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Ladbury CJ, Amini A, Vora NL, Sun V, Massarelli E, Maghami E, Sampath S. Long-Term Quality of Life Following Head and Neck Radiation: A Study Using the Vanderbilt Head and Neck Symptom Survey. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e243. [PMID: 37784957 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.1174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Head and neck (H&N) radiation (RT) is characterized by significant acute toxicity, but long-term quality of life (QoL) following H&N RT is not well defined. This study sought to prospectively characterize, by subsite, long-term QoL in patients who underwent H&N RT using the Vanderbilt Head and Neck Symptom Survey (VHNSS) version 2.0. MATERIALS/METHODS In patients treated with H&N RT between 2010 and 2021, the VHNSS was prospectively collected prior to beginning RT and at follow-up visits after completion of RT. Responses were broken down into symptom clusters for characterization of specific side effects and scored from 0 (asymptomatic) to 10 (severe symptoms). Patients were stratified by disease site and type of RT, with three main subgroups of interest: p16+ oropharynx (OPX) treated with definitive RT, nasopharynx (NPX) treated with definitive RT, and oral cavity (OC) treated with postoperative RT (PORT). To characterize long-term QoL, surveys collected 2 years (±3 months) after completion of RT were analyzed. Survey response distributions are reported as median and interquartile ranges. Comparisons between groups were made using the Mann-Whitney U test. RESULTS A total of 65 patients (33 OPX [50.8%], 19 NPX [29.2%], 13 OC [20.0%]) had survey responses at 2 years. Median age was 56 (range 20-86). 48 (73.8%) patients were male. Concurrent chemotherapy was administered to 52 patients (80.0%). At 2 years, among OPX patients, trouble hearing (1.5 [0-5]) represented the greatest symptom burden, though this was still less than NPX (4.0 [2.0-7.5]; p = 0.099) patients but greater than OC (0.0 [0.0-1.5]; p = 0.16) patients. OPX patients had significantly less difficulty swallowing solids (0.8 [0.1-2.0]) compared to NPX (2.5 [1.1-5.1]; p = 0.018) and OC (3.5 [1.9-5.1]; p = 0.002) patients. OPX patients also experienced less dry mouth (1.0 [0.2-3.3]) than NPX (3.2 [1.5-6.6]; p = 0.012) and OC (2.4 [1.8-5.4]; p = 0.056) patients. OPX patients reported less trismus (0.0 [0.0-0.2]) than NPX (4.0 [0.0-7.0]; p<0.001) and OC (1.0 [0.5-3]; p = 0.002) patients. OPX patients had less neck tightness (0.0 [0.0-2.0]) than NPX (2.0 [0.0-3.0]; p = 0.022) patients and less voice dysfunction (0.0 [0.0-0.7]) than OC (3.0 [1.2-3.5]; p = 0.011) patients. Lastly, OPX patients had better mental health (0.0 [0.0-1.2]) than NPX (2.0 [0.0-5.0]; p = 0.019) and OC (2.0 [0.0-3.2]; p = 0.086) patients. There was no difference in taste/smell among OPX (0.9 [0.0-2.7]), NPX (2.3 [0.7-5.1]; p = 0.100), and OC (1.5 [1.1-3.4]; p = 0.230) patients. CONCLUSION The VHNSS was able to characterize long-term QoL in patients treated with H&N RT. In general, patients with OPX treated with definitive RT have improved long-term QoL relative to patients with NPX or OC cancers, though at least a quarter of patients still report significant dry mouth, taste/smell, and hearing difficulties. Additional work should seek to identify, and, where possible through timely rehabilitation, proactively mitigate late symptoms in patients following H&N RT.
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- C J Ladbury
- Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Division of Population Sciences, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Surgery, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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Eustace NJ, Abuali T, Tam A, Ladbury CJ, Evans B, Sun V, Loscalzo M, Chen B, Amini A. Patient and Caregivers Opinions on Receiving Radiology Results before Oncologist Appointments. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:S125-S126. [PMID: 37784323 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) With the passing of the Cures Act, patients now have immediate access to radiology reports and can review the results before discussing the findings with a physician. In Oncology, the results of these imaging reports can be especially sensitive as the results can lead to difficult discussions about patient prognosis, or the need for invasive medical, surgical, or radiation therapies. It is unclear whether immediate access may increase anxiety, stress, and confusion before discussions with an oncologist. In this study, we hypothesized that in the oncology setting, immediate access to imaging reports before meeting with their oncologist would be associated with worsened patient anxiety. MATERIALS/METHODS Patients and their caregivers were invited to complete an investigator-developed anonymous multiple-choice survey prior to a scheduled follow-up appointment with their radiation oncologist. Survey questions assessed preferences for reviewing the radiology report prior to their oncology visit, their reported level of anxiety before undergoing diagnostic imaging, after directly receiving their results, and after they have the discussion of their results with the oncologist. Additional metrics collected included patient demographics, the time interval between discussing the results with an oncologist, preference for reviewing the images or just the radiology report, satisfaction with having immediate access to the report, and if they would prefer being blinded from the results until after discussing with their oncologist. Survey items were scored descriptively through summary statistics. RESULTS In this interim report of 54 individuals surveyed over a two-week period (89% were patients, 11% were caregivers/family members), a combined 33% reported a high level of anxiety before undergoing their scan. Levels of high anxiety decreased to 20% for those who received their report prior to reviewing with their oncologist and further lowered to 13% after reviewing the report and images with their oncologist. 57% of responders reported discussing the results with an oncologist within 2 days of receiving results. 46% preferred reviewing only radiology reports and not the images, 35% favored reviewing both imaging and the report together and 19% had no preference. Only 18.5% of responders preferred viewing the reports before discussing them with their oncologist and only 20% felt it was beneficial having early access to them. CONCLUSION Anxiety associated with oncology-related imaging improved after immediate access to the report and after discussions with oncologists. A small proportion of patients preferred having early access to imaging reports and most patients preferred reviewing only the report, not the images. Strategies including shortened intervals between immediate access and discussions with oncologists may minimize anxiety associated with imaging as most patients preferred first discussing the results with their oncologist.
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- N J Eustace
- Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Division of Population Sciences, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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Ye L, Ladbury CJ, Tam A, Eustace NJ, Wakabayashi L, Vermeersch J, Salman J, Sun V, Li R, Sampath S, Amini A. Incidence of Major Depression, Suicidal Ideation, and Mental Health Treatment Amongst Cancer Survivors. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e272-e273. [PMID: 37785027 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.1242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Receiving a cancer diagnosis and undergoing subsequent treatments can result in a significant psychological burden for cancer patients. However, there is conflicting literature on the incidence of major depression in cancer patients compared to patients without cancer. The purpose of this study was to investigate and further clarify the incidence of major depression, associated treatments, and suicidal ideation in cancer survivors compared to a non-cancer cohort. MATERIALS/METHODS This is a retrospective, population-based study using survey responses from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health collected from January 2015 to December 2019. Survey data sets were queried for all respondents aged 18 years or older who provided a cancer history. Patients with a reported history of cancer ("cancer survivors") were further stratified by whether they reported a "recent" cancer diagnosis within the past 12 months. Survey responses were then evaluated for recent diagnoses of and treatments for major depressive disorder and suicidal ideation. Rates were compared between cancer survivors and participants without cancer using the Pearson χ2 test and multivariable logistic regression models, respectively. RESULTS Among the 212,411 survey respondents identified, 7,635 (3.6%) reported a cancer history, with 1,486 (0.7%) reporting a recent cancer history. The incidence of major depression was not different between cancer survivors and participants without cancer (9.3% vs. 9.2%; p = 0.762), though the incidence was slightly higher amongst recent cancer survivors (10.0% vs. 9.2%; p = 0.259). Among patients diagnosed with major depression, cancer survivors were significantly more likely to receive treatment for depression (78.6% vs. 60.3%, p<0.001), with 72.6% discussing depressive symptoms with a medical professional and 64.3% receiving prescription medication. Suicidal ideation was significantly lower among cancer survivors (5.1% vs. 6.2%, p<0.001) including recent survivors (5.0% vs. 6.2%, p<0.001). Suicidal ideation was higher in patients with underlying major depression in both cancer survivors and participants without cancer (30.6% vs. 35.6%, p = 0.015). On logistic regression, respondents with underlying depression receiving treatment were more likely to have suicidal ideation (OR: 1.49; p<0.001) while having a cancer diagnosis did not correlate with suicidal ideation (OR: 0.87; p = 0.869). CONCLUSION There was no significant overall difference in the incidences of major depression between cancer survivors and patients without cancer. However, one consideration is the under-diagnosis depression among cancer survivors. Symptoms of depression may be overlooked and mistakenly attributed to appropriate grief from a cancer diagnosis. Among patients diagnosed with major depression, cancer survivors were more likely to receive treatment for depression. These results highlight the importance of early depression assessment and treatment for cancer survivors.
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- L Ye
- New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Supportive Care Medicine, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Supportive Care Medicine, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Division of Psychiatry, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Division of Population Sciences, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
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Pinhas A, Migacz JV, Zhou DB, Castanos Toral MV, Otero-Marquez O, Israel S, Sun V, Gillette PN, Sredar N, Dubra A, Glassberg J, Rosen RB, Chui TY. Insights into Sickle Cell Disease through the Retinal Microvasculature: Adaptive Optics Scanning Light Ophthalmoscopy Correlates of Clinical OCT Angiography. Ophthalmol Sci 2022; 2:100196. [PMID: 36531581 PMCID: PMC9754983 DOI: 10.1016/j.xops.2022.100196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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PURPOSE Clinical OCT angiography (OCTA) of the retinal microvasculature offers a quantitative correlate to systemic disease burden and treatment efficacy in sickle cell disease (SCD). The purpose of this study was to use the higher resolution of adaptive optics scanning light ophthalmoscopy (AOSLO) to elucidate OCTA features of parafoveal microvascular compromise identified in SCD patients. DESIGN Case series of 11 SCD patients and 1 unaffected control. PARTICIPANTS A total of 11 eyes of 11 SCD patients (mean age, 33 years; range, 23-44; 8 female, 3 male) and 1 eye of a 34-year-old unaffected control. METHODS Ten sequential 3 × 3 mm parafoveal OCTA full vascular slab scans were obtained per eye using a commercial spectral domain OCT system (Avanti RTVue-XR; Optovue). These were used to identify areas of compromised perfusion near the foveal avascular zone (FAZ), designated as regions of interest (ROIs). Immediately thereafter, AOSLO imaging was performed on these ROIs to examine the cellular details of abnormal perfusion. Each participant was imaged at a single cross-sectional time point. Additionally, 2 of the SCD patients were imaged prospectively 2 months after initial imaging to study compromised capillary segments across time and with treatment. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Detection and characterization of parafoveal perfusion abnormalities identified using OCTA and resolved using AOSLO imaging. RESULTS We found evidence of abnormal blood flow on OCTA and AOSLO imaging among all 11 SCD patients with diverse systemic and ocular histories. Adaptive optics scanning light ophthalmoscopy imaging revealed a spectrum of phenomena, including capillaries with intermittent blood flow, blood cell stasis, and sites of thrombus formation. Adaptive optics scanning light ophthalmoscopy imaging was able to resolve single sickled red blood cells, rouleaux formations, and blood cell-vessel wall interactions. OCT angiography and AOSLO imaging were sensitive enough to document improved retinal perfusion in an SCD patient 2 months after initiation of oral hydroxyurea therapy. CONCLUSIONS Adaptive optics scanning light ophthalmoscopy imaging was able to reveal the cellular details of perfusion abnormalities detected using clinical OCTA. The synergy between these clinical and laboratory imaging modalities presents a promising avenue in the management of SCD through the development of noninvasive ocular biomarkers to prognosticate progression and measure the response to systemic treatment.
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Key Words
- ADD, airy disk diameter
- AOSLO, adaptive optics scanning light ophthalmoscopy
- Adaptive optics
- BCVA, best-corrected visual acuity
- D, diopters
- FA, fluorescein angiography
- FAZ, foveal avascular zone
- HbSC, hemoglobin SC
- HbSS, hemoglobin SS
- IOP, intraocular pressure
- OCT angiography
- OCTA, OCT angiography
- Oculomics
- RBC, red blood cell
- ROI, region of interest
- Retinal microvasculature
- SCD, sickle cell disease
- SCR, sickle cell retinopathy
- Sickle cell disease
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- Alexander Pinhas
- Department of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, New York
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, New York
- Department of Human Biology, City University of New York Hunter College, New York, New York
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- Department of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Hematology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, New York
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, New York
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
- Correspondence: Toco Y.P. Chui, PhD, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, 310 E 14th Street, New York, NY 10003.
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Tam A, Abuali T, Novak J, Ladbury C, Liu J, Evans B, Obenchain R, Loscalzo M, Sun V, Amini A. Perception and Utilization of Cannabinoids in Patients Undergoing Radiation Treatment: Our Patients are Curious. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.07.1674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Pilleron S, Sun V, Hannan M, Haase K, Kenis C, Arthur E, Krok-Schoen J, Monginot S, Navarrete E, Nikita N, Roggendorf S, Schmidt H, Trevino K, Ayala A, Puts M. Loneliness in older adults with cancer: A scoping review. J Geriatr Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s1879-4068(22)00388-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Novak J, Ladbury C, Brower J, Evans B, Chen Y, Wong J, Williams T, Sun V, Loscalzo M, Amini A. Patient Perceptions and Expectations of Radiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.1064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Novak J, Liu J, Zou X, Abuali T, Vazquez J, Kalash R, Evans B, Loscalzo M, Sun V, Brower J, Amini A. Radiation Oncologist Perceptions of Therapeutic Cannabis Use Among Cancer Patients. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.1364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Pathak R, Nelson R, West H, Amini A, Massarelli E, Koczywas M, Villalona-Calero M, Villaflor V, Katel A, Salgia R, Sun V. FP02.01 Utilization and Refusal of Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A National Cancer Database Study. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.08.208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE To describe a case of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated acute retinal necrosis (ARN) in an immunocompetent patient and to summarize the clinical features of published molecularly confirmed EBV-ARN cases. METHODS Case report and literature review. RESULTS An 83-year-old immunocompetent woman with unilateral ARN presented with visual acuity of light perception. Oral valacyclovir was started. One week later, vitrectomy was conducted for worsening inflammation. Intraoperatively, a severe confluent necrotizing retinitis and occlusive vasculitis involving all four quadrants of posterior and peripheral retina were noted. Vitreous polymerase chain reaction was exclusively positive for EBV. Other autoimmune, infective, and hematological work-up was negative. The retinitis resolved 3 months later, but with significant macular and generalized retinal atrophy, visual acuity remained light perception. From the literature, there are four EBV-ARN cases (six eyes) diagnosed based on polymerase chain reaction or fluorescence in-situ hybridization of vitreous or retinal samples. All patients were immunocompromised or on immunosuppressive treatment. Presenting visual acuity was light perception or worse in 3/6 eyes. Three patients received systemic acyclovir-based therapy. Vitrectomy was performed in 4/6 eyes between 4 and 8 weeks from disease onset. All cases had involvement of the posterior and peripheral retina. Retinal detachment occurred in 2/6 eyes, and final visual acuity was no light perception in 3/6 eyes. CONCLUSION This case expands the clinical spectrum of EBV-ARN to include infection in immunocompetent hosts. Epstein-Barr virus-ARN seems to be characterized by a global peripheral and posterior fulminant retinitis, with adverse visual acuity outcomes despite systemic acyclovir-based therapy. The benefits of adjunctive intravitreal foscarnet, systemic steroids, and early vitrectomy may warrant further investigation.
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- Errol W Chan
- Department of Ophthalmology, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Montreal Retina Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada ; and
- McGill Academic Eye Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- McGill Academic Eye Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Montreal Retina Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada ; and
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Sutterer DW, Coia AJ, Sun V, Shevell SK, Awh E. Decoding chromaticity and luminance from patterns of EEG activity. Psychophysiology 2021; 58:e13779. [PMID: 33550667 DOI: 10.1111/psyp.13779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Revised: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A long-standing question in the field of vision research is whether scalp-recorded EEG activity contains sufficient information to identify stimulus chromaticity. Recent multivariate work suggests that it is possible to decode which chromaticity an observer is viewing from the multielectrode pattern of EEG activity. There is debate, however, about whether the claimed effects of stimulus chromaticity on visual evoked potentials (VEPs) are instead caused by unequal stimulus luminances, which are achromatic differences. Here, we tested whether stimulus chromaticity could be decoded when potential confounds with luminance were minimized by (1) equating chromatic stimuli in luminance using heterochromatic flicker photometry for each observer and (2) independently varying the chromaticity and luminance of target stimuli, enabling us to test whether the pattern for a given chromaticity generalized across wide variations in luminance. We also tested whether luminance variations can be decoded from the topography of voltage across the scalp. In Experiment 1, we presented two chromaticities (appearing red and green) at three luminance levels during separate trials. In Experiment 2, we presented four chromaticities (appearing red, orange, yellow, and green) at two luminance levels. Using a pattern classifier and the multielectrode pattern of EEG activity, we were able to accurately decode the chromaticity and luminance level of each stimulus. Furthermore, we were able to decode stimulus chromaticity when we trained the classifier on chromaticities presented at one luminance level and tested at a different luminance level. Thus, EEG topography contains robust information regarding stimulus chromaticity, despite large variations in stimulus luminance.
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- David W Sutterer
- Department of Psychology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,Institute for Mind and Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,Institute for Mind and Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Center for Visual Communication and Color Research, Chinese Culture University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,Institute for Mind and Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,Institute for Mind and Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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Blakely A, Hu H, Wong L, Raz D, Erhunmwunsee L, Sun V, Kim J. MA16.06 Deterioration in Health-Related Quality of Life Diminishes Benefit of Lung Cancer Resection in Older Adults. J Thorac Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Sutterer DW, Coia A, Sun V, Shevell S, Awh E. Decoding chromaticity and luminance information with multivariate EEG. J Vis 2019. [DOI: 10.1167/19.10.70] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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- Institute for Mind and Biology, University of Chicago
- Department of Psychology, University of Chicago
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- Institute for Mind and Biology, University of Chicago
- Department of Psychology, University of Chicago
- Depart-ment of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, The University of Chicago
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- Institute for Mind and Biology, University of Chicago
- Department of Psychology, University of Chicago
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Chan EW, Eldeeb M, Sun V, Omar A, Kapusta MA, Galic J, Chen JC. [Not Available]. Ophthalmol Retina 2019; 3:e10. [PMID: 31511173 DOI: 10.1016/j.oret.2019.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/23/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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- Errol W Chan
- Department of Ophthalmology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Montreal Retina Institute, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Institut de la Rétine Médicale, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Eye Health MD, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Montreal Retina Institute, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Montreal Retina Institute, Montreal, Canada.
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Vatcher D, Dorfman AL, Shen Y, You JY, Sun V, Khan A, Polomeno RC, Lachapelle P. Revealing a retinal facilitatory effect with the multifocal ERG. Doc Ophthalmol 2019; 138:117-124. [PMID: 30706292 DOI: 10.1007/s10633-019-09674-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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PURPOSE We have previously shown that the amplitude of the mfERG response obtained to a single (large) hexagon is significantly smaller than that obtained when summating all the mfERG responses evoked to an array of 7-61 hexagons covering the same retinal area. The purpose of this study was to confirm our initial findings in normal subjects of different ages and in selected patients. METHODS Binocular mfERGs (1, 7, 19, 37 and 61 hexagon arrays; Espion V6.0.54 Diagnosys LLC) were recorded from 40 normal subjects (25 aged 18-25, and 15 aged 3-12). Individual mfERG waveforms evoked in response to the multi-hexagon arrays (7, 19, 37 and 61) were summated, and the amplitude of the resulting composite mfERG waveform was compared to that measured in the response evoked to the single (large) hexagon stimulus to yield the amplitude ratio (i.e., 7:1 X100, 19:1X100, etc.). RESULTS In normal subjects, the 7:1 ratio was 119.5 ± 9.2%, a value that gradually decreased to reach 109.4 ± 20.6% with the 61:1 ratio and a finding that was similar across all ages. CONCLUSION The present study indicates a significant enhancement in amplitude of the summed mfERG composite waveform evoked to the 7 hexagon stimulus array (and to a lesser extent to the 19, 37 and 61 stimuli) compared to the 1 hexagon array, possibly mediated through the retinal lateral pathway (horizontal or amacrine cells), a claim that awaits confirmation. Preliminary results obtained from patients treated with Plaquenil suggest that this new method of mfERG analysis might probe a feature of macular function different from that investigated with the more usual method of mfERG ring ratio.
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- Dylan Vatcher
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie BOULEVARD, Glen Site, Block E, Room EM03238, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie BOULEVARD, Glen Site, Block E, Room EM03238, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie BOULEVARD, Glen Site, Block E, Room EM03238, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie BOULEVARD, Glen Site, Block E, Room EM03238, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie BOULEVARD, Glen Site, Block E, Room EM03238, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie BOULEVARD, Glen Site, Block E, Room EM03238, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie BOULEVARD, Glen Site, Block E, Room EM03238, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie BOULEVARD, Glen Site, Block E, Room EM03238, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada. .,Department of Neurology-Neurosurgery, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada.
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Chan EW, Eldeeb M, Sun V, Thomas D, Omar A, Kapusta MA, Galic IJ, Chen JC. Disorganization of Retinal Inner Layers and Ellipsoid Zone Disruption Predict Visual Outcomes in Central Retinal Vein Occlusion. Ophthalmol Retina 2019; 3:83-92. [PMID: 30929820 DOI: 10.1016/j.oret.2018.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Revised: 07/08/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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PURPOSE To assess the associations and predictive value of spectral-domain (SD) OCT inner and outer retinal structural parameters and visual acuity (VA) outcomes in macular edema (ME) secondary to central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). DESIGN Retrospective, longitudinal cohort study. PARTICIPANTS Eighty-four patients with ME secondary to CRVO receiving pro re nata anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy at 3 tertiary-level retina referral centers. METHODS In all participants, VA, demographic and clinical parameters, and SD OCT images from baseline, 3 months, and 12 months were reviewed. Spectral-domain OCT-based morphologic features in the 1500-μm foveal zone were analyzed by masked graders for disorganization of the retinal inner layers (DRIL), ellipsoid zone (EZ) and external limiting membrane disruption, cone outer segment tip (COST) visibility, cysts, subretinal and intraretinal fluid, and epiretinal membranes. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Spectral-domain OCT-based retinal structural parameters and VA outcomes. RESULTS In multivariate analyses adjusting for baseline VA, worsening VA over 1 year was associated with 1-year increases in DRIL (point estimate, 0.06 per 100 μm; P < 0.001) and EZ disruption (0.07 per 100 μm; P = 0.023), but decreased COST visibility (-0.09 per 100 μm; P = 0.018). A 3-month increase in DRIL (0.05 per 100 μm; P = 0.003) and EZ disruption (0.10 per 100 μm; P < 0.001) were the only factors predicting VA worsening over 1 year, after controlling for baseline VA. A multivariate model including 3-month evolution in DRIL, EZ disruption, and VA accounted for 86.3% of variability in 1-year VA change. Absolute differences between predicted and actual 1-year VA were within 2 lines in 80.9%. When DRIL increased by 250 μm or more over 3 months, no eyes showed VA improvement of 1 line or more in 1 year. When EZ disruption decreased by 250 μm or more over 3 months, no eyes worsened by 1 line or more over 1 year. CONCLUSIONS Early recovery over 3 months in both DRIL and EZ parameters are key drivers of 1-year VA outcomes. Predictive models incorporating 3-month changes in DRIL and EZ disruption support their usefulness as potential robust determinants of future VA.
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- Errol W Chan
- Department of Ophthalmology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Montreal Retina Institute, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- CaMos Statistical Analyses Center, McGill University Health Centre Research Institute, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Eye Health MD, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Montreal Retina Institute, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Montreal Retina Institute, Montreal, Canada.
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Sun V, Chan EW, Eldeeb M, Chen JC. Combined Central Retinal Artery and Vein Occlusion From a Presumed Arteriovenous Fistula After Retrobulbar Anesthesia. JAMA Ophthalmol 2018; 136:1307-1309. [PMID: 30178027 DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2018.3224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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- Vincent Sun
- Department of Ophthalmology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Montreal Retina Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Montreal Retina Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Montreal Retina Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Eldeeb M, Chan EW, Sun V, Chen JC. Disorganization of the Retinal Inner Layers as a Predictor of Visual Acuity in Eyes With Macular Edema Secondary to Vein Occlusion. Am J Ophthalmol 2018; 186:167-168. [PMID: 29233533 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2017.10.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2017] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Nassrallah G, Sun V, Guiot MC, Mikhail M, Arthurs B. Cavernous sinus syndrome associated with metastatic colorectal cancer and perineural spread along the trigeminal nerve. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2017; 6:67-70. [PMID: 29260062 PMCID: PMC5722136 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2016.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2016] [Accepted: 11/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Purpose We report the case of a patient with cavernous sinus syndrome associated with biopsy-confirmed metastasis from colorectal cancer. Observations A patient known for laryngeal carcinoma and metastatic colorectal carcinoma presented with symptoms of left trigeminal neuralgia and progressive, near-complete ophthalmoplegia. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a mass in the left cavernous sinus, extending into Meckel's cave with perineural spread along the mandibular branch of the left trigeminal nerve. A transsphenoidal biopsy was performed and demonstrated metastatic colon adenocarcinoma. We review the existing literature on colorectal cancer associated cavernous sinus syndrome. Conclusions and importance Cavernous sinus metastasis from colorectal cancer is exceedingly rare. We report the second case of this entity with histopathologic confirmation, and the first case with concurrent perineural spread involving the trigeminal nerve. Cavernous sinus metastasis may represent a poor prognostic factor in colorectal cancer.
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- Georges Nassrallah
- McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Boulevard Décarie, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Boulevard Décarie, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Boulevard Décarie, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Boulevard Décarie, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Koczywas M, Sun V, Hurria A, Cristea M, Raz D, Kim J, Reckamp K, Zachariah F, Williams A, Borneman T, Fujinami R, Del Ferraro C, Uman G, Ferrell B. 1547 Interdisciplinary palliative care for lung cancer patients and family caregivers. Eur J Cancer 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)30637-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Sun V, Armani AM. Real-time detection of lipid bilayer assembly and detergent-initiated solubilization using optical cavities. Appl Phys Lett 2015; 106:071103. [PMID: 25759510 PMCID: PMC4336247 DOI: 10.1063/1.4908270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2014] [Accepted: 02/04/2015] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The cellular membrane governs numerous fundamental biological processes. Therefore, developing a comprehensive understanding of its structure and function is critical. However, its inherent biological complexity gives rise to numerous inter-dependent physical phenomena. In an attempt to develop a model, two different experimental approaches are being pursued in parallel: performing single cell experiments (top down) and using biomimetic structures (bottom up), such as lipid bilayers. One challenge in many of these experiments is the reliance on fluorescent probes for detection which can create confounds in this already complex system. In the present work, a label-free detection method based on an optical resonant cavity is used to detect one of the fundamental physical phenomena in the system: assembly and solubilization of the lipid bilayer. The evanescent field of the cavity strongly interacts with the lipid bilayer, enabling the detection of the bilayer behavior in real-time. Two independent detection mechanisms confirm the formation and detergent-assisted solubilization of the lipid bilayers: (1) a refractive index change and (2) a material loss change. Both mechanisms can be monitored in parallel, on the same device, thus allowing for cross-confirmation of the results. To verify the proposed method, we have detected the formation of self-assembled phosphatidylcholine lipid bilayers from small unilamellar vesicles on the device surface in real-time. Subsequently, we exposed the bilayers to two different detergents (non-ionic Triton X-100 and anionic sodium dodecyl sulfate) to initiate solubilization, and this process was also detected in real-time. After the bilayer solubilization, the device returned to its initial state, exhibiting minimal hysteresis. The experimental wash-off was also collected and analyzed using dynamic light scattering.
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- V Sun
- Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California , Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
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- Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California , Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
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Kmoch S, Majewski J, Ramamurthy V, Cao S, Fahiminiya S, Ren H, MacDonald IM, Lopez I, Sun V, Keser V, Khan A, Stránecký V, Hartmannová H, Přistoupilová A, Hodaňová K, Piherová L, Kuchař L, Baxová A, Chen R, Barsottini OGP, Pyle A, Griffin H, Splitt M, Sallum J, Tolmie JL, Sampson JR, Chinnery P, Banin E, Sharon D, Dutta S, Grebler R, Helfrich-Foerster C, Pedroso JL, Kretzschmar D, Cayouette M, Koenekoop RK. Mutations in PNPLA6 are linked to photoreceptor degeneration and various forms of childhood blindness. Nat Commun 2015; 6:5614. [PMID: 25574898 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2014] [Accepted: 10/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Blindness due to retinal degeneration affects millions of people worldwide, but many disease-causing mutations remain unknown. PNPLA6 encodes the patatin-like phospholipase domain containing protein 6, also known as neuropathy target esterase (NTE), which is the target of toxic organophosphates that induce human paralysis due to severe axonopathy of large neurons. Mutations in PNPLA6 also cause human spastic paraplegia characterized by motor neuron degeneration. Here we identify PNPLA6 mutations in childhood blindness in seven families with retinal degeneration, including Leber congenital amaurosis and Oliver McFarlane syndrome. PNPLA6 localizes mostly at the inner segment plasma membrane in photoreceptors and mutations in Drosophila PNPLA6 lead to photoreceptor cell death. We also report that lysophosphatidylcholine and lysophosphatidic acid levels are elevated in mutant Drosophila. These findings show a role for PNPLA6 in photoreceptor survival and identify phospholipid metabolism as a potential therapeutic target for some forms of blindness.
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- S Kmoch
- First Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Charles University in Prague, 120 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Human Genetics, McGill University and Genome Quebec Innovation Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 0G1
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- Cellular Neurobiology Research Unit, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), 110, Ave des Pins Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2W 1R7
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- 1] McGill University, 845 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 0G4 [2] McGill Ocular Genetics Laboratory; Departments of Paediatric Surgery, Human Genetics and Ophthalmology, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, 2300 Tupper, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3H 1P3
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Human Genetics, McGill University and Genome Quebec Innovation Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 0G1
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- 1] McGill University, 845 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 0G4 [2] McGill Ocular Genetics Laboratory; Departments of Paediatric Surgery, Human Genetics and Ophthalmology, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, 2300 Tupper, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3H 1P3
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Alberta/Royal Alexandra Hospital, 10240 Kingsway Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada AB T5H 3V9
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- 1] McGill University, 845 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 0G4 [2] McGill Ocular Genetics Laboratory; Departments of Paediatric Surgery, Human Genetics and Ophthalmology, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, 2300 Tupper, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3H 1P3
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- 1] McGill University, 845 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 0G4 [2] McGill Ocular Genetics Laboratory; Departments of Paediatric Surgery, Human Genetics and Ophthalmology, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, 2300 Tupper, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3H 1P3
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- 1] McGill University, 845 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 0G4 [2] McGill Ocular Genetics Laboratory; Departments of Paediatric Surgery, Human Genetics and Ophthalmology, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, 2300 Tupper, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3H 1P3
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- 1] McGill University, 845 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 0G4 [2] McGill Ocular Genetics Laboratory; Departments of Paediatric Surgery, Human Genetics and Ophthalmology, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, 2300 Tupper, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3H 1P3
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- First Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Charles University in Prague, 120 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- First Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Charles University in Prague, 120 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- First Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Charles University in Prague, 120 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- First Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Charles University in Prague, 120 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- First Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Charles University in Prague, 120 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- First Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Charles University in Prague, 120 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- First Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biology and Medical Genetics, Charles University in Prague, 120 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Human Genome Sequencing Center, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Division of General Neurology and Ataxia Unit, Department of Neurology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Sao Paulo 04021-001, Brazil
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Sao Paulo 04021-001, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow G51 4TF, UK
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- Institute of Medical Genetics, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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- Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA
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- Lehrstuhl fuer Neurobiology und Genetik, Universitaet Wuerzburg, 97074 Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl fuer Neurobiology und Genetik, Universitaet Wuerzburg, 97074 Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Division of General Neurology and Ataxia Unit, Department of Neurology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Sao Paulo 04021-001, Brazil
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- Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA
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- 1] Cellular Neurobiology Research Unit, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), 110, Ave des Pins Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2W 1R7 [2] Departement de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3T 1P1 [3] Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2B2
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- 1] McGill University, 845 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 0G4 [2] McGill Ocular Genetics Laboratory; Departments of Paediatric Surgery, Human Genetics and Ophthalmology, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, 2300 Tupper, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3H 1P3
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Gao L, Nadora DM, Phan S, Chernova M, Sun V, Preciado SMO, Jia W, Wang G, Mihm MC, Nelson JS, Tan W. Topical axitinib suppresses angiogenesis pathways induced by pulsed dye laser. Br J Dermatol 2014; 172:669-76. [PMID: 25283693 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.13439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND The recurrence of port-wine stain (PWS) blood vessels by pulsed dye laser (PDL)-induced angiogenesis is a critical barrier that must be overcome to achieve a better therapeutic outcome. OBJECTIVES To determine whether PDL-induced angiogenesis can be suppressed by topical axitinib. METHODS The mRNA expression profiles of 86 angiogenic genes and phosphorylation levels of extracellular signal regulated kinases (ERKs), phosphorylated protein kinase B (AKT) and ribosomal protein S6 kinase (p70S6K) in rodent skin were examined with or without topical axitinib administration after PDL exposure. RESULTS The PDL-induced increased transcriptional levels of angiogenic genes peaked at days 3-7 post-PDL exposure. Topical application of 0·5% axitinib effectively suppressed the PDL-induced increase in mRNA levels of the examined angiogenic genes and activation of AKT, P70S6K and ERK from days 1 to 7 post-PDL exposure. After topical administration, axitinib penetrated into rodent skin to an approximate depth of 929·5 μm. CONCLUSIONS Topical application of 0·5% axitinib can systematically suppress the PDL-induced early stages of angiogenesis via inhibition of the AKT/mammalian target of rapamycin/p70S6K and Src homology 2 domain containing transforming protein-1/mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase/ERK pathway cascades.
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- L Gao
- Department of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92617, U.S.A; Department of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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Astuti GDN, Sun V, Bauwens M, Zobor D, Leroy BP, Omar A, Jurklies B, Lopez I, Ren H, Yazar V, Hamel C, Kellner U, Wissinger B, Kohl S, De Baere E, Collin RWJ, Koenekoop RK. Novel insights into the molecular pathogenesis of CYP4V2-associated Bietti's retinal dystrophy. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2014; 3:14-29. [PMID: 25629076 PMCID: PMC4299712 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2014] [Revised: 07/24/2014] [Accepted: 07/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Bietti's crystalline dystrophy (BCD) is a rare, autosomal recessive retinal degenerative disease associated with mutations in CYP4V2. In this study, we describe the genetic and clinical findings in 19 unrelated BCD patients recruited from five international retinal dystrophy clinics. Patients underwent ophthalmic examinations and were screened for CYP4V2 mutations by Sanger sequencing and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) copy number variation screening. Eight CYP4V2 mutations were found in 10/19 patients, including three patients in whom only monoallelic mutations were detected. Four novel mutations were identified: c.604G>A; p.(Glu202Lys), c.242C>G; p.(Thr81Arg), c.604+4A>G; p.(?), and c.1249dup; p.(Thr417Asnfs*2). In addition, we identified a heterozygous paternally inherited genomic deletion of at least 3.8 Mb, encompassing the complete CYP4V2 gene and several other genes, which is novel. Clinically, patients demonstrated phenotypic variability, predominantly showing choroidal sclerosis, attenuated vessels, and crystalline deposits of varying degrees of severity. To our knowledge, our study reports the first heterozygous CYP4V2 deletion and hence a novel mutational mechanism underlying BCD. Our results emphasize the importance of copy number screening in BCD. Finally, the identification of CYP4V2-negative patients with indistinguishable phenotypes from CYP4V2-positive patients might suggest the presence of mutations outside the coding regions of CYP4V2, or locus heterogeneity, which is unreported so far.
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- Galuh D N Astuti
- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen, The Netherlands ; Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen, The Netherlands ; Division of Human Genetics, Center for Biomedical Research, Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro University Semarang, Indonesia
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- McGill Ocular Genetics Laboratory, Departments of Paediatric Surgery, Human Genetics and Ophthalmology, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital Ghent, Belgium
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- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Centre for Ophthalmology, University of Tübingen Tübingen, Germany
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital Ghent, Belgium ; Department of Ophthalmology, Ghent University Hospital Ghent, Belgium
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- McGill Ocular Genetics Laboratory, Departments of Paediatric Surgery, Human Genetics and Ophthalmology, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre Montreal, Quebec, Canada ; Moorfields Eye Hospital London, United Kingdom
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- McGill Ocular Genetics Laboratory, Departments of Paediatric Surgery, Human Genetics and Ophthalmology, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- McGill Ocular Genetics Laboratory, Departments of Paediatric Surgery, Human Genetics and Ophthalmology, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Neurosciences of Montpellier, Hôpital Saint Eloi Montpellier, France
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- Rare Retinal Disease Center, AugenZentrum Siegburg, MVZ ADTC Siegburg GmbH Siegburg, Germany
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- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Centre for Ophthalmology, University of Tübingen Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Centre for Ophthalmology, University of Tübingen Tübingen, Germany
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen, The Netherlands ; Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- McGill Ocular Genetics Laboratory, Departments of Paediatric Surgery, Human Genetics and Ophthalmology, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Schoepp NG, Stewart RL, Sun V, Quigley AJ, Mendola D, Mayfield SP, Burkart MD. System and method for research-scale outdoor production of microalgae and cyanobacteria. Bioresour Technol 2014; 166:273-281. [PMID: 24926599 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.05.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2014] [Revised: 05/05/2014] [Accepted: 05/07/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
Abstract
Eukaryotic microalgae and cyanobacteria have recently reemerged as promising organisms in the effort to develop sustainable options for production of food and fuel. However, substantial discrepancies consistently arise between laboratory and outdoor cultivation, and gains demonstrated using laboratory technologies have not paralleled gains observed in field demonstrations. For these reasons, a low-maintenance system and process for research-scale outdoor cultivation of a variety of both freshwater and marine microalgae and cyanobacteria was developed. Nine genera were evaluated in the system, demonstrating cultivation of both laboratory model and commercial-production organisms. Hundreds to thousands of grams of dry biomass could be produced in a single growth cycle, suitable for a variety of uses including inoculum generation, protein production, and biofuel applications. Following testing in outdoor stock-ponds, Scenedesmus and Nannochloropsis were grown semi-continuously in an 8000 L airlift-driven raceway, yielding in total over 8 kg of dry biomass for each strain.
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- Nathan G Schoepp
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States; The California Center for Algae Biotechnology, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive MC0368, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States
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- The California Center for Algae Biotechnology, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive MC0368, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States; Division of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive MC0368, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States
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- The California Center for Algae Biotechnology, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive MC0368, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States; Division of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive MC0368, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States; The California Center for Algae Biotechnology, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive MC0368, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States
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- The California Center for Algae Biotechnology, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive MC0368, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States; Scripps Institute of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States
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- The California Center for Algae Biotechnology, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive MC0368, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States; Division of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive MC0368, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States; The California Center for Algae Biotechnology, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive MC0368, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States.
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Melanoma is one of the most aggressive and deadly skin cancers, and, in its advanced stages, accounts for > 80% mortality. The incidence of melanoma is increasing worldwide; however, beyond surgical removal of the tumour, there is currently no curative therapy available, especially for its advanced stages. This may, in part, be owing to incomplete understanding of the molecular mechanisms that regulate the initiation and/or progression of melanoma to metastasis. The molecular mechanisms leading to the development and progression of melanoma are the focus of intense investigation, and many genetic/epigenetic alterations affecting melanoma progression and development have been identified. microRNAs (miRNAs) are emerging as important causal modulators in the development and progression of melanoma. The understanding of miRNA-mediated regulation of tumours has grown immensely over the last few years, as it has been understood to regulate most biological processes. Here, we review the currently available data on miRNAs associated with melanoma, highlighting those deregulated miRNAs that target important genes and pathways involved in the progression of melanocytes to primary and metastatic melanoma. We also review their potential clinical utility as biomarkers and potential use in targeted therapy.
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- V Sun
- Center for Melanoma Research and Treatment, California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute, 475 Brannan St Suite 220, San Francisco, CA, 94107, U.S.A
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Grotzinger JP, Sumner DY, Kah LC, Stack K, Gupta S, Edgar L, Rubin D, Lewis K, Schieber J, Mangold N, Milliken R, Conrad PG, DesMarais D, Farmer J, Siebach K, Calef F, Hurowitz J, McLennan SM, Ming D, Vaniman D, Crisp J, Vasavada A, Edgett KS, Malin M, Blake D, Gellert R, Mahaffy P, Wiens RC, Maurice S, Grant JA, Wilson S, Anderson RC, Beegle L, Arvidson R, Hallet B, Sletten RS, Rice M, Bell J, Griffes J, Ehlmann B, Anderson RB, Bristow TF, Dietrich WE, Dromart G, Eigenbrode J, Fraeman A, Hardgrove C, Herkenhoff K, Jandura L, Kocurek G, Lee S, Leshin LA, Leveille R, Limonadi D, Maki J, McCloskey S, Meyer M, Minitti M, Newsom H, Oehler D, Okon A, Palucis M, Parker T, Rowland S, Schmidt M, Squyres S, Steele A, Stolper E, Summons R, Treiman A, Williams R, Yingst A, Team MS, Kemppinen O, Bridges N, Johnson JR, Cremers D, Godber A, Wadhwa M, Wellington D, McEwan I, Newman C, Richardson M, Charpentier A, Peret L, King P, Blank J, Weigle G, Li S, Robertson K, Sun V, Baker M, Edwards C, Farley K, Miller H, Newcombe M, Pilorget C, Brunet C, Hipkin V, Leveille R, Marchand G, Sanchez PS, Favot L, Cody G, Fluckiger L, Lees D, Nefian A, Martin M, Gailhanou M, Westall F, Israel G, Agard C, Baroukh J, Donny C, Gaboriaud A, Guillemot P, Lafaille V, Lorigny E, Paillet A, Perez R, Saccoccio M, Yana C, Armiens-Aparicio C, Rodriguez JC, Blazquez IC, Gomez FG, Gomez-Elvira J, Hettrich S, Malvitte AL, Jimenez MM, Martinez-Frias J, Martin-Soler J, Martin-Torres FJ, Jurado AM, Mora-Sotomayor L, Caro GM, Lopez SN, Peinado-Gonzalez V, Pla-Garcia J, Manfredi JAR, Romeral-Planello JJ, Fuentes SAS, Martinez ES, Redondo JT, Urqui-O'Callaghan R, Mier MPZ, Chipera S, Lacour JL, Mauchien P, Sirven JB, Manning H, Fairen A, Hayes A, Joseph J, Sullivan R, Thomas P, Dupont A, Lundberg A, Melikechi N, Mezzacappa A, DeMarines J, Grinspoon D, Reitz G, Prats B, Atlaskin E, Genzer M, Harri AM, Haukka H, Kahanpaa H, Kauhanen J, Paton M, Polkko J, Schmidt W, Siili T, Fabre C, Wray J, Wilhelm MB, Poitrasson F, Patel K, Gorevan S, Indyk S, Paulsen G, Bish D, Gondet B, Langevin Y, Geffroy C, Baratoux D, Berger G, Cros A, d'Uston C, Forni O, Gasnault O, Lasue J, Lee QM, Meslin PY, Pallier E, Parot Y, Pinet P, Schroder S, Toplis M, Lewin E, Brunner W, Heydari E, Achilles C, Sutter B, Cabane M, Coscia D, Szopa C, Robert F, Sautter V, Le Mouelic S, Nachon M, Buch A, Stalport F, Coll P, Francois P, Raulin F, Teinturier S, Cameron J, Clegg S, Cousin A, DeLapp D, Dingler R, Jackson RS, Johnstone S, Lanza N, Little C, Nelson T, Williams RB, Jones A, Kirkland L, Baker B, Cantor B, Caplinger M, Davis S, Duston B, Fay D, Harker D, Herrera P, Jensen E, Kennedy MR, Krezoski G, Krysak D, Lipkaman L, McCartney E, McNair S, Nixon B, Posiolova L, Ravine M, Salamon A, Saper L, Stoiber K, Supulver K, Van Beek J, Van Beek T, Zimdar R, French KL, Iagnemma K, Miller K, Goesmann F, Goetz W, Hviid S, Johnson M, Lefavor M, Lyness E, Breves E, Dyar MD, Fassett C, Edwards L, Haberle R, Hoehler T, Hollingsworth J, Kahre M, Keely L, McKay C, Bleacher L, Brinckerhoff W, Choi D, Dworkin JP, Floyd M, Freissinet C, Garvin J, Glavin D, Harpold D, Martin DK, McAdam A, Pavlov A, Raaen E, Smith MD, Stern J, Tan F, Trainer M, Posner A, Voytek M, Aubrey A, Behar A, Blaney D, Brinza D, Christensen L, DeFlores L, Feldman J, Feldman S, Flesch G, Jun I, Keymeulen D, Mischna M, Morookian JM, Pavri B, Schoppers M, Sengstacken A, Simmonds JJ, Spanovich N, Juarez MDLT, Webster CR, Yen A, Archer PD, Cucinotta F, Jones JH, Morris RV, Niles P, Rampe E, Nolan T, Fisk M, Radziemski L, Barraclough B, Bender S, Berman D, Dobrea EN, Tokar R, Cleghorn T, Huntress W, Manhes G, Hudgins J, Olson T, Stewart N, Sarrazin P, Vicenzi E, Bullock M, Ehresmann B, Hamilton V, Hassler D, Peterson J, Rafkin S, Zeitlin C, Fedosov F, Golovin D, Karpushkina N, Kozyrev A, Litvak M, Malakhov A, Mitrofanov I, Mokrousov M, Nikiforov S, Prokhorov V, Sanin A, Tretyakov V, Varenikov A, Vostrukhin A, Kuzmin R, Clark B, Wolff M, Botta O, Drake D, Bean K, Lemmon M, Schwenzer SP, Lee EM, Sucharski R, Hernandez MADP, Avalos JJB, Ramos M, Kim MH, Malespin C, Plante I, Muller JP, Navarro-Gonzalez R, Ewing R, Boynton W, Downs R, Fitzgibbon M, Harshman K, Morrison S, Kortmann O, Williams A, Lugmair G, Wilson MA, Jakosky B, Balic-Zunic T, Frydenvang J, Jensen JK, Kinch K, Koefoed A, Madsen MB, Stipp SLS, Boyd N, Campbell JL, Perrett G, Pradler I, VanBommel S, Jacob S, Owen T, Savijarvi H, Boehm E, Bottcher S, Burmeister S, Guo J, Kohler J, Garcia CM, Mueller-Mellin R, Wimmer-Schweingruber R, Bridges JC, McConnochie T, Benna M, Franz H, Bower H, Brunner A, Blau H, Boucher T, Carmosino M, Atreya S, Elliott H, Halleaux D, Renno N, Wong M, Pepin R, Elliott B, Spray J, Thompson L, Gordon S, Ollila A, Williams J, Vasconcelos P, Bentz J, Nealson K, Popa R, Moersch J, Tate C, Day M, Francis R, McCullough E, Cloutis E, ten Kate IL, Scholes D, Slavney S, Stein T, Ward J, Berger J, Moores JE. A Habitable Fluvio-Lacustrine Environment at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars. Science 2013; 343:1242777. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1242777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 578] [Impact Index Per Article: 52.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Vaniman DT, Bish DL, Ming DW, Bristow TF, Morris RV, Blake DF, Chipera SJ, Morrison SM, Treiman AH, Rampe EB, Rice M, Achilles CN, Grotzinger JP, McLennan SM, Williams J, Bell JF, Newsom HE, Downs RT, Maurice S, Sarrazin P, Yen AS, Morookian JM, Farmer JD, Stack K, Milliken RE, Ehlmann BL, Sumner DY, Berger G, Crisp JA, Hurowitz JA, Anderson R, Des Marais DJ, Stolper EM, Edgett KS, Gupta S, Spanovich N, Agard C, Alves Verdasca JA, Anderson R, Archer D, Armiens-Aparicio C, Arvidson R, Atlaskin E, Atreya S, Aubrey A, Baker B, Baker M, Balic-Zunic T, Baratoux D, Baroukh J, Barraclough B, Bean K, Beegle L, Behar A, Bender S, Benna M, Bentz J, Berger J, Berman D, Blanco Avalos JJ, Blaney D, Blank J, Blau H, Bleacher L, Boehm E, Botta O, Bottcher S, Boucher T, Bower H, Boyd N, Boynton B, Breves E, Bridges J, Bridges N, Brinckerhoff W, Brinza D, Brunet C, Brunner A, Brunner W, Buch A, Bullock M, Burmeister S, Cabane M, Calef F, Cameron J, Campbell JI, Cantor B, Caplinger M, Caride Rodriguez J, Carmosino M, Carrasco Blazquez I, Charpentier A, Choi D, Clark B, Clegg S, Cleghorn T, Cloutis E, Cody G, Coll P, Conrad P, Coscia D, Cousin A, Cremers D, Cros A, Cucinotta F, d'Uston C, Davis S, Day MK, de la Torre Juarez M, DeFlores L, DeLapp D, DeMarines J, Dietrich W, Dingler R, Donny C, Drake D, Dromart G, Dupont A, Duston B, Dworkin J, Dyar MD, Edgar L, Edwards C, Edwards L, Ehresmann B, Eigenbrode J, Elliott B, Elliott H, Ewing R, Fabre C, Fairen A, Farley K, Fassett C, Favot L, Fay D, Fedosov F, Feldman J, Feldman S, Fisk M, Fitzgibbon M, Flesch G, Floyd M, Fluckiger L, Forni O, Fraeman A, Francis R, Francois P, Franz H, Freissinet C, French KL, Frydenvang J, Gaboriaud A, Gailhanou M, Garvin J, Gasnault O, Geffroy C, Gellert R, Genzer M, Glavin D, Godber A, Goesmann F, Goetz W, Golovin D, Gomez Gomez F, Gomez-Elvira J, Gondet B, Gordon S, Gorevan S, Grant J, Griffes J, Grinspoon D, Guillemot P, Guo J, Guzewich S, Haberle R, Halleaux D, Hallet B, Hamilton V, Hardgrove C, Harker D, Harpold D, Harri AM, Harshman K, Hassler D, Haukka H, Hayes A, Herkenhoff K, Herrera P, Hettrich S, Heydari E, Hipkin V, Hoehler T, Hollingsworth J, Hudgins J, Huntress W, Hviid S, Iagnemma K, Indyk S, Israel G, Jackson R, Jacob S, Jakosky B, Jensen E, Jensen JK, Johnson J, Johnson M, Johnstone S, Jones A, Jones J, Joseph J, Jun I, Kah L, Kahanpaa H, Kahre M, Karpushkina N, Kasprzak W, Kauhanen J, Keely L, Kemppinen O, Keymeulen D, Kim MH, Kinch K, King P, Kirkland L, Kocurek G, Koefoed A, Kohler J, Kortmann O, Kozyrev A, Krezoski J, Krysak D, Kuzmin R, Lacour JL, Lafaille V, Langevin Y, Lanza N, Lasue J, Le Mouelic S, Lee EM, Lee QM, Lees D, Lefavor M, Lemmon M, Malvitte AL, Leshin L, Leveille R, Lewin-Carpintier E, Lewis K, Li S, Lipkaman L, Little C, Litvak M, Lorigny E, Lugmair G, Lundberg A, Lyness E, Madsen M, Mahaffy P, Maki J, Malakhov A, Malespin C, Malin M, Mangold N, Manhes G, Manning H, Marchand G, Marin Jimenez M, Martin Garcia C, Martin D, Martin M, Martinez-Frias J, Martin-Soler J, Martin-Torres FJ, Mauchien P, McAdam A, McCartney E, McConnochie T, McCullough E, McEwan I, McKay C, McNair S, Melikechi N, Meslin PY, Meyer M, Mezzacappa A, Miller H, Miller K, Minitti M, Mischna M, Mitrofanov I, Moersch J, Mokrousov M, Molina Jurado A, Moores J, Mora-Sotomayor L, Mueller-Mellin R, Muller JP, Munoz Caro G, Nachon M, Navarro Lopez S, Navarro-Gonzalez R, Nealson K, Nefian A, Nelson T, Newcombe M, Newman C, Nikiforov S, Niles P, Nixon B, Noe Dobrea E, Nolan T, Oehler D, Ollila A, Olson T, Owen T, de Pablo Hernandez MA, Paillet A, Pallier E, Palucis M, Parker T, Parot Y, Patel K, Paton M, Paulsen G, Pavlov A, Pavri B, Peinado-Gonzalez V, Pepin R, Peret L, Perez R, Perrett G, Peterson J, Pilorget C, Pinet P, Pla-Garcia J, Plante I, Poitrasson F, Polkko J, Popa R, Posiolova L, Posner A, Pradler I, Prats B, Prokhorov V, Purdy SW, Raaen E, Radziemski L, Rafkin S, Ramos M, Raulin F, Ravine M, Reitz G, Renno N, Richardson M, Robert F, Robertson K, Rodriguez Manfredi JA, Romeral-Planello JJ, Rowland S, Rubin D, Saccoccio M, Salamon A, Sandoval J, Sanin A, Sans Fuentes SA, Saper L, Sautter V, Savijarvi H, Schieber J, Schmidt M, Schmidt W, Scholes DD, Schoppers M, Schroder S, Schwenzer S, Sebastian Martinez E, Sengstacken A, Shterts R, Siebach K, Siili T, Simmonds J, Sirven JB, Slavney S, Sletten R, Smith M, Sobron Sanchez P, Spray J, Squyres S, Stalport F, Steele A, Stein T, Stern J, Stewart N, Stipp SLS, Stoiber K, Sucharski B, Sullivan R, Summons R, Sun V, Supulver K, Sutter B, Szopa C, Tan F, Tate C, Teinturier S, ten Kate I, Thomas P, Thompson L, Tokar R, Toplis M, Torres Redondo J, Trainer M, Tretyakov V, Urqui-O'Callaghan R, Van Beek J, Van Beek T, VanBommel S, Varenikov A, Vasavada A, Vasconcelos P, Vicenzi E, Vostrukhin A, Voytek M, Wadhwa M, Ward J, Webster C, Weigle E, Wellington D, Westall F, Wiens RC, Wilhelm MB, Williams A, Williams R, Williams RBM, Wilson M, Wimmer-Schweingruber R, Wolff M, Wong M, Wray J, Wu M, Yana C, Yingst A, Zeitlin C, Zimdar R, Zorzano Mier MP. Mineralogy of a Mudstone at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars. Science 2013; 343:1243480. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1243480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 433] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Wang F, Wang H, Tuan HF, Nguyen DH, Sun V, Keser V, Bowne SJ, Sullivan LS, Luo H, Zhao L, Wang X, Zaneveld JE, Salvo JS, Siddiqui S, Mao L, Wheaton DK, Birch DG, Branham KE, Heckenlively JR, Wen C, Flagg K, Ferreyra H, Pei J, Khan A, Ren H, Wang K, Lopez I, Qamar R, Zenteno JC, Ayala-Ramirez R, Buentello-Volante B, Fu Q, Simpson DA, Li Y, Sui R, Silvestri G, Daiger SP, Koenekoop RK, Zhang K, Chen R. Next generation sequencing-based molecular diagnosis of retinitis pigmentosa: identification of a novel genotype-phenotype correlation and clinical refinements. Hum Genet 2013; 133:331-45. [PMID: 24154662 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-013-1381-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2013] [Accepted: 10/10/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
Abstract
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a devastating form of retinal degeneration, with significant social and professional consequences. Molecular genetic information is invaluable for an accurate clinical diagnosis of RP due to its high genetic and clinical heterogeneity. Using a gene capture panel that covers 163 of the currently known retinal disease genes, including 48 RP genes, we performed a comprehensive molecular screening in a collection of 123 RP unsettled probands from a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds, including 113 unrelated simplex and 10 autosomal recessive RP (arRP) cases. As a result, 61 mutations were identified in 45 probands, including 38 novel pathogenic alleles. Interestingly, we observed that phenotype and genotype were not in full agreement in 21 probands. Among them, eight probands were clinically reassessed, resulting in refinement of clinical diagnoses for six of these patients. Finally, recessive mutations in CLN3 were identified in five retinal degeneration patients, including four RP probands and one cone-rod dystrophy patient, suggesting that CLN3 is a novel non-syndromic retinal disease gene. Collectively, our results underscore that, due to the high molecular and clinical heterogeneity of RP, comprehensive screening of all retinal disease genes is effective in identifying novel pathogenic mutations and provides an opportunity to discover new genotype-phenotype correlations. Information gained from this genetic screening will directly aid in patient diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment, as well as allowing appropriate family planning and counseling.
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- Feng Wang
- Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA,
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Volatile, Isotope, and Organic Analysis of Martian Fines with the Mars Curiosity Rover. Science 2013; 341:1238937. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1238937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 327] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Mahaffy PR, Webster CR, Atreya SK, Franz H, Wong M, Conrad PG, Harpold D, Jones JJ, Leshin LA, Manning H, Owen T, Pepin RO, Squyres S, Trainer M, Kemppinen O, Bridges N, Johnson JR, Minitti M, Cremers D, Bell JF, Edgar L, Farmer J, Godber A, Wadhwa M, Wellington D, McEwan I, Newman C, Richardson M, Charpentier A, Peret L, King P, Blank J, Weigle G, Schmidt M, Li S, Milliken R, Robertson K, Sun V, Baker M, Edwards C, Ehlmann B, Farley K, Griffes J, Grotzinger J, Miller H, Newcombe M, Pilorget C, Rice M, Siebach K, Stack K, Stolper E, Brunet C, Hipkin V, Leveille R, Marchand G, Sanchez PS, Favot L, Cody G, Steele A, Fluckiger L, Lees D, Nefian A, Martin M, Gailhanou M, Westall F, Israel G, Agard C, Baroukh J, Donny C, Gaboriaud A, Guillemot P, Lafaille V, Lorigny E, Paillet A, Perez R, Saccoccio M, Yana C, Armiens-Aparicio C, Rodriguez JC, Blazquez IC, Gomez FG, Gomez-Elvira J, Hettrich S, Malvitte AL, Jimenez MM, Martinez-Frias J, Martin-Soler J, Martin-Torres FJ, Jurado AM, Mora-Sotomayor L, Caro GM, Lopez SN, Peinado-Gonzalez V, Pla-Garcia J, Manfredi JAR, Romeral-Planello JJ, Fuentes SAS, Martinez ES, Redondo JT, Urqui-O'Callaghan R, Mier MPZ, Chipera S, Lacour JL, Mauchien P, Sirven JB, Fairen A, Hayes A, Joseph J, Sullivan R, Thomas P, Dupont A, Lundberg A, Melikechi N, Mezzacappa A, DeMarines J, Grinspoon D, Reitz G, Prats B, Atlaskin E, Genzer M, Harri AM, Haukka H, Kahanpaa H, Kauhanen J, Kemppinen O, Paton M, Polkko J, Schmidt W, Siili T, Fabre C, Wray J, Wilhelm MB, Poitrasson F, Patel K, Gorevan S, Indyk S, Paulsen G, Gupta S, Bish D, Schieber J, Gondet B, Langevin Y, Geffroy C, Baratoux D, Berger G, Cros A, d'Uston C, Forni O, Gasnault O, Lasue J, Lee QM, Maurice S, Meslin PY, Pallier E, Parot Y, Pinet P, Schroder S, Toplis M, Lewin E, Brunner W, Heydari E, Achilles C, Oehler D, Sutter B, Cabane M, Coscia D, Israel G, Szopa C, Dromart G, Robert F, Sautter V, Le Mouelic S, Mangold N, Nachon M, Buch A, Stalport F, Coll P, Francois P, Raulin F, Teinturier S, Cameron J, Clegg S, Cousin A, DeLapp D, Dingler R, Jackson RS, Johnstone S, Lanza N, Little C, Nelson T, Wiens RC, Williams RB, Jones A, Kirkland L, Treiman A, Baker B, Cantor B, Caplinger M, Davis S, Duston B, Edgett K, Fay D, Hardgrove C, Harker D, Herrera P, Jensen E, Kennedy MR, Krezoski G, Krysak D, Lipkaman L, Malin M, McCartney E, McNair S, Nixon B, Posiolova L, Ravine M, Salamon A, Saper L, Stoiber K, Supulver K, Van Beek J, Van Beek T, Zimdar R, French KL, Iagnemma K, Miller K, Summons R, Goesmann F, Goetz W, Hviid S, Johnson M, Lefavor M, Lyness E, Breves E, Dyar MD, Fassett C, Blake DF, Bristow T, DesMarais D, Edwards L, Haberle R, Hoehler T, Hollingsworth J, Kahre M, Keely L, McKay C, Wilhelm MB, Bleacher L, Brinckerhoff W, Choi D, Dworkin JP, Eigenbrode J, Floyd M, Freissinet C, Garvin J, Glavin D, Jones A, Martin DK, McAdam A, Pavlov A, Raaen E, Smith MD, Stern J, Tan F, Meyer M, Posner A, Voytek M, Anderson RC, Aubrey A, Beegle LW, Behar A, Blaney D, Brinza D, Calef F, Christensen L, Crisp JA, DeFlores L, Ehlmann B, Feldman J, Feldman S, Flesch G, Hurowitz J, Jun I, Keymeulen D, Maki J, Mischna M, Morookian JM, Parker T, Pavri B, Schoppers M, Sengstacken A, Simmonds JJ, Spanovich N, Juarez MDLT, Vasavada AR, Yen A, Archer PD, Cucinotta F, Ming D, Morris RV, Niles P, Rampe E, Nolan T, Fisk M, Radziemski L, Barraclough B, Bender S, Berman D, Dobrea EN, Tokar R, Vaniman D, Williams RME, Yingst A, Lewis K, Cleghorn T, Huntress W, Manhes G, Hudgins J, Olson T, Stewart N, Sarrazin P, Grant J, Vicenzi E, Wilson SA, Bullock M, Ehresmann B, Hamilton V, Hassler D, Peterson J, Rafkin S, Zeitlin C, Fedosov F, Golovin D, Karpushkina N, Kozyrev A, Litvak M, Malakhov A, Mitrofanov I, Mokrousov M, Nikiforov S, Prokhorov V, Sanin A, Tretyakov V, Varenikov A, Vostrukhin A, Kuzmin R, Clark B, Wolff M, McLennan S, Botta O, Drake D, Bean K, Lemmon M, Schwenzer SP, Anderson RB, Herkenhoff K, Lee EM, Sucharski R, Hernandez MADP, Avalos JJB, Ramos M, Kim MH, Malespin C, Plante I, Muller JP, Navarro-Gonzalez R, Ewing R, Boynton W, Downs R, Fitzgibbon M, Harshman K, Morrison S, Dietrich W, Kortmann O, Palucis M, Sumner DY, Williams A, Lugmair G, Wilson MA, Rubin D, Jakosky B, Balic-Zunic T, Frydenvang J, Jensen JK, Kinch K, Koefoed A, Madsen MB, Stipp SLS, Boyd N, Campbell JL, Gellert R, Perrett G, Pradler I, VanBommel S, Jacob S, Rowland S, Atlaskin E, Savijarvi H, Boehm E, Bottcher S, Burmeister S, Guo J, Kohler J, Garcia CM, Mueller-Mellin R, Wimmer-Schweingruber R, Bridges JC, McConnochie T, Benna M, Bower H, Brunner A, Blau H, Boucher T, Carmosino M, Elliott H, Halleaux D, Renno N, Elliott B, Spray J, Thompson L, Gordon S, Newsom H, Ollila A, Williams J, Vasconcelos P, Bentz J, Nealson K, Popa R, Kah LC, Moersch J, Tate C, Day M, Kocurek G, Hallet B, Sletten R, Francis R, McCullough E, Cloutis E, ten Kate IL, Kuzmin R, Arvidson R, Fraeman A, Scholes D, Slavney S, Stein T, Ward J, Berger J, Moores JE. Abundance and Isotopic Composition of Gases in the Martian Atmosphere from the Curiosity Rover. Science 2013; 341:263-6. [PMID: 23869014 DOI: 10.1126/science.1237966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Wang X, Wang H, Sun V, Tuan HF, Keser V, Wang K, Ren H, Lopez I, Zaneveld JE, Siddiqui S, Bowles S, Khan A, Salvo J, Jacobson SG, Iannaccone A, Wang F, Birch D, Heckenlively JR, Fishman GA, Traboulsi EI, Li Y, Wheaton D, Koenekoop RK, Chen R. Comprehensive molecular diagnosis of 179 Leber congenital amaurosis and juvenile retinitis pigmentosa patients by targeted next generation sequencing. J Med Genet 2013; 50:674-88. [PMID: 23847139 DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2013-101558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) and juvenile retinitis pigmentosa (RP) are inherited retinal diseases that cause early onset severe visual impairment. An accurate molecular diagnosis can refine the clinical diagnosis and allow gene specific treatments. METHODS We developed a capture panel that enriches the exonic DNA of 163 known retinal disease genes. Using this panel, we performed targeted next generation sequencing (NGS) for a large cohort of 179 unrelated and prescreened patients with the clinical diagnosis of LCA or juvenile RP. Systematic NGS data analysis, Sanger sequencing validation, and segregation analysis were utilised to identify the pathogenic mutations. Patients were revisited to examine the potential phenotypic ambiguity at the time of initial diagnosis. RESULTS Pathogenic mutations for 72 patients (40%) were identified, including 45 novel mutations. Of these 72 patients, 58 carried mutations in known LCA or juvenile RP genes and exhibited corresponding phenotypes, while 14 carried mutations in retinal disease genes that were not consistent with their initial clinical diagnosis. We revisited patients in the latter case and found that homozygous mutations in PRPH2 can cause LCA/juvenile RP. Guided by the molecular diagnosis, we reclassified the clinical diagnosis in two patients. CONCLUSIONS We have identified a novel gene and a large number of novel mutations that are associated with LCA/juvenile RP. Our results highlight the importance of molecular diagnosis as an integral part of clinical diagnosis.
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- Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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Ferrell BR, Koczywas M, Borneman T, Sun V, Piper BF. Barriers to pain and fatigue management in medical oncology. J Clin Oncol 2008. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2008.26.15_suppl.9546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Lorenz K, Lynn J, Morton SC, Dy S, Mularski R, Shugarman L, Sun V, Wilkinson AM, Maglione M, Shekelle PG. End-of-life care and outcomes. Evid Rep Technol Assess (Summ) 2004:1-6. [PMID: 15649108 PMCID: PMC4780931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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Zhang Y, Sun V, Spremulli LL. Role of domains in Escherichia coli and mammalian mitochondrial elongation factor Ts in the interaction with elongation factor Tu. J Biol Chem 1997; 272:21956-63. [PMID: 9268331 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.35.21956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Bovine mitochondrial elongation factor Ts (EF-Tsmt) stimulates the activity of Escherichia coli elongation factor Tu (EF-Tu). In contrast, E. coli EF-Ts is unable to stimulate mitochondrial EF-Tu. EF-Tsmt forms a tight complex with E. coli EF-Tu governed by an association constant of 8.6 x 10(10). This value is 100-fold stronger than the binding constant for the formation of the E. coli EF-Tu.Ts complex. To test which domain of EF-Tsmt is important for its strong binding with EF-Tu, chimeras were made between E. coli EF-Ts and EF-Tsmt. Replacing the N-terminal domain of E. coli EF-Ts with that of EF-Tsmt increases its binding to E. coli EF-Tu 2-3-fold. Replacing the N-terminal domain of EF-Tsmt with the corresponding region of E. coli EF-Ts decreases its binding to E. coli EF-Tu approximately 4-5-fold. A chimera consisting of the C-terminal half of E. coli EF-Ts and the N-terminal half of EF-Tsmt binds to E. coli EF-Tu as strongly as EF-Tsmt. A chimera in which Subdomain N of the core of EF-Ts is replaced by the corresponding region of EF-Tsmt binds E. coli EF-Tu approximately 25-fold more tightly than E. coli EF-Ts. Thus, the higher strength of the interaction between EF-Tsmt and EF-Tu can be localized primarily to a single subdomain.
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- Department of Chemistry and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, USA
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Anastasi JK, Sun V. Controlling diarrhea in the HIV patient. Am J Nurs 1996; 96:35-41; quiz 42. [PMID: 8712239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- J K Anastasi
- AIDS Program and Center for AIDS Research, Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY, USA
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Bronstein DM, Perez-Otano I, Sun V, Mullis Sawin SB, Chan J, Wu GC, Hudson PM, Kong LY, Hong JS, McMillian MK. Glia-dependent neurotoxicity and neuroprotection in mesencephalic cultures. Brain Res 1995; 704:112-6. [PMID: 8750970 DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)01189-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Dopaminergic neurotoxicities of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) and the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) were compared in rat mesencephalic cultures plated on poly-L-lysine or on glial monolayers. In the neuron-enriched cultures plated on polylysine, 6-OHDA killed 89% of the tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)-immunopositive neurons, but LPS was not neurotoxic. Conversely, in mixed neuron/glial cultures, 6-OHDA killed only 27% of the TH-immunopositive neurons while LPS killed 70%. The mixed neuronal/glial mesencephalic culture offers a better in vitro model for studying possible mechanisms involved in Parkinson's disease.
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- Laboratory of Environmental Neuroscience, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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