Browsing by Author "Liu, Zhensheng"
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A Novel Genetic Variant in Long Non-coding RNA Gene NEXN-AS1 is Associated with Risk of Lung Cancer.
Yuan, Hua; Liu, Hongliang; Liu, Zhensheng; Owzar, Kouros; Han, Younghun; Su, Li; Wei, Yongyue; ... (23 authors) (Scientific reports, 2016-10-07)Lung cancer etiology is multifactorial, and growing evidence has indicated that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are important players in lung carcinogenesis. We performed a large-scale meta-analysis of 690,564 SNPs in 15,531 ... -
Association between a rare novel TP53 variant (rs78378222) and melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck and lung cancer susceptibility in non-Hispanic Whites.
Guan, Xiaoxiang; Wang, Li-E; Liu, Zhensheng; Sturgis, Erich M; Wei, Qingyi (Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2013-07)Recently, several studies have investigated the association between a newly reported rare functional single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in TP53 (rs78378222) and cancer risk, but generated inconsistent findings. The present ... -
Association between novel PLCE1 variants identified in published esophageal cancer genome-wide association studies and risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Ma, Hongxia; Wang, Li-E; Liu, Zhensheng; Sturgis, Erich M; Wei, Qingyi (BMC cancer, 2011-06-20)Phospholipase C epsilon 1 (PLCE1) (an effector of Ras) belonging to the phospholipase family plays crucial roles in carcinogenesis and progression of several cancers, including squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck ... -
Association between single nucleotide polymorphisms in ERCC4 and risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Yu, Hongping; Liu, Zhensheng; Huang, Yu-Jing; Yin, Ming; Wang, Li-E; Wei, Qingyi (PloS one, 2012-01)Excision repair cross-complementation group 4 gene (ERCC4/XPF) plays an important role in nucleotide excision repair and participates in removal of DNA interstrand cross-links and DNA double-strand breaks. Single nucleotide ... -
Associations between expression levels of nucleotide excision repair proteins in lymphoblastoid cells and risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Han, Peng; Liu, Hongliang; Shi, Qiong; Liu, Zhensheng; Troy, Jesse D; Lee, Walter T; Zevallos, Jose P; ... (10 authors) (Molecular carcinogenesis, 2018-06)Squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck (SCCHN) is one of the most common malignancies worldwide, and nucleotide excision repair (NER) is involved in SCCHN susceptibility. In this analysis of 349 newly diagnosed SCCHN patients ... -
Associations between genetic variants in mRNA splicing-related genes and risk of lung cancer: a pathway-based analysis from published GWASs.
Pan, Yongchu; Liu, Hongliang; Wang, Yanru; Kang, Xiaozheng; Liu, Zhensheng; Owzar, Kouros; Han, Younghun; ... (25 authors) (Scientific reports, 2017-03-17)mRNA splicing is an important mechanism to regulate mRNA expression. Abnormal regulation of this process may lead to lung cancer. Here, we investigated the associations of 11,966 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in ... -
Correlation between base-excision repair gene polymorphisms and levels of in-vitro BPDE-induced DNA adducts in cultured peripheral blood lymphocytes.
Yu, Hongping; Zhao, Hui; Wang, Li-E; Liu, Zhensheng; Li, Donghui; Wei, Qingyi (PloS one, 2012-01)In vitro benzo[a]pyrene diol epoxide (BPDE)-induced DNA adducts in cultured peripheral lymphocytes have been shown to be a phenotypic biomarker of individual's DNA repair phenotype that is associated with cancer risk. In ... -
ERCC1 and ERCC2 variants predict survival in gastric cancer patients.
Li, Yangkai; Liu, Zhensheng; Liu, Hongliang; Wang, Li-E; Tan, Dongfeng; Ajani, Jaffer A; Wei, Qing-Yi (PloS one, 2013-01)PURPOSE: ERCC1 and ERCC2 play critical roles in the nucleotide excision repair pathway that effectively repairs DNA damage induced by chemotherapeutic agents. Therefore, functional single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) ... -
Functional Variants in Notch Pathway Genes NCOR2, NCSTN, and MAML2 Predict Survival of Patients with Cutaneous Melanoma.
Zhang, Weikang; Liu, Hongliang; Liu, Zhensheng; Zhu, Dakai; Amos, Christopher I; Fang, Shenying; Lee, Jeffrey E; ... (8 authors) (Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 2015-07)BACKGROUND: The Notch signaling pathway is constitutively activated in human cutaneous melanoma to promote growth and aggressive metastatic potential of primary melanoma cells. Therefore, genetic variants in Notch pathway ... -
Genetic variants in fanconi anemia pathway genes BRCA2 and FANCA predict melanoma survival.
Yin, Jieyun; Liu, Hongliang; Liu, Zhensheng; Wang, Li-E; Chen, Wei V; Zhu, Dakai; Amos, Christopher I; ... (10 authors) (The Journal of investigative dermatology, 2015-02)Cutaneous melanoma (CM) is the most lethal skin cancer. The Fanconi anemia (FA) pathway involved in DNA crosslink repair may affect CM susceptibility and prognosis. Using data derived from published genome-wide association ... -
Genetic Variants in RUNX3, AMD1 and MSRA in the Methionine Metabolic Pathway and Survival in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients.
Chen, Ka; Liu, Hongliang; Liu, Zhensheng; Luo, Sheng; Patz, Edward F; Moorman, Patricia G; Su, Li; ... (10 authors) (International journal of cancer, 2019-01-16)Abnormal methionine dependence in cancer cells has led to methionine restriction as a potential therapeutic strategy. We hypothesized that genetic variants involved in methionine-metabolic genes are associated with survival ... -
Genetic variants of NOXA and MCL1 modify the risk of HPV16-associated squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Zhou, Ziyuan; Sturgis, Erich M; Liu, Zhensheng; Wang, Li-E; Wei, Qingyi; Li, Guojun (BMC cancer, 2012-05)The cooperation between phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate induced protein 1 (NOXA) and myeloid cell leukemia 1 (MCL1) is critical in the intrinsic apoptotic pathway. Human papillomavirus 16 (HPV16), by inducing p53 and pRb-E2F ... -
Genetic variants of p27 and p21 as predictors for risk of second primary malignancy in patients with index squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck.
Wang, Zhongqiu; Sturgis, Erich M; Zhang, Fenghua; Lei, Dapeng; Liu, Zhensheng; Xu, Li; Song, Xicheng; ... (9 authors) (Molecular cancer, 2012-03-26)Cell cycle deregulation is common in human cancer, and alterations of p27 and p21, two critical cell cycle regulators, have been implicated in the development of many human malignancies. Therefore, we hypothesize that p27 ... -
Genetic variants of PTPN2 are associated with lung cancer risk: a re-analysis of eight GWASs in the TRICL-ILCCO consortium.
Feng, Yun; Wang, Yanru; Liu, Hongliang; Liu, Zhensheng; Mills, Coleman; Han, Younghun; Hung, Rayjean J; ... (22 authors) (Scientific reports, 2017-04-11)The T-cell protein tyrosine phosphatase (TCPTP) pathway consists of signaling events mediated by TCPTP. Mutations and genetic variants of some genes in the TCPTP pathway are associated with lung cancer risk and survival. ... -
Genotypes and haplotypes of the VEGF gene and survival in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with chemoradiotherapy.
Guan, Xiaoxiang; Yin, Ming; Wei, Qingyi; Zhao, Hui; Liu, Zhensheng; Wang, Li-E; Yuan, Xianglin; ... (10 authors) (BMC cancer, 2010-08-16)Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a major mediator of angiogenesis involving in carcinogenesis, including lung cancer. We hypothesized that VEGF polymorphisms may affect survival outcomes among locally advanced ... -
Lymphocyte Telomere Length Predicts Clinical Outcomes of HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Cancer Patients after Definitive Radiotherapy.
Luo, Xiaoning; Sturgis, Erich M; Yang, Zheng; Sun, Yan; Wei, Peng; Liu, Zhensheng; Wei, Qingyi; ... (8 authors) (Carcinogenesis, 2019-02-05)Since lymphocyte telomere length (LTL) plays critical roles in the maintenance of genomic stability and integrity, LTL thus may influence the etiology and prognosis of squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx (SCCOP). However, ... -
Novel genetic variants in the P38MAPK pathway gene ZAK and susceptibility to lung cancer.
Feng, Yun; Wang, Yanru; Liu, Hongliang; Liu, Zhensheng; Mills, Coleman; Owzar, Kouros; Xie, Jichun; ... (25 authors) (Molecular carcinogenesis, 2018-02)The P38MAPK pathway participates in regulating cell cycle, inflammation, development, cell death, cell differentiation, and tumorigenesis. Genetic variants of some genes in the P38MAPK pathway are reportedly associated with ... -
Polymorphisms at the microRNA binding-site of the stem cell marker gene CD133 modify susceptibility to and survival of gastric cancer.
Wang, Qiming; Liu, Hongliang; Xiong, Huihua; Liu, Zhensheng; Wang, Li-E; Qian, Ji; Muddasani, Ramya; ... (11 authors) (Mol Carcinog, 2015-06)CD133 is one of the most common stem cell markers, and functional single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of CD133 may modulate its gene functions and thus cancer risk and patient survival. We hypothesized that potentially ... -
Polymorphisms in the SULF1 gene are associated with early age of onset and survival of ovarian cancer.
Han, Chan H; Huang, Yu-Jing; Lu, Karen H; Liu, Zhensheng; Mills, Gordon B; Wei, Qingyi; Wang, Li-E (Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR, 2011-01-07)SULF1 (sulfatase 1) selectively removes the 6-O-sulphate group from heparan sulfate, changing the binding sites for extracellular growth factors. SULF1 expression has been reported to be decreased in various cancers, including ... -
Polymorphisms of homologous recombination genes and clinical outcomes of non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with definitive radiotherapy.
Yin, Ming; Liao, Zhongxing; Huang, Yu-Jing; Liu, Zhensheng; Yuan, Xianglin; Gomez, Daniel; Wang, Li-E; ... (8 authors) (PloS one, 2011-01)The repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) is the major mechanism to maintain genomic stability in response to irradiation. We hypothesized that genetic polymorphisms in DSB repair genes may affect clinical outcomes among ...