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2010
Journal Article
Common genetic variants and modification of penetrance of BRCA2-associated breast cancer
Mia M. Gaudet, Tomas Kirchhoff, Todd Green, Joseph Vijai, Joshua M. Korn, Candace Guiducci, Ayellet V. Segre, Kate McGee, Lesley McGuffog, Christiana Kartsonaki, Jonathan Morrison, Sue Healey, Olga M. Sinilnikova, Dominique Stoppa-Lyonnet, Sylvie Mazoyer, Marion Gauthier-Villars, Hagay Sobol, Michel Longy, Marc Frenay, GEMO Study Collaborators, Frans B. L. Hogervorst, Matti a. Rookus, J. Margriet Collee, Nicoline Hoogerbrugge, Kees E. P. van Roozendaal, HEBON Study Collaborators, Marion Piedmonte, Wendy Rubinstein, Stacy Nerenstone ... Lakhani, Sunil (2010). Common genetic variants and modification of penetrance of BRCA2-associated breast cancer. PLoS Genetics, 6 (10), e1001183-1-e1001183-12. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1001183
2010
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Common variants associated with breast cancer in genome-wide association studies are modifiers of breast cancer risk in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers
Wang, Xianshu, Pankratz, V. Shane, Fredericksen, Zachary, Tarrell, Robert, Karaus, Mary, McGuffog, Lesley, Pharaoh, Paul D.P., Ponder, Bruce A.J., Dunning, Alison M., Peock, Susan, Cook, Margaret, Oliver, Clare, Frost, Debra, EMBRACE, Sinilnikova, Olga M., Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Mazoyer, Sylvie, Houdayer, Claude, GEMO, Hogervorst, Frans B.L., Hooning, Maartje J., Ligtenberg, Marjolijn J., HEBON, Spurdle, Amanda, Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, kConFab, Schmutzler, Rita K., Wappenschmidt, Barbara, Engel, Christoph ... Lakhani, Sunil (2010). Common variants associated with breast cancer in genome-wide association studies are modifiers of breast cancer risk in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers. Human Molecular Genetics, 19 (14), 2886-2897. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddq174
2010
Conference Publication
EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE: THE AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCE
Ross, J. and Cummings, M. C. (2010). EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE: THE AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCE. ST LOUIS: SCI PRINTERS & PUBL INC.
2010
Journal Article
Lynch syndrome-associated breast cancers: Clinicopathologic characteristics of a case series from the colon cancer family registry
Walsh, MD, Buchanan, DD, Cummings, MC, Pearson, SA, Arnold, ST, Clendenning, M, Walters, R, McKeone, DM, Spurdle, AB, Hopper, JL, Jenkins, MA, Phillips, KD, Suthers, GK, George, J, Goldblatt, J, Muir, A, Tucker, K, Pelzer, E, Gattas, MR, Woodall, S, Parry, S, Macrae, FA, Haile, RW, Baron, JA, Potter, JD, Le Marchand, L, Bapat, B, Thibodeau, SN, Lindor, NM ... Young, JP (2010). Lynch syndrome-associated breast cancers: Clinicopathologic characteristics of a case series from the colon cancer family registry. Clinical Cancer Research, 16 (7), 2214-2224. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-09-3058
2010
Conference Publication
Lynch syndrome-associated breast cancers: clinicopathological characteristics of a case series from the Colon CFR
Rosty, Christophe, Walsh, Michael, Cummings, Margaret, Buchanan, Daniel, Arnold, Sven, McKeone, Diane, Walters, Rhiannon, Hopper, John, Jenkins, Mark, Spurdle, Amanda, McGuckin, Michael, Lakhani, Sunil and Young, Joanne (2010). Lynch syndrome-associated breast cancers: clinicopathological characteristics of a case series from the Colon CFR. AACR 101st Annual Meeting 2010, Washington, DC, United States, 17-21 April 2010. Philadelphia, PA, United States: American Association for Cancer Research. doi: 10.1158/1538-7445.AM10-32
2010
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DNA methylome of familial breast cancer identifies distinct profiles defined by mutation status
Flanagan, James M., Cocciardi, Sibylle, Waddell, Nic, Johnstone, Cameron N., Marsh, Anna, Henderson, Stephen, Simpson, Peter, da Silva, Leonard, kConFab Investigators, Khanna, Kumkum, Lakhani, Sunil, Boshoff, Chris, Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Brown, Melissa, Cummings, Margaret and Edwards, Stacey (2010). DNA methylome of familial breast cancer identifies distinct profiles defined by mutation status. American Journal of Human Genetics, 86 (3), 420-433. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2010.02.008
2010
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Establishment of the Australian in situ hybridisation program for the assessment of HER2 amplification in breast cancer: a model for the introduction of new biomarkers into clinical practice
Farshid, G., Armes, J. E., Bell, R., Cummings, M., Fox, S., Francis, G., Haswell, M., Morey, A., McCue, G., Raymond, W., Robbins, P. and Bilous, M. (2010). Establishment of the Australian in situ hybridisation program for the assessment of HER2 amplification in breast cancer: a model for the introduction of new biomarkers into clinical practice. 99th Annual Meeting of the United-States-and-Canadian-Academy-of-Pathology, Washington, DC, United States, 20-26 March 2010. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier.
2010
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Frequent somatic mutations of GATA3 in non-BRCA1/BRCA2 familial breast tumors, but not in BRCA1-, BRCA2- or sporadic breast tumors
Arnold, Jeremy M., Choong, David Y. H., Thompson, Ella R., kConFab, Waddell, Nic, Lindeman, Geoffrey J., Visvader, Jane E., Campbell, Ian G., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Brown, Melissa, Cummings, Margaret and Edwards, Stacey (2010). Frequent somatic mutations of GATA3 in non-BRCA1/BRCA2 familial breast tumors, but not in BRCA1-, BRCA2- or sporadic breast tumors. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment, 119 (2), 491-496. doi: 10.1007/s10549-008-0269-x
2010
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HER3 and downstream pathways are involved in colonization of brain metastases from breast cancer
Da Silva, Leonard, Simpson, Peter T., Smart, Chanek E., Cocciardi, Sibylle, Waddell, Nic, Lane, Annette, Morrison, Brian J., Vargas, Ana Cristina, Healey, Sue, Beesley, Jonathan, Pakkiri, Pria, Parry, Suzanne, Kurniawan, Nyoman, Reid, Lynne, Keith, Patricia, Faria, Paulo, Pereira, Emilio, Skalova, Alena, Bilous, Michael, Balleine, Rosemary L., Do, Hongdo, Dobrovic, Alexander, Fox, Stephen, Franco, Marcello, Reynolds, Brent, Khanna, Kum Kum, Cummings, Margaret, Chenevix-Trench, Georgia and Lakhani, Sunil R. (2010). HER3 and downstream pathways are involved in colonization of brain metastases from breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research, 12 (4) R46, R46-1-R46-11. doi: 10.1186/bcr2603
2009
Journal Article
Fibroadenoma and intraduct papilloma--a common pathogenesis?
Cummings, Margaret C., Da Silva, Leonard, Papadimos, David J. and Lakhani, Sunil R. (2009). Fibroadenoma and intraduct papilloma--a common pathogenesis?. Virchows Archiv, 455 (3), 271-275. doi: 10.1007/s00428-009-0817-8
2008
Conference Publication
DNA mismatch repair deficiency in breast cancers arising in breast/colon families
Walsh, M., Cummings, M., Buchanan, D., Arnold, S., McKeone, D., Walters, R., Jass, J., Hopper, J., Jenkins, M., Spurdle, A., McGuckin, M. and Young, J. (2008). DNA mismatch repair deficiency in breast cancers arising in breast/colon families. 27th International Congress of the International-Academy-of-Pathology, Athens, Greece, 12-17 October 2008. Oxford, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons.
2008
Journal Article
Molecular, pathologic, and clinical features of early-onset endometrial cancer: Identifying presumptive Lynch Syndrome patients
Walsh, M. D., Cummings, M. C., Buchanan, D. D., Dambacher, W. M., Arnold, S., McKeone, D., Byrnes, R., Barker, M. A., Leggett, B. A., Gattas, M., Jass, J. R., Spurdle, A. B., Young, J. and Obermair, A. (2008). Molecular, pathologic, and clinical features of early-onset endometrial cancer: Identifying presumptive Lynch Syndrome patients. Clinical Cancer Research, 14 (6), 1692-1700. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-07-1849
2008
Journal Article
Histologic and epidemiologic correlates of P-MAPK, Brn-2, pRb, p53 and p16 immunostaining in cutaneous melanomas
Richmond-Sinclair, N.M., Lee, E., Cummings, M.C., Williamson, R., Muller, H.K., Green, A.C., Hayward, N.K. and Whiteman, D.C. (2008). Histologic and epidemiologic correlates of P-MAPK, Brn-2, pRb, p53 and p16 immunostaining in cutaneous melanomas. Melanoma research, 18 (5), 336-345. doi: 10.1097/CMR.0b013e32830d8329
2008
Journal Article
The "Fas counterattack" is not an active mode of tumor immune evasion in colorectal cancer with high-level microsatellite instability
Houston, AM, Michael-Robinson, JM, Walsh, MD, Cummings, MC, Ryan, AE, Lincoln, D, Pandeya, N, Jass, JR, Radford-Smith, GL and O'Connell, J (2008). The "Fas counterattack" is not an active mode of tumor immune evasion in colorectal cancer with high-level microsatellite instability. Human Pathology, 39 (2), 243-250. doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2007.06.010
2007
Journal Article
Genome-wide association study identifies novel breast cancer susceptibility loci
Easton, Douglas F., Pooley, Karen A., Dunning, Alison M., Pharoah, Paul D. P., Thompson, Deborah, Ballinger, Dennis G., Struewing, Jeffery P., Morrison, Jonathan, Field, Helen, Luben, Robert, Wareham, Nicholas, Ahmed, Shahana, Healey, Catherine S., Bowman, Richard, SEARCH collaborators, Meyer, Kerstin B., Haiman, Christopher A., Kolonel, Laurence K., Henderson, Brian E., Marchand, Loic Le, Brennan, Paul, Sangrajrang, Suleeporn, Gaborieau, Valerie, Odefrey, Fabrice, Shen, Chen-Yang, Wu, Pei-Ei, Wang, Hui-Chun, Eccles Diana, Evans, D. Gareth ... Ward, Robyn (2007). Genome-wide association study identifies novel breast cancer susceptibility loci. Nature, 447 (7148), 1087-1093. doi: 10.1038/nature05887
2006
Journal Article
Over-expression of Eph and ephrin genes in advanced ovarian cancer: ephrin gene expression correlates with shortened survival
Herath, Nirmitha I., Spanevello, Mark D., Sabesan, Sabe, Newton, Tanya, Cummings, Margaret, Duffy, Shannon, Lincoln, Douglas, Boyle, Glen, Parsons, Peter G. and Boyd, Andrew W. (2006). Over-expression of Eph and ephrin genes in advanced ovarian cancer: ephrin gene expression correlates with shortened survival. BMC Cancer, 6 (144) 144, 144. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-6-144
2006
Journal Article
Genetic and Histopathologic Evaluation of BRCA1 and BRCA2 DNA Sequence Variance of Unknown Clinical Significance
Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Healey, Sue, Lakhani, Sunil, Waring, Paul, Cummings, Margaret, Brinkworth, Ross, Deffenbaugh, Amie M., Burbidge, Lynn Anne, Pruss, Dmitry, Judkins, Thad, Scholl, Tom, Bekessy, Anna, Marsh, Anna, Lovelock, Paul, Wong, Ming, Tesoriero, Andrea, Renard, Helene, Southey, Melissa, Hopper, John L., Yannoukakos, Koulis, Brown, Melissa, kConFab Investigators, Easton, Douglas, Tavtigian, Sean V., Goldgar, David and Spurdle, Amanda B. (2006). Genetic and Histopathologic Evaluation of BRCA1 and BRCA2 DNA Sequence Variance of Unknown Clinical Significance. Cancer Research, 66 (4), 2019-2027. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-05-3546
2006
Journal Article
Chromogenic in situ hybridisation testing for HER2 gene amplification in breast cancer produces highly reproducible results concordant with fluorescence in situ hybridisation and immunohistochemistry
Bilous, Michael, Morey, Adrienne, Armes, Jane, Cummings, Margaret and Francis, Glenn (2006). Chromogenic in situ hybridisation testing for HER2 gene amplification in breast cancer produces highly reproducible results concordant with fluorescence in situ hybridisation and immunohistochemistry. Pathology, 38 (2), 120-124. doi: 10.1080/00313020600561518
2006
Journal Article
Expression profiling correlates with treatment response in women with advanced serous epithelial ovarian cancer
Newton, Tanya R., Parsons, Peter G., Lincoln, Douglas J., Cummings, Margaret C., Wyld, David K., Webb, Penelope M., Green, Adele C. and Boyle, Glen M. (2006). Expression profiling correlates with treatment response in women with advanced serous epithelial ovarian cancer. International Journal of Cancer, 119 (4), 875-883. doi: 10.1002/ijc.21823
2006
Conference Publication
DNA mismatch repair deficiency in early-onset endometrial carcinomas
Walsh, M, Young, J, Cummings, M, Buchanan, D, Barker, M, Gattas, M, Leggett, B, Jeremy, J, Spurdle, A and Obermair, A (2006). DNA mismatch repair deficiency in early-onset endometrial carcinomas. 26th International Congress of the International-Academy-of-Pathology, Montreal Canada, Sep 16-21, 2006. NEW YORK: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP.
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