Expression profiling of Xenografts of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Bevacizumab and rapamycin induce growth suppression in mouse models of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Specimen part
View SamplesPapillary renal cell carcinoma type 2 (PRCC2) is known to be very aggressive type of tumor without effictive therapy. Hereditary form of PRCC2 is caused by Fumarate Hydratase (FH) gene mutation that accompanied Hereditary Leiomyomatosis and Renal Cell Carcinoma (HLRCC) disorder. In sporadic form of PRCC2 the mutation of FH gene has not been reported. Both forms of tumors have the similar histopathological characteristics with poor survival prognosis.
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Specimen part, Disease
View SamplesAberrant gene expression analysis between peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) samples from healthy individuals and patients with chronic hepatitis B carriers and HCC were identified using Affymetrix gene arrays.
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Specimen part, Disease, Disease stage
View SamplesAberrant gene expression analysis between peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) samples from healthy individuals and patients with pancreatic carcinoma, gastric carcinoma and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) were identified using Affymetrix gene arrays.
A blood-based three-gene signature for the non-invasive detection of early human hepatocellular carcinoma.
Specimen part, Disease
View SamplesAberrant gene expression between HCC tumor tissues, histologically normal adjacent liver tissues and peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) samples from healthy individuals and patients with pancreatic carcinoma, gastric carcinoma and HCC were identified using Affymetrix gene arrays.
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Specimen part, Disease, Disease stage
View SamplesAngioimmunoblastic T-Cell lymphoma (AITL) is a mature T-cell lymphoma of blood or lymph vessel immunoblasts. It is the most common subtype of T-cell lymphoma in the Western world and the second most frequent one in Asia. We sequenced nine pairs of AITL exomes and their matched normals. Frequent mutations in TET2 and RHOA were detected, and confirmed through targeted sequencing in a larger cohort of 43 samples. Gene expression profiling was performed to identify genes differentially expressed between patients with and without mutations in genes of interest.
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Disease
View SamplesHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a deadly disease, often unnoticed till the late stages, where treatment options become limited. Thus, there is a critical need to identify early biomarkers for detection of the developing HCC, as well as molecular pathways that would be amenable to therapeutic intervention. While efforts using human serum and tissues from late stage patients have been undertaken, progress has been limited. We have therefore explored the possibility of utilizing established mouse models for the discovery of biomarkers, as well as to understand in a systematic manner the molecular pathways that are progressively deregulated by the various etiological factors in contributing to HCC formation. As an initial effort, we have used the Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) transgenic mice as a hepatitis model, which have been exposed to aflatoxin B1 (AFB1). In this report, we present the initial findings from a extensive longitudinal study, which confirms the synergistic effect of both these etiological factors, with a gender bias towards male mice. Tumors from the mouse models were validated both histologically as well as by molecular transcriptome analysis by comparison with human HCCs. In addition, using these models, we have identified carnitine as a novel biomarker for HCC development, which was again validated using human HCC samples. Conclusion: This study therefore highlights the utility of these mouse models in identifying biomarkers for detection of human HCCs, as well as for the systematic analysis of molecular pathways that are affected by various etiological agents during the progression of HCC from an untransformed hepatocyte, which could provide novel options for targeted therapy.
Molecular characterization of hepatocarcinogenesis using mouse models.
Specimen part
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JAK-STAT and G-protein-coupled receptor signaling pathways are frequently altered in epitheliotropic intestinal T-cell lymphoma.
Specimen part, Disease, Disease stage
View SamplesFibroadenomas are the most common benign breast tumors in women under 30. Unlike their malignant counterparts, relatively molecular profiling has been done on fibroadenomas. Here we performed gene expression profiling on ten fibroadenomas in order to better characterize these tumors. Through targeted amplicon sequencing, we have found that six of these tumors have MED12 mutations. We show that the MED12 mutations, among others, are associated with activated estrogen signaling, as well as increased invasiveness through upregulation of ECM remodelling genes.
Exome sequencing identifies highly recurrent MED12 somatic mutations in breast fibroadenoma.
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View SamplesType II Enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma (Type II EATL) is an aggressive intestinal T-cell lymphoma with poor prognosis and has not been molecularly profiled. Through targeted amplicon sequencing, we identified a large portion of Type II EATL samples that harbor mutations in the STAT5B, JAK3 and GNAI2 genes. Here we performed gene expression profiling on four Type II EATL samples in order to better characterize this disease. As Type II EATL is suggested to arise from CD8+ IELs, we integrated our data with publicly available profile of CD8 and CD8 T-cells from healthy donors (GSE33374). Gene expression profiling independently demonstrated strong enrichment of several aspects of GPCR and JAK-STAT signaling pathways. Moreover, an significant association was identified with genes containing STAT5B binding sites in their promoters.
JAK-STAT and G-protein-coupled receptor signaling pathways are frequently altered in epitheliotropic intestinal T-cell lymphoma.
Specimen part
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