giles, G. G., additional, Gillanders, E. M., additional, Giovannucci, E. L., additional, Goggins, M., additional, Gokgoz, N., additional, Goldstein, A. M., additional, Gonzalez, C., additional, Gorlick, R., additional, Greene, M. H., additional, Gross, M., additional, Grossman, H. B., additional, Grubb, R., additional, Gu, J., additional, Guan, P., additional, Haiman, C. A., additional, Hallmans, G., additional, Hankinson, S. E., additional, Harris, C. C., additional, Hartge, P., additional, Hattinger, C., additional, Hayes, R. B., additional, He, Q., additional, Helman, L., additional, Henderson, B. E., additional, Henriksson, R., additional, Hoffman-Bolton, J., additional, Hohensee, C., additional, Holly, E. A., additional, Hong, Y.-C., additional, Hoover, R. N., additional, Hosgood, H. D., additional, Hsiao, C.-F., additional, Hsing, A. W., additional, Hsiung, C. A., additional, Hu, N., additional, Hu, W., additional, Hu, Z., additional, Huang, M.-S., additional, Hunter, D. J., additional, Inskip, P. D., additional, Ito, H., additional, Jacobs, E. J., additional, Jacobs, K. B., additional, Jenab, M., additional, Ji, B.-T., additional, Johansen, C., additional, Johansson, M., additional, Johnson, A., additional, Kaaks, R., additional, Kamat, A. M., additional, Kamineni, A., additional, Karagas, M., additional, Khanna, C., additional, Khaw, K.-T., additional, Kim, C., additional, Kim, I.-S., additional, Kim, J. H., additional, Kim, Y. H., additional, Kim, Y.-C., additional, Kim, Y. T., additional, Kang, C. H., additional, Jung, Y. J., additional, Kitahara, C. M., additional, Klein, A. P., additional, Klein, R., additional, Kogevinas, M., additional, Koh, W.-P., additional, Kohno, T., additional, Kolonel, L. N., additional, Kooperberg, C., additional, Kratz, C. P., additional, Krogh, V., additional, Kunitoh, H., additional, Kurtz, R. C., additional, Kurucu, N., additional, Lan, Q., additional, Lathrop, M., additional, Lau, C. C., additional, Lecanda, F., additional, Lee, K.-M., additional, Lee, M. P., additional, Le Marchand, L., additional, Lerner, S. P., additional, Li, D., additional, Liao, L. M., additional, Lim, W.-Y., additional, Lin, D., additional, Lin, J., additional, Lindstrom, S., additional, Linet, M. S., additional, Lissowska, J., additional, Liu, J., additional, Ljungberg, B., additional, Lloreta, J., additional, Lu, D., additional, Ma, J., additional, Malats, N., additional, Mannisto, S., additional, Marina, N., additional, Mastrangelo, G., additional, Matsuo, K., additional, McGlynn, K. A., additional, McKean-Cowdin, R., additional, McNeill, L. H., additional, McWilliams, R. R., additional, Melin, B. S., additional, Meltzer, P. S., additional, Mensah, J. E., additional, Miao, X., additional, Michaud, D. S., additional, Mondul, A. M., additional, Moore, L. E., additional, Muir, K., additional, Niwa, S., additional, Olson, S. H., additional, Orr, N., additional, Panico, S., additional, Park, J. Y., additional, Patel, A. V., additional, Patino-Garcia, A., additional, Pavanello, S., additional, Peeters, P. H. M., additional, Peplonska, B., additional, Peters, U., additional, Petersen, G. M., additional, Picci, P., additional, Pike, M. C., additional, Porru, S., additional, Prescott, J., additional, Pu, X., additional, Purdue, M. P., additional, Qiao, Y.-L., additional, Rajaraman, P., additional, Riboli, E., additional, Risch, H. A., additional, Rodabough, R. J., additional, Rothman, N., additional, Ruder, A. M., additional, Ryu, J.-S., additional, Sanson, M., additional, Schned, A., additional, Schumacher, F. R., additional, Schwartz, A. G., additional, Schwartz, K. L., additional, Schwenn, M., additional, Scotlandi, K., additional, Seow, A., additional, Serra, C., additional, Serra, M., additional, Sesso, H. D., additional, Severi, G., additional, Shen, H., additional, Shen, M., additional, Shete, S., additional, Shiraishi, K., additional, Shu, X.-O., additional, Siddiq, A., additional, Sierrasesumaga, L., additional, Sierri, S., additional, Loon Sihoe, A. D., additional, Silverman, D. T., additional, Simon, M., additional, Southey, M. C., additional, Spector, L., additional, Spitz, M., additional, Stampfer, M., additional, Stattin, P., additional, Stern, M. C., additional, Stevens, V. L., additional, Stolzenberg-Solomon, R. Z., additional, Stram, D. O., additional, Strom, S. S., additional, Su, W.-C., additional, Sund, M., additional, Sung, S. W., additional, Swerdlow, A., additional, Tan, W., additional, Tanaka, H., additional, Tang, W., additional, Tang, Z.-Z., additional, Tardon, A., additional, Tay, E., additional, Taylor, P. R., additional, Tettey, Y., additional, Thomas, D. M., additional, Tirabosco, R., additional, Tjonneland, A., additional, Tobias, G. S., additional, Toro, J. R., additional, Travis, R. C., additional, Trichopoulos, D., additional, Troisi, R., additional, Truelove, A., additional, Tsai, Y.-H., additional, Tucker, M. A., additional, Tumino, R., additional, Van Den Berg, D., additional, Van Den Eeden, S. K., additional, Vermeulen, R., additional, Vineis, P., additional, Visvanathan, K., additional, Vogel, U., additional, Wang, C., additional, Wang, J., additional, Wang, S. S., additional, Weiderpass, E., additional, Weinstein, S. J., additional, Wentzensen, N., additional, Wheeler, W., additional, White, E., additional, Wiencke, J. K., additional, Wolk, A., additional, Wolpin, B. M., additional, Wong, M. P., additional, Wrensch, M., additional, Wu, C., additional, Wu, T., additional, Wu, X., additional, Wu, Y.-L., additional, Wunder, J. S., additional, Xiang, Y.-B., additional, Xu, J., additional, Yang, H. P., additional, Yang, P.-C., additional, Yatabe, Y., additional, Ye, Y., additional, Yeboah, E. D., additional, Yin, Z., additional, Ying, C., additional, Yu, C.-J., additional, Yu, K., additional, Yuan, J.-M., additional, Zanetti, K. A., additional, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, A., additional, Zheng, W., additional, Zhou, B., additional, Mirabello, L., additional, Savage, S. A., additional, Kraft, P., additional, Chanock, S. J., additional, Yeager, M., additional, Landi, M. T., additional, Shi, J., additional, Chatterjee, N., additional, and Amundadottir, L. T., additional
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- 2014
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16. Genome-wide interaction study of smoking and bladder cancer risk
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Figueroa, J. D., primary, Han, S. S., additional, Garcia-Closas, M., additional, Baris, D., additional, Jacobs, E. J., additional, Kogevinas, M., additional, Schwenn, M., additional, Malats, N., additional, Johnson, A., additional, Purdue, M. P., additional, Caporaso, N., additional, Landi, M. T., additional, Prokunina-Olsson, L., additional, Wang, Z., additional, Hutchinson, A., additional, Burdette, L., additional, Wheeler, W., additional, Vineis, P., additional, Siddiq, A., additional, Cortessis, V. K., additional, Kooperberg, C., additional, Cussenot, O., additional, Benhamou, S., additional, Prescott, J., additional, Porru, S., additional, Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. B., additional, Trichopoulos, D., additional, Ljungberg, B., additional, Clavel-Chapelon, F., additional, Weiderpass, E., additional, Krogh, V., additional, Dorronsoro, M., additional, Travis, R., additional, Tjonneland, A., additional, Brenan, P., additional, Chang-Claude, J., additional, Riboli, E., additional, Conti, D., additional, Gago-Dominguez, M., additional, Stern, M. C., additional, Pike, M. C., additional, Van Den Berg, D., additional, Yuan, J.-M., additional, Hohensee, C., additional, Rodabough, R., additional, Cancel-Tassin, G., additional, Roupret, M., additional, Comperat, E., additional, Chen, C., additional, De Vivo, I., additional, Giovannucci, E., additional, Hunter, D. J., additional, Kraft, P., additional, Lindstrom, S., additional, Carta, A., additional, Pavanello, S., additional, Arici, C., additional, Mastrangelo, G., additional, Karagas, M. R., additional, Schned, A., additional, Armenti, K. R., additional, Hosain, G. M. M., additional, Haiman, C. A., additional, Fraumeni, J. F., additional, Chanock, S. J., additional, Chatterjee, N., additional, Rothman, N., additional, and Silverman, D. T., additional
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17. Three Authors Reply
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Cortessis, V. K., primary, Thomas, J. P. J., additional, and Thomas, D. C., additional
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18. Null Association Between Histology of First and Second Primary Malignancies in Men With Bilateral Testicular Germ Cell Tumors
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Thomas, J. P. J., primary, Davis-Dao, C., additional, Lewinger, J. P., additional, Siegmund, K. D., additional, Hamilton, A. S., additional, Daneshmand, S., additional, Skinner, E. C., additional, Thomas, D. C., additional, and Cortessis, V. K., additional
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19. Testicular germ cell tumor susceptibility associated with the UCK2 locus on chromosome 1q23
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Schumacher, F. R., primary, Wang, Z., additional, Skotheim, R. I., additional, Koster, R., additional, Chung, C. C., additional, Hildebrandt, M. A. T., additional, Kratz, C. P., additional, Bakken, A. C., additional, Timothy Bishop, D., additional, Cook, M. B., additional, Erickson, R. L., additional, Fossa, S. D., additional, Greene, M. H., additional, Jacobs, K. B., additional, Kanetsky, P. A., additional, Kolonel, L. N., additional, Loud, J. T., additional, Korde, L. A., additional, Le Marchand, L., additional, Pablo Lewinger, J., additional, Lothe, R. A., additional, Pike, M. C., additional, Rahman, N., additional, Rubertone, M. V., additional, Schwartz, S. M., additional, Siegmund, K. D., additional, Skinner, E. C., additional, Turnbull, C., additional, Van Den Berg, D. J., additional, Wu, X., additional, Yeager, M., additional, Nathanson, K. L., additional, Chanock, S. J., additional, Cortessis, V. K., additional, and McGlynn, K. A., additional
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20. Commentary: Rapid steps forward in environmental epigenetics: Implications for epidemiologic investigation of chronic disease
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Cortessis, V. K., primary
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21. Hypertension, diuretics and antihypertensives in relation to bladder cancer
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Jiang, X., primary, Castelao, J. E., additional, Yuan, J.-M., additional, Groshen, S., additional, Stern, M. C., additional, Conti, D. V., additional, Cortessis, V. K., additional, Coetzee, G. A., additional, Pike, M. C., additional, and Gago-Dominguez, M., additional
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22. Urinary tract infections and reduced risk of bladder cancer in Los Angeles
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Jiang, X, primary, Castelao, J E, additional, Groshen, S, additional, Cortessis, V K, additional, Shibata, D, additional, Conti, D V, additional, Yuan, J-M, additional, Pike, M C, additional, and Gago-Dominguez, M, additional
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23. A case-control study of cyclin D1 CCND1 870A->G polymorphism and bladder cancer
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Cortessis, V. K., primary
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24. Bayesian Modeling of Complex Metabolic Pathways
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Conti, D.V., Cortessis, V., Molitor, J., and Thomas, D.C.
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Abstract Many chronic diseases are the result of a complex sequence of biochemical reactions involving exposures to various environmental agents, metabolized by a number of different genes. Routine epidemiologic analyses of such associations have tended to rely on standard contingency table or logistic regression methods, typically focusing on one variable at a time or pairwise combinations. We consider two statistical alternatives to this approach, one based on Bayesian model averaging, one based on pharmacokinetic modeling of the biochemical pathways. These approaches are illustrated using data from a case-control study of colorectal polyps in relation to tobacco smoking and consumption of well done red meat, both viewed as sources of heterocyclic amines and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The new analyses are structured in a manner that attempts to take advantage of prior knowledge of the metabolism of these classes of compounds and the various genes that regulate these pathways.Copyright © 2003 S. Karger AG, Basel- Published
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25. Comparison of the affected-pedigree-member and lod-score methods
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Am, Goldstein, Daniel Weeks, Cortessis V, and Rw, Haile
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Genetic Markers ,Likelihood Functions ,Phenotype ,Models, Genetic ,Genetic Linkage ,Humans ,Genes, Recessive ,Lod Score ,Genes, Dominant ,Pedigree - Published
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26. Genes for salivary proline-rich proteins and taste for phenylthiourea are not closely linked in humans.
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O'Hanlon, K., Weissbecker, K., Cortessis, V., Spence, M.A., and Azen, E.A.
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27. Genetic linkage studies with neurofibromatosis: the question of heterogeneity.
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Spence, M A, Sparkes, R S, Parry, D M, Bale, S J, Cortessis, V, and Mulvihill, J J
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Three new families are reported for standard gene linkage markers and classical peripheral neurofibromatosis (Von Reckling-hausen disease). Additional data are summarised for the exclusion map. One family gives slight evidence of close linkage with the Gc locus on chromosome 4, raising again the question of possible genetic heterogeneity in NF. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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28. Genes for salivary proline-rich proteins and taste for phenylthiourea are not closely linked in humans
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O’Hanlon, K., primary, Weissbecker, K., additional, Cortessis, V., additional, Spence, M.A., additional, and Azen, E.A., additional
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29. Genes for salivary proline-rich proteins and taste for phenylthiourea are not closely linked in humans
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O’Hanlon, K., Weissbecker, K., Cortessis, V., Spence, M.A., and Azen, E.A.
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30. Fetally-encoded GDF15 and maternal GDF15 sensitivity are major determinants of nausea and vomiting in human pregnancy.
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Fejzo M, Rocha N, Cimino I, Lockhart SM, Petry C, Kay RG, Burling K, Barker P, George AL, Yasara N, Premawardhena A, Gong S, Cook E, Rainbow K, Withers DJ, Cortessis V, Mullin PM, MacGibbon KW, Jin E, Kam A, Campbell A, Polasek O, Tzoneva G, Gribble FM, Yeo G, Lam B, Saudek V, Hughes IA, Ong KK, Perry J, Sutton Cole A, Baumgarten M, Welsh P, Sattar N, Smith G, Charnock Jones DS, Coll AP, Meek CL, Mettananda S, Hayward C, Mancuso N, and O'Rahilly S
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Human pregnancy is frequently accompanied by nausea and vomiting that may become severe and life-threatening, as in hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), the cause of which is unknown. Growth Differentiation Factor-15 (GDF15), a hormone known to act on the hindbrain to cause emesis, is highly expressed in the placenta and its levels in maternal blood rise rapidly in pregnancy. Variants in the maternal GDF15 gene are associated with HG. Here we report that fetal production of GDF15, and maternal sensitivity to it, both contribute substantially to the risk of HG. We found that the great majority of GDF15 in maternal circulation is derived from the feto-placental unit and that higher GDF15 levels in maternal blood are associated with vomiting and are further elevated in patients with HG. Conversely, we found that lower levels of GDF15 in the non-pregnant state predispose women to HG. A rare C211G variant in GDF15 which strongly predisposes mothers to HG, particularly when the fetus is wild-type, was found to markedly impair cellular secretion of GDF15 and associate with low circulating levels of GDF15 in the non-pregnant state. Consistent with this, two common GDF15 haplotypes which predispose to HG were associated with lower circulating levels outside pregnancy. The administration of a long-acting form of GDF15 to wild-type mice markedly reduced subsequent responses to an acute dose, establishing that desensitisation is a feature of this system. GDF15 levels are known to be highly and chronically elevated in patients with beta thalassemia. In women with this disorder, reports of symptoms of nausea or vomiting in pregnancy were strikingly diminished. Our findings support a causal role for fetal derived GDF15 in the nausea and vomiting of human pregnancy, with maternal sensitivity, at least partly determined by pre-pregnancy exposure to GDF15, being a major influence on its severity. They also suggest mechanism-based approaches to the treatment and prevention of HG., Competing Interests: Conflict of interest statement DSC-J reports non-financial support from Roche Diagnostics Ltd, outside the submitted work; G.C.S.S. reports personal fees and non-financial support from Roche Diagnostics Ltd, outside the submitted work; DSC-J and GCSS report grants from Sera Prognostics Inc, non-financial support from Illumina Inc, outside the submitted work. G.C.S.S. has been a paid consultant to GSK (preterm birth) and is a member of a Data Monitoring Committee for GSK trials of RSV vaccination in pregnancy. NS and PW has received grant funding from Roche diagnostics paid to their institution for biomarker work inclusive of GDF-15 measurements. JRBP is an employee and shareholder of Adrestia Therapeutics Ltd. KMG is a paid consultant for BYOMass Inc. CLM has received research funding and equipment at reduced cost from Dexcom Inc. GT is a full-time employee of Regeneron Genetics Center and receives salary, stock and stock options as compensation. FMG has received research grant support from Eli-Lilly and Astra Zeneca outside the scope of this current work. MSF is a paid consultant for Materna Biosciences, Inc. and a Board member and Science Advisor for the Hyperemesis Education and Research Foundation. SO has undertaken remunerated consultancy work for Pfizer, Third Rock Ventures, Astra Zeneca, NorthSea Therapeutics and Courage Therapeutics. NR, SML and SO are inventors/creators of a patent relating to this work.
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31. Marijuana use and perinatal outcomes in obstetric patients at a safety net hospital.
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Sasso EB, Bolshakova M, Bogumil D, Johnson B, Komatsu E, Sternberg J, Cortessis V, and Mullin P
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- Cesarean Section, Female, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Outcome epidemiology, Retrospective Studies, Safety-net Providers, Marijuana Use epidemiology
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Objective: To characterize the association between antepartum marijuana exposure and maternal and neonatal outcomes at our institution., Study Design: Retrospective chart review identified an obstetric cohort of singleton gestations. Women with self-reported marijuana use were compared with non-users. Demographic characteristics, risk factors, and maternal-fetal outcomes were evaluated. Associations between outcomes and marijuana use were assessed with regression analysis., Results: Of 2792 deliveries, 5.4% reported marijuana use. Compared to non-users, marijuana users entered prenatal care later, were younger, non-Hispanic, and used other illicit substances. Marijuana users had a higher rate of cesarean delivery (p = 0.01). After adjusting for confounders, marijuana use remained associated with 4.1-fold risk of delivering a small for gestational age (SGA) infant and 2.89-fold risk of neonatal oxygen use., Conclusion: At a safety net hospital, antepartum marijuana use is significantly associated with cesarean delivery, SGA and supplemental oxygen use at birth. Healthcare disparities associated with marijuana use make this a population of critical interest., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier B.V.)
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32. What is the optimal timing of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) after EGG retrieval? A randomized controlled trial.
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Smith MB, Ho JR, Cortessis V, Chen IJ, Bendikson KA, Paulson RJ, McGinnis LK, and Ahmady A
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- Adolescent, Adult, Female, Humans, Pregnancy, Prospective Studies, Time Factors, Young Adult, Fertilization in Vitro standards, Oocyte Retrieval methods, Ovulation Induction methods, Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic standards
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Purpose: To determine if oocyte denudation and ICSI at 36.5 versus 39 h post HCG and/or Lupron trigger (2.5 h versus 5 h post-oocyte retrieval) influences fertilization and blastulation rates in good prognosis couples METHODS: We performed a prospective, randomized controlled trial of 12 patients undergoing IVF with ICSI at an academic fertility center, resulting in 206 MII oocytes analyzed. At time of retrieval, patients with more than 10 oocytes retrieved had their oocytes randomized into two groups-one group for oocyte denudation and ICSI at 36.5 h post HCG and/or Lupron trigger and the other group for these procedures at 39 h post HCG and/or Lupron trigger (2.5 and 5 h after oocyte retrieval). Primary outcomes were fertilization and blastulation rates., Results: No difference was observed in fertilization rate, total blastulation rate, or day of blastulation based on timing of denudation and ICSI (all p > 0.05). Multiple regression analyses for fertilization and blastulation controlling for age and BMI revealed no difference in fertilization based on time of ICSI (p = 0.38, 0.71, respectively). A conditional logistic regression to account for multiple oocytes derived from each patient also found no difference in fertilization or blastulation based on timing of ICSI, even when controlling for age and BMI (p = 0.47, 0.59, respectively)., Conclusion(s): In good prognosis couples, we observed no difference in fertilization or blastulation rates based on timing of ICSI within the currently accepted 2- to 6-h window post-retrieval based on a 34-h trigger. The oocyte appears to have a physiological tolerance for fertilization during this window of time, and variability in the timing of ICSI during this window is unlikely to have an impact on cycle outcome., (© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
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33. Role of sex steroid hormones in pelvic organ prolapse.
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Reddy RA, Cortessis V, Dancz C, Klutke J, and Stanczyk FZ
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- Female, Gonadal Steroid Hormones, Humans, Pelvic Floor, Premenopause, Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Postmenopause
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Objective: Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) affects a significant percentage of women and contributes to major healthcare costs both in the United States and worldwide. This review examines the current understanding of the role of sex steroid hormones (estrogens, androgens, and progesterone) in POP in premenopausal, perimenopausal, and postmenopausal women., Methods: We reviewed the relevant studies on POP related to estrogens, androgens, and progesterone in both animal models and humans., Results: Estrogen has a profound influence on the synthesis and metabolism of pelvic connective tissues, and may have the ability to both prevent POP and improve prognosis if used therapeutically. There is limited research regarding the role of androgens and progesterone and their receptors in POP and results so far have been contradictory, warranting further study to determine whether changes in androgen and progesterone receptor expression are a cause or effect of POP., Conclusions: Because of the role that estrogen plays in maintaining the integrity of pelvic floor connective tissues, we propose that rigorous and well-controlled studies are needed on the role of exogenous estrogen administration as a form of POP prevention. : Video Summary:http://links.lww.com/MENO/A583.
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34. A Systematic Review of the Efficacy of Preclinical Models of Lung Cancer Drugs.
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Pan E, Bogumil D, Cortessis V, Yu S, and Nieva J
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Background: Preclinical cell models are the mainstay in the early stages of drug development. We sought to explore the preclinical data that differentiated successful from failed therapeutic agents in lung cancer. Methods: One hundred thirty-four failed lung cancer drugs and twenty seven successful lung cancer drugs were identified. Preclinical data were evaluated. The independent variable for cell model experiments was the half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50), and for murine model experiments was tumor growth inhibition (TGI). A logistic regression was performed on quartiles (Q) of IC50s and TGIs. Results: We compared odds of approval among drugs defined by IC50 and TGI quartile. Compared to drugs with preclinical cell experiments in highest IC50 quartile (Q4, IC50 345.01-100,000 nM), those in Q3 differed little, but those in the lower two quartiles had better odds of being approved. However, there was no significant monotonic trend identified (P-trend 0.4). For preclinical murine models, TGI values ranged from -0.3119 to 1.0000, with a tendency for approved drugs to demonstrate poorer inhibition than failed drugs. Analyses comparing success of drugs according to TGI quartile produced interval estimates too wide to be statistically meaningful, although all point estimates accord with drugs in Q2-Q4 (TGI 0.5576-0.7600, 0.7601-0.9364, 0.9365-1.0000) having lower odds of success than those in Q1 (-0.3119-0.5575). Conclusion: There does not appear to be a significant linear trend between preclinical success and drug approval, and therefore published preclinical data does not predict success of therapeutics in lung cancer. Newer models with predictive power would be beneficial to drug development efforts., (Copyright © 2020 Pan, Bogumil, Cortessis, Yu and Nieva.)
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35. A meta-analysis of Hodgkin lymphoma reveals 19p13.3 TCF3 as a novel susceptibility locus.
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Cozen W, Timofeeva MN, Li D, Diepstra A, Hazelett D, Delahaye-Sourdeix M, Edlund CK, Franke L, Rostgaard K, Van Den Berg DJ, Cortessis VK, Smedby KE, Glaser SL, Westra HJ, Robison LL, Mack TM, Ghesquieres H, Hwang AE, Nieters A, de Sanjose S, Lightfoot T, Becker N, Maynadie M, Foretova L, Roman E, Benavente Y, Rand KA, Nathwani BN, Glimelius B, Staines A, Boffetta P, Link BK, Kiemeney L, Ansell SM, Bhatia S, Strong LC, Galan P, Vatten L, Habermann TM, Duell EJ, Lake A, Veenstra RN, Visser L, Liu Y, Urayama KY, Montgomery D, Gaborieau V, Weiss LM, Byrnes G, Lathrop M, Cocco P, Best T, Skol AD, Adami HO, Melbye M, Cerhan JR, Gallagher A, Taylor GM, Slager SL, Brennan P, Coetzee GA, Conti DV, Onel K, Jarrett RF, Hjalgrim H, van den Berg A, and McKay JD
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Case-Control Studies, Genetic Variation, Genome-Wide Association Study, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Young Adult, Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors genetics, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 19 genetics, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Hodgkin Disease genetics
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Recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) have identified associations with genetic variation at both HLA and non-HLA loci; however, much of heritable HL susceptibility remains unexplained. Here we perform a meta-analysis of three HL GWAS totaling 1,816 cases and 7,877 controls followed by replication in an independent set of 1,281 cases and 3,218 controls to find novel risk loci. We identify a novel variant at 19p13.3 associated with HL (rs1860661; odds ratio (OR)=0.81, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) = 0.76-0.86, P(combined) = 3.5 × 10(-10)), located in intron 2 of TCF3 (also known as E2A), a regulator of B- and T-cell lineage commitment known to be involved in HL pathogenesis. This meta-analysis also notes associations between previously published loci at 2p16, 5q31, 6p31, 8q24 and 10p14 and HL subtypes. We conclude that our data suggest a link between the 19p13.3 locus, including TCF3, and HL risk.
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36. Analysis of the DND1 gene in men with sporadic and familial testicular germ cell tumors.
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Linger R, Dudakia D, Huddart R, Tucker K, Friedlander M, Phillips KA, Hogg D, Jewett MA, Lohynska R, Daugaard G, Richard S, Chompret A, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Bonaïti-Pellié C, Heidenreich A, Albers P, Olah E, Geczi L, Bodrogi I, Daly PA, Guilford P, Fosså SD, Heimdal K, Tjulandin SA, Liubchenko L, Stoll H, Weber W, Einhorn L, McMaster M, Korde L, Greene MH, Nathanson KL, Cortessis V, Easton DF, Bishop DT, Stratton MR, and Rapley EA
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- DNA Mutational Analysis, Family Health, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Humans, Male, Mutation, Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal etiology, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Testicular Neoplasms etiology, Neoplasm Proteins genetics, Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal genetics, Testicular Neoplasms genetics
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A base substitution in the mouse Dnd1 gene resulting in a truncated Dnd protein has been shown to be responsible for germ cell loss and the development of testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT) in the 129 strain of mice. We investigated the human orthologue of this gene in 263 patients (165 with a family history of TGCT and 98 without) and found a rare heterozygous variant, p. Glu86Ala, in a single case. This variant was not present in control chromosomes (0/4,132). Analysis of the variant in an additional 842 index TGCT cases (269 with a family history of TGCT and 573 without) did not reveal any additional instances. The variant, p. Glu86Ala, is within a known functional domain of DND1 and is highly conserved through evolution. Although the variant may be a rare polymorphism, a change at such a highly conserved residue is characteristic of a disease-causing variant. Whether it is disease-causing or not, mutations in DND1 make, at most, a very small contribution to TGCT susceptibility in adults and adolescents., ((c) 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc.)
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37. Genome-wide linkage screen for testicular germ cell tumour susceptibility loci.
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Crockford GP, Linger R, Hockley S, Dudakia D, Johnson L, Huddart R, Tucker K, Friedlander M, Phillips KA, Hogg D, Jewett MA, Lohynska R, Daugaard G, Richard S, Chompret A, Bonaïti-Pellié C, Heidenreich A, Albers P, Olah E, Geczi L, Bodrogi I, Ormiston WJ, Daly PA, Guilford P, Fosså SD, Heimdal K, Tjulandin SA, Liubchenko L, Stoll H, Weber W, Forman D, Oliver T, Einhorn L, McMaster M, Kramer J, Greene MH, Weber BL, Nathanson KL, Cortessis V, Easton DF, Bishop DT, Stratton MR, and Rapley EA
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- Chromosome Mapping, Chromosomes, Human, X genetics, Female, Genetic Heterogeneity, Humans, Lod Score, Male, Pedigree, Genetic Linkage genetics, Genetic Predisposition to Disease genetics, Genome, Human genetics, Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal genetics, Testicular Neoplasms genetics
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A family history of disease is a strong risk factor for testicular germ cell tumour (TGCT). In order to identify the location of putative TGCT susceptibility gene(s) we conducted a linkage search in 237 pedigrees with two or more cases of TGCT. One hundred and seventy-nine pedigrees were evaluated genome-wide with an average inter-marker distance of 10 cM. An additional 58 pedigrees were used to more intensively investigate several genomic regions of interest. Genetic linkage analysis was performed with the ALLEGRO software using two model-based parametric analyses and a non-parametric analysis. Six genomic regions on chromosomes 2p23, 3p12, 3q26, 12p13-q21, 18q21-q23 and Xq27 showed heterogeneity LOD (HLOD) scores of greater than 1, with a maximum HLOD of 1.94 at 3q26. Genome-wide simulation studies indicate that the observed number of HLOD peaks greater than one does not differ significantly from that expected by chance. A TGCT locus at Xq27 has been previously reported. Of the 237 pedigrees examined in this study, 66 were previously unstudied at Xq27, no evidence for linkage to this region was observed in this new pedigree set. Overall, the results indicate that no single major locus can account for the majority of the familial aggregation of TGCT, and suggests that multiple susceptibility loci with weak effects contribute to the disease.
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38. The Y deletion gr/gr and susceptibility to testicular germ cell tumor.
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Nathanson KL, Kanetsky PA, Hawes R, Vaughn DJ, Letrero R, Tucker K, Friedlander M, Phillips KA, Hogg D, Jewett MA, Lohynska R, Daugaard G, Richard S, Chompret A, Bonaïti-Pellié C, Heidenreich A, Olah E, Geczi L, Bodrogi I, Ormiston WJ, Daly PA, Oosterhuis JW, Gillis AJ, Looijenga LH, Guilford P, Fosså SD, Heimdal K, Tjulandin SA, Liubchenko L, Stoll H, Weber W, Rudd M, Huddart R, Crockford GP, Forman D, Oliver DT, Einhorn L, Weber BL, Kramer J, McMaster M, Greene MH, Pike M, Cortessis V, Chen C, Schwartz SM, Bishop DT, Easton DF, Stratton MR, and Rapley EA
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- Alleles, Chromosomes, Human, Y chemistry, Confidence Intervals, Humans, Infertility, Male, Linear Models, Male, Odds Ratio, Pedigree, Penetrance, Risk, Seminoma pathology, Testicular Neoplasms pathology, Chromosomes, Human, Y genetics, Gene Deletion, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Seminoma genetics, Testicular Neoplasms genetics
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Testicular germ cell tumor (TGCT) is the most common cancer in young men. Despite a considerable familial component to TGCT risk, no genetic change that confers increased risk has been substantiated to date. The human Y chromosome carries a number of genes specifically involved in male germ cell development, and deletion of the AZFc region at Yq11 is the most common known genetic cause of infertility. Recently, a 1.6-Mb deletion of the Y chromosome that removes part of the AZFc region--known as the "gr/gr" deletion--has been associated with infertility. In epidemiological studies, male infertility has shown an association with TGCT that is out of proportion with what can be explained by tumor effects. Thus, we hypothesized that the gr/gr deletion may be associated with TGCT. Using logistic modeling, we analyzed this deletion in a large series of TGCT cases with and without a family history of TGCT. The gr/gr deletion was present in 3.0% (13/431) of TGCT cases with a family history, 2% (28/1,376) of TGCT cases without a family history, and 1.3% (33/2,599) of unaffected males. Presence of the gr/gr deletion was associated with a twofold increased risk of TGCT (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 2.1; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.3-3.6; P = .005) and a threefold increased risk of TGCT among patients with a positive family history (aOR 3.2; 95% CI 1.5-6.7; P = .0027). The gr/gr deletion was more strongly associated with seminoma (aOR 3.0; 95% CI 1.6-5.4; P = .0004) than with nonseminoma TGCT (aOR 1.5; 95% CI 0.72-3.0; P = .29). These data indicate that the Y microdeletion gr/gr is a rare, low-penetrance allele that confers susceptibility to TGCT.
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39. Toxicokinetic genetics: an approach to gene-environment and gene-gene interactions in complex metabolic pathways.
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Cortessis V and Thomas DC
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- Arylamine N-Acetyltransferase genetics, Biotransformation, Carcinogens, Environmental toxicity, Case-Control Studies, Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 genetics, Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2 genetics, Genotype, Glutathione Transferase genetics, Humans, Isoenzymes genetics, Mathematics, Models, Biological, Smoking adverse effects, Carcinogens, Environmental pharmacokinetics, Colorectal Neoplasms etiology, Colorectal Neoplasms genetics, Intestinal Polyps etiology, Intestinal Polyps genetics
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We propose an approach to modelling the joint effects of multiple genes involved in metabolic activation and detoxification of environmental exposures. A physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model is used, in which the various person-specific metabolic rates are related to measurements of the genotypes and/or phenotypes at the various stages of the relevant pathways. Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods are used to fit the model. We illustrate the approach by application to case-control data on colorectal polyps in relation to consumption of well-done red meat and tobacco smoking via pathways involving heterocyclic amines (regulated by the genes CYP1A2, NAT1 and NAT2) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (regulated by the genes CYP1A1, EPHX1 (also called mEH) and GSTM3). In this chapter, we focus on the biochemical basis for our conceptual models, deferring detailed mathematical description of the models and simulation results to a separate paper.
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40. A case-control study of microsomal epoxide hydrolase, smoking, meat consumption, glutathione S-transferase M3, and risk of colorectal adenomas.
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Cortessis V, Siegmund K, Chen Q, Zhou N, Diep A, Frankl H, Lee E, Zhu QS, Haile R, and Levy D
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- Adenoma etiology, Aged, Biotransformation, Carcinogens pharmacokinetics, Case-Control Studies, Colorectal Neoplasms etiology, Diet, Epoxide Hydrolases metabolism, Exons, Female, Genotype, Glutathione Transferase genetics, Humans, Isoenzymes genetics, Male, Meat adverse effects, Middle Aged, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons pharmacokinetics, Polymorphism, Genetic, Risk Factors, Smoking adverse effects, Adenoma enzymology, Adenoma genetics, Carcinogens adverse effects, Colorectal Neoplasms enzymology, Colorectal Neoplasms genetics, Epoxide Hydrolases genetics, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons adverse effects
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We estimated associations between polymorphisms in the gene encoding microsomal epoxide hydrolase (mEH) among 464 cases diagnosed with first occurrence of colorectal adenoma and 510 matched controls. In an analysis controlling only for the matching variables, we found little or no association between adenoma and mEH genotypes defined by polymorphisms at either codon 113 and 139 or mEH activity predicted by both polymorphisms. However, in subsequent analyses, high predicted mEH activity was significantly associated with adenoma among certain subgroups defined by smoking history [odds ratio (OR), 4.27; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.68-10.81 among current smokers; interaction, P = 0.11], meat consumption (OR, 2.47; CI, 0.99-6.19 among individuals who regularly eat well-done meat; interaction, P = 0.03), and genotypes for the *A/*B polymorphism in the gene encoding glutatione S-transferase M3 (OR, 2.60; CI, 1.28-5.28 among individuals with *A*A genotype; interaction, P = 0.03). These findings are consistent with causal roles for environmental polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and genetically encoded variants in enzymes whose actions lead to the production of activated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon metabolites.
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- 2001
41. Multiple elements regulate GAD65 transcription.
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Pinal CS, Cortessis V, and Tobin AJ
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- Animals, Base Sequence, Embryonal Carcinoma Stem Cells, Mice, Molecular Sequence Data, Neoplastic Stem Cells enzymology, Phenotype, Plasmids genetics, RNA, Neoplasm biosynthesis, Rats, Restriction Mapping, Transcription, Genetic genetics, Transfection genetics, Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic physiology, Glutamate Decarboxylase biosynthesis, Glutamate Decarboxylase genetics
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GAD65 and GAD67, the two forms of GABA-synthesizing enzyme, are usually coexpressed, but their levels are regulated independently. The GAD67 promoter has been described. We have now characterized transcriptional regulatory elements in the 5' flanking region of the GAD65 gene, extending 2.4 kb from the ATG translation initiation site. Primer extension assays revealed that transcription begins at -228 in both adult rat brain and in P19 embryonal carcinoma cells, with additional start sites at -280 in brain and at -360 in P19 cells. These sites are in a GC-rich (72%) region lacking a TATA box. Transient transfection assays revealed that the basal promoter is between -740 and -60, and elements conferring cell-type specificity are further 5'. DNA sequences between -1652 and -1420 can 'silence' transcription from a heterologous promoter. GAD65 and GAD67 promoters share little sequence identity, consistent with differences in their transcriptional regulation.
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- 1997
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42. Linkage analysis of DRD2, a marker linked to the ataxia-telangiectasia gene, in 64 families with premenopausal bilateral breast cancer.
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Cortessis V, Ingles S, Millikan R, Diep A, Gatti RA, Richardson L, Thompson WD, Paganini-Hill A, Sparkes RS, and Haile RW
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- Adult, Alleles, Base Sequence, Chromosome Mapping, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17, DNA Primers, Female, Genetic Markers, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Humans, Lod Score, Middle Aged, Molecular Sequence Data, Ovarian Neoplasms genetics, Polymerase Chain Reaction methods, Premenopause, Ataxia Telangiectasia genetics, Breast Neoplasms genetics, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11, Genetic Linkage
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Recent reports suggest that subjects who are heterozygous for the ataxia-telangiectasia gene are at increased risk of breast cancer. We conducted linkage analyses of 64 families with premenopausal bilateral breast cancer using DRD2, a marker linked to the ataxia-telangiectasia locus at 11q22-23. We assumed a model with dominant transmission of breast cancer. Lod scores summed over all families provided strong evidence against tight linkage (e.g., a lod score of -6.08 at theta = 0.00001), although a single family provides suggestive evidence of tight linkage to DRD2. Evidence against linkage to 11q was strongest among families that may involve the BRCA1 breast cancer susceptibility gene on 17q21. However, we did not observe evidence of linkage to 11q among the remaining subgroup with neither a family history of ovarian cancer nor the appearance of linkage to 17q21.
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- 1993
43. A linkage analysis of D17S74 (CMM86) in thirty-five families with premenopausal bilateral breast cancer.
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Haile RW, Cortessis VK, Millikan R, Ingles S, Aragaki CC, Richardson L, Thompson WD, Paganini-Hill A, and Sparkes RS
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- Age Factors, Female, Genetic Linkage, Genetic Markers, Humans, Likelihood Functions, Menopause, Registries, Breast Neoplasms genetics, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17
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We report here results of a linkage analysis of a marker in 35 families in which the proband had premenopausal bilateral breast cancer. This group is of particular interest given their high family risk and the question of etiological heterogeneity. Probands were ascertained from cancer registries in Los Angeles County and Connecticut and major hospitals in Montréal and Québec. Assuming no residual heterogeneity and summing lod scores over all families, we obtained strong evidence against tight linkage (e.g., lod score at theta = 0.000001 is -3.39). To address the issue of heterogeneity, we performed admixture and predivided sample analyses. Using an admixture model we were able to reject the hypothesis of no linkage versus that of linkage with homogeneity (P = 0.045). However, we were unable to reject the hypothesis of no linkage versus linkage with heterogeneity (P = 0.119) or to distinguish between linkage with homogeneity and linkage with heterogeneity (P = 0.500). Predivided sample analyses based upon age of onset, pathological characteristics, time between diagnoses of the breast cancers in each bilateral proband, and the span of ages at diagnoses within a family did not discriminate between apparently linked and unlinked families.
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- 1993
44. A Gibbs sampling approach to linkage analysis.
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Thomas DC and Cortessis V
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- Animals, Female, Humans, Lod Score, Male, Pedigree, Recombination, Genetic genetics, Bayes Theorem, Genetic Linkage genetics, Monte Carlo Method
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We present a Monte Carlo approach to estimation of the recombination fraction theta and the profile likelihood for a dichotomous trait and a single marker gene with 2 alleles. The method is an application of a technique known as 'Gibbs sampling', in which random samples of each of the unknowns (here genotypes, theta and nuisance parameters, including the allele frequencies and the penetrances) are drawn from their posterior distributions, given the data and the current values of all the other unknowns. Upon convergence, the resulting samples derive from the marginal distribution of all the unknowns, given only the data, so that the uncertainty in the specification of the nuisance parameters is reflected in the variance of the posterior distribution of theta. Prior knowledge about the distribution of theta and the nuisance parameters can be incorporated using a Bayesian approach, but adoption of a flat prior for theta and point priors for the nuisance parameters would correspond to the standard likelihood approach. The method is easy to program, runs quickly on a microcomputer, and could be generalized to multiple alleles, multipoint linkage, continuous phenotypes and more complex models of disease etiology. The basic approach is illustrated by application to data on cholesterol levels and an a low-density lipoprotein receptor gene in a single large pedigree.
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- 1992
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45. Ornithine aminotransferase (OAT): recombination between an X-linked OAT sequence (7.5 kb) and the Norrie disease locus.
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Ngo JT, Bateman JB, Spence MA, Cortessis V, Sparkes RS, Kivlin JD, Mohandas T, and Inana G
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- Blotting, Southern, Genetic Linkage, Hearing Loss, Humans, Intellectual Disability, Lod Score, Pedigree, Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length, Restriction Mapping, Syndrome, Ornithine-Oxo-Acid Transaminase genetics, Recombination, Genetic, Retinal Detachment congenital, Transaminases genetics, X Chromosome
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A human ornithine aminotransferase (OAT) locus has been mapped to the Xp11.2, as has the Norrie disease locus. We used a cDNA probe to investigate a 3-generation UCLA family with Norrie disease; a 4.2-kb RFLP was detected and a maximum lod score of 0.602 at zero recombination fraction was calculated. We used the same probe to study a second multigeneration family with Norrie disease from Utah. A different RFLP of 7.5 kb in size was identified and a recombinational event between the OAT locus represented by this RFLP and the disease loci was observed. Linkage analysis of these two loci in this family revealed a maximum load score of 1.88 at a recombination fraction of 0.10. Although both families have affected members with the same disease, the lod scores are reported separately because the 4.2- and 7.5-kb RFLPs may represent two different loci for the X-linked OAT.
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- 1990
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46. Correcting for variable age of onset in the estimation of familial relative risk when there is a secular trend in incidence of disease.
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Haile RW, Cortessis VK, and Perdue ST
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- Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Child, Female, Genetic Diseases, Inborn genetics, Humans, Male, Melanoma epidemiology, Melanoma genetics, Middle Aged, Risk, Time Factors, Epidemiologic Methods, Genetic Diseases, Inborn epidemiology
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We discuss the effects that a secular trend in incidence would have on estimation of familial relative risk (ratio of observed to expected cumulative incidence among relatives of index cases). For example, when age-specific incidence rates of a condition have increased during the lifetimes of relatives among whom relative risk is to be estimated, familial relative risk will be biased downward if cross-sectional, age-specific incidence data are used to estimate expected cumulative incidence among relatives. The stronger the trend and the older the ages of unaffected relatives, the greater the bias will be. Incorporating different age-specific incidence curves for different birth cohorts into the analysis is an approach we suggest for correcting the bias.
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- 1986
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47. Comparison of the affected-pedigree-member and lod-score methods.
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Goldstein AM, Weeks DE, Cortessis V, and Haile RW
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- Genes, Dominant, Genes, Recessive, Genetic Markers analysis, Humans, Likelihood Functions, Models, Genetic, Phenotype, Genetic Linkage genetics, Lod Score, Pedigree
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- 1989
48. Duplicate report crossing over in Norrie disease family.
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Ngo J, Spence MA, Cortessis V, Bateman JB, and Sparkes RS
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- Blindness genetics, Genetic Linkage, Humans, Blindness congenital, Crossing Over, Genetic, Retina abnormalities, X Chromosome
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- 1989
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49. Recombinational event between Norrie disease and DXS7 loci.
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Ngo JT, Spence MA, Cortessis V, Sparkes RS, and Bateman JB
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- Chromosome Mapping, Deafness genetics, Female, Humans, Male, Pedigree, Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length, Syndrome, Genes, Recessive, Genetic Linkage, Recombination, Genetic, Retinal Detachment genetics, X Chromosome
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We have identified a family affected with X-linked recessive Norrie disease, in which a recombinational event occurred between the disease locus and the DXS7 locus identified by the probe L1.28. The addition of our family brings the total of published informative families to seven, with a maximum lod score of 7.58 at a recombination frequency of 0.038 +/- 0.036. This finding indicates that the L1.28 probe is useful but may not be completely reliable for prenatal diagnosis and that the gene for Norrie disease is not within the DNA sequence identified by the L1.28 probe.
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- 1988
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50. Norrie disease: linkage analysis using a 4.2-kb RFLP detected by a human ornithine aminotransferase cDNA probe.
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Ngo JT, Bateman JB, Cortessis V, Sparkes RS, Mohandas T, Inana G, and Spence MA
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- Animals, Blindness enzymology, DNA, Female, Genetic Markers, Humans, Hybrid Cells, Lod Score, Male, Mice, Recombination, Genetic, Blindness genetics, DNA Probes, Ornithine-Oxo-Acid Transaminase genetics, Polymorphism, Genetic, Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length, Retina abnormalities, Transaminases genetics, X Chromosome
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Previous study has shown that the usual DNA marker for Norrie disease, the L1.28 probe which identifies the DXS7 locus, can recombine with the disease locus. In this study, we used a human ornithine aminotransferase (OAT) cDNA which detects OAT-related DNA sequences mapped to the same region on the X chromosome as that of the L1.28 probe to investigate the family with Norrie disease who exhibited the recombinational event. When genomic DNA from this family was digested with the PvuII restriction endonuclease, we found a restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) of 4.2 kb in size. This fragment was absent in the affected males and cosegregated with the disease locus; we calculated a lod score of 0.602, at theta = 0.00. No deletion could be detected by chromosomal analysis or on Southern blots with other enzymes. These results suggest that one of the OAT-related sequences on the X chromosome may be in close proximity to the Norrie disease locus and represent the first report which indicates that the OAT cDNA may be useful for the identification of carrier status and/or prenatal diagnosis.
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- 1989
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