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Bolton E, Ferguson A, Simpson B, Al-naqeeb J, Simpson E. 420 The effects of bathing, showering and petrolatum on skin barrier function. J Invest Dermatol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.02.439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Zeidan A, Knaus H, Robinson T, Zeidner J, Blackford A, Duffield A, Rizzieri D, Frattini M, Levy M, Schroeder M, Ferguson A, Sheldon K, Dezern A, Gojo I, Gore S, Streicher H, Luznik L, Smith B. A Phase I Trial of Ipilimumab (IPI) in Patients (PTS) with Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) after Hypomethylating Agent (HMAS) Failure. Leuk Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(17)30177-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Norsworthy KJ, Cho E, Arora J, Kowalski J, Tsai HL, Warlick E, Showel M, Pratz KW, Sutherland LA, Gore SD, Ferguson A, Sakoian S, Greer J, Espinoza-Delgado I, Jones RJ, Matsui WH, Smith BD. Differentiation therapy in poor risk myeloid malignancies: Results of companion phase II studies. Leuk Res 2016; 49:90-7. [PMID: 27619199 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2016.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2016] [Revised: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 09/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Pre-clinical data in non-M3 AML supports the use of differentiation therapy, but clinical activity has been limited. Myeloid growth factors can enhance anti-leukemic activity of differentiating agents in vitro. We conducted companion phase II trials investigating sargramostim (GM-CSF) 125μg/m(2)/day plus 1) bexarotene (BEX) 300mg/m(2)/day or 2) entinostat (ENT) 4-8mg/m(2)/week in patients with MDS or relapsed/refractory AML. Primary endpoints were response after at least two treatment cycles and toxicity. 26 patients enrolled on the BEX trial had a median of 2 prior treatments and 24 enrolled on the ENT trial had a median of 1. Of 13 response-evaluable patients treated with BEX, the best response noted was hematologic improvement in neutrophils (HI-N) seen in 4 (31%) patients; none achieved complete (CR) or partial remission (PR). Of 10 treated with ENT, there was 1 (10%) partial remission (PR) and 2 (20%) with HI-N. The secondary endpoint responses of HI-N with each combination were accompanied by a numerical increase in ANC (BEX: 524 to 931 cells/mm(3), p=0.096; ENT: 578 to 1 137 cells/mm(3), p=0.15) without increasing marrow blasts. Shared grade 3-4 non-hematologic toxicities included febrile neutropenia, bone pain, fatigue, and dyspnea. GM-CSF plus either BEX or ENT are well tolerated in resistant and refractory MDS and AML and showed modest clinical and biologic activity, most commonly HI-N.
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Rifkind EA, Logan RFA, Busuttil A, Gilmour H, Ferguson A. Coeliac Disease in Edinburgh and the Lothians 1900–1980. Scott Med J 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/003693308202700418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Blackwell JN, St. C. Barnetson R, Gilmour HM, Ferguson A, Heading RC. What is the Role of Gluten in Dermatitis Herpetiformis? Scott Med J 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/003693307902400417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Noonan KA, Huff CA, Davis J, Lemas MV, Fiorino S, Bitzan J, Ferguson A, Emerling A, Luznik L, Matsui W, Powell J, Fuchs E, Rosner GL, Epstein C, Rudraraju L, Ambinder RF, Jones RJ, Pardoll D, Borrello I. Adoptive transfer of activated marrow-infiltrating lymphocytes induces measurable antitumor immunity in the bone marrow in multiple myeloma. Sci Transl Med 2016; 7:288ra78. [PMID: 25995224 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaa7014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Successful adoptive T cell therapy (ACT) requires the ability to activate tumor-specific T cells with the ability to traffic to the tumor site and effectively kill their target as well as persist over time. We hypothesized that ACT using marrow-infiltrating lymphocytes (MILs) in multiple myeloma (MM) could impart greater antitumor immunity in that they were obtained from the tumor microenvironment. We describe the results from the first clinical trial using MILs in MM. Twenty-five patients with either newly diagnosed or relapsed disease had their MILs harvested, activated and expanded, and subsequently infused on the third day after myeloablative therapy. Cells were obtained and adequately expanded in all patients with anti-CD3/CD28 beads plus interleukin-2, and a median of 9.5 × 10(8) MILs were infused. Factors indicative of response to MIL ACT included (i) the presence of measurable myeloma-specific activity of the ex vivo expanded product, (ii) low endogenous bone marrow T cell interferon-γ production at baseline, (iii) a CD8(+) central memory phenotype at baseline, and (iv) the generation and persistence of myeloma-specific immunity in the bone marrow at 1 year after ACT. Achieving at least a 90% reduction in disease burden significantly increased the progression-free survival (25.1 months versus 11.8 months; P = 0.01). This study demonstrates the feasibility and efficacy of MILs as a form of ACT with applicability across many hematologic malignancies and possibly solid tumors infiltrating the bone marrow.
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Megaw K, Greer J, Ferguson A. Perioperative care of patients undergoing non-elective laparatomy in a district general hospital. Intensive Care Med Exp 2015. [PMCID: PMC4797875 DOI: 10.1186/2197-425x-3-s1-a234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Lam T, Pauhl K, Ferguson A, Malik R, Krassioukov A, Eng J. A new training paradigm using robot-applied resistance to enhance skilled walking in people with spinal cord injury. Physiotherapy 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.3700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Reed TE, Prodöhl P, Hynes R, Cross T, Ferguson A, McGinnity P. Quantifying heritable variation in fitness-related traits of wild, farmed and hybrid Atlantic salmon families in a wild river environment. Heredity (Edinb) 2015; 115:173-84. [PMID: 25920670 DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2015.29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2014] [Revised: 01/30/2015] [Accepted: 02/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Farmed fish are typically genetically different from wild conspecifics. Escapees from fish farms may contribute one-way gene flow from farm to wild gene pools, which can depress population productivity, dilute local adaptations and disrupt coadapted gene complexes. Here, we reanalyse data from two experiments (McGinnity et al., 1997, 2003) where performance of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) progeny originating from experimental crosses between farm and wild parents (in three different cohorts) were measured in a natural stream under common garden conditions. Previous published analyses focussed on group-level differences but did not account for pedigree structure, as we do here using modern mixed-effect models. Offspring with one or two farm parents exhibited poorer survival in their first and second year of life compared with those with two wild parents and these group-level inferences were robust to excluding outlier families. Variation in performance among farm, hybrid and wild families was generally similar in magnitude. Farm offspring were generally larger at all life stages examined than wild offspring, but the differences were moderate (5-20%) and similar in magnitude in the wild versus hatchery environments. Quantitative genetic analyses conducted using a Bayesian framework revealed moderate heritability in juvenile fork length and mass and positive genetic correlations (>0.85) between these morphological traits. Our study confirms (using more rigorous statistical techniques) previous studies showing that offspring of wild fish invariably have higher fitness and contributes fresh insights into family-level variation in performance of farm, wild and hybrid Atlantic salmon families in the wild. It also adds to a small, but growing, number of studies that estimate key evolutionary parameters in wild salmonid populations. Such information is vital in modelling the impacts of introgression by escaped farm salmon.
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Ferguson A, Ibrahim FA, Thomas V, Weinman J, Simpson C, Cope AP, Scott DL, Lempp H. Improving medication adherence in rheumatoid arthritis (RA): a pilot study. PSYCHOL HEALTH MED 2015; 20:781-9. [PMID: 25774559 DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2015.1009917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The aim of this exploratory pilot study was to adapt a psychological intervention to improve adherence to medication for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The approach draws on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques, including motivational interviewing . The current study aimed to (i) adapt the intervention for patients with RA, (ii) assess its effectiveness in improving adherence to medication and (iii) evaluate patients' experience of the intervention. Participants were randomly allocated to either the 'intervention group' (N = 10), receiving up to six weekly sessions of 'Compliance Therapy', or to the 'wait-list control' group (N = 8), who received standard care. Data was collected pre intervention (baseline), post intervention and at six weeks post intervention (follow-up). Eighteen female participants with a mean age of 48.78 years (SD 15.12) took part in the study. Comparisons across the two time points for each group found that only those in the 'intervention' group demonstrated significant improvement in mean scores on adherence measures. Between-group comparisons were not significant. The pilot study suggests that an intervention based on CBT may improve adherence in patients with RA, but further research is required.
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Cooper RS, Ferguson A, Bodurtha JN, Smith TJ. AMEN in challenging conversations: bridging the gaps between faith, hope, and medicine. J Oncol Pract 2014; 10:e191-5. [PMID: 24803663 DOI: 10.1200/jop.2014.001375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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All health care practitioners face patients and families in desperate situations who say, "We are hoping for a miracle." Few providers have any formal training in responding to this common, difficult, and challenging situation. We want to do our best to preserve hope, dignity, and faith while presenting the medical issues in a nonconfrontational and helpful way. We present the acronym AMEN (affirm, meet, educate, no matter what) as one useful tool to negotiate these ongoing conversations.
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Garrood T, Medley S, Ferguson A, Keeling D, Duffort P, Irving K. SAT0400 Influence of Multiple Symptom Domains on Disease Impact in Patients Attending a Multidisciplinary Fibromyalgia Clinic. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.2124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Noonan K, Rudraraju L, Ferguson A, Emerling A, Pasetti MF, Huff CA, Borrello I. Lenalidomide-induced immunomodulation in multiple myeloma: impact on vaccines and antitumor responses. Clin Cancer Res 2012; 18:1426-34. [PMID: 22241792 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-11-1221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE To show that the immunomodulatory drug lenalidomide can be used in patients with relapsed multiple myeloma to augment vaccine responses. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Early phase clinical trial of patients with multiple myeloma who received at least one prior therapy. Patients were treated with single-agent lenalidomide and randomized to receive two vaccinations with pneumococcal 7-valent conjugate vaccine (PCV) on different schedules. Cohort A received the first PCV vaccination prior to the initiation of lenalidomide and the second vaccination while on lenalidomide. Cohort B received both vaccinations while on lenalidomide. RESULTS PCV-specific humoral and cellular responses were greater in cohort B than A and were more pronounced in the bone marrow than the blood, suggesting that maximal vaccine efficacy was achieved when both vaccines were administered concomitantly with lenalidomide. Patients with a clinical myeloma response showed evidence of a tumor-specific immune response with increases in myeloma-specific IFN-γ(+) T cells and reductions in Th-17 cells. CONCLUSIONS This is the first clinical evidence showing that lenalidomide augments vaccine responses and endogenous antitumor immunity in patients and as such may serve as an adjuvant for cancer and possibly infectious vaccines.
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Yen HL, Forrest H, Cheung P, Wong D, Li O, Krauss S, Ferguson A, Crumpton JC, Jones J, Choy T, Ma E, Poon LLM, Smith GJ, Nicholls J, Guan Y, Webster RG, Webby R, Peiris JSM. Transmissibility of pandemic H1N1 and genetically related swine influenza viruses in ferrets. BMC Proc 2011. [DOI: 10.1186/1753-6561-5-s1-p11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Ghosh N, Ye X, Ferguson A, Huff CA, Borrello I. Bortezomib and thalidomide, a steroid free regimen in newly diagnosed patients with multiple myeloma. Br J Haematol 2011; 152:593-9. [PMID: 21241279 PMCID: PMC3412295 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2010.08534.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Despite their efficacy in myeloma, corticosteroids have acute and chronic toxicities. Newer agents with significant anti-myeloma activity permit the development of steroid-free regimens. We designed a Phase II clinical trial to study the toxicity and efficacy of a steroid-free combination of bortezomib and thalidomide as a first-line treatment in patients with symptomatic myeloma. Patients received bortezomib 1·3 mg/m(2) on days 1, 4, 8 and 11 every 21 d and thalidomide 150 mg/d for a maximum of eight cycles. Amongst 27 evaluable patients, the overall response was 81·5% with 25·8% near complete response or greater. The response rate was comparable to most other two drug combinations for upfront therapy but lower than that obtained with the use of three drugs. The most common grade 3 toxicities were peripheral neuropathy (22%), pneumonia (15%), fatigue (7%) and anaemia (7%). Peripheral neuropathy completely resolved in 80% of the patients upon completion of therapy, but not in the remaining 20% of patients. No venous thromboembolic events were observed even in the absence of prophylactic anticoagulation. The median progression-free survival was 16·8 months (95% confidence interval 8·7-21·6 months). Median overall survival has not yet been reached at a median follow up of 39 months. The 3-year overall survival was 74%. This study demonstrates: (i) the efficacy of a steroid-free regimen; (ii) mostly reversible treatment-related peripheral neuropathy; and (iii) the absence of venous thrombotic events.
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Yen HL, Forrest H, Cheung P, Wong D, Li O, Krauss S, Ferguson A, Crumpton JC, Jones J, Choy T, Ma E, Poon LLM, Smith GJ, Nicholls J, Guan Y, Webster RG, Webby R, Peiris JSM. Transmissibility of pandemic H1N1 and genetically related swine influenza viruses in ferrets. BMC Proc 2011. [PMCID: PMC3019425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Davison M, Ferguson A. The effects of different component response requirements in multiple and concurrent schedules. J Exp Anal Behav 2010; 29:283-95. [PMID: 16812056 PMCID: PMC1332757 DOI: 10.1901/jeab.1978.29-283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Six pigeons were trained on multiple and concurrent schedules. The reinforcement rates were varied systematically (a) when lever pressing was required in one component and key pecking in the successive component; (b) when lever pressing was required in both multiple components; (c) when key pecking was required in both multiple components; and (d) when key pecking was required on one schedule and lever pressing was required on the concurrently-available schedule. Only the absolute level of responding was changed by different response requirements. Analyzed by the generalized matching law, performance under different response requirements resulted in a bias toward key pecking, and the measured response bias was the same in multiple and concurrent schedule arrangements. The bias in time measures obtained from concurrent schedule performance was reliably smaller than the obtained response biases. The sensitivity to reinforcement-rate changes was ordered: concurrent key-lever; multiple key-key; multiple lever-key; and, the least sensitive, multiple lever-lever. The results confirm that requirements of different topographical responses can be handled by the generalized matching law mainly in the bias parameter, but problems for this type of analysis may be caused by the changing sensitivity to reinforcement in multiple schedule performance as response requirements are changed.
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An Q, Jones L, Tapper W, Chelala C, Iravani M, MacKay A, Hammond V, Durcan L, Gerty S, Ferguson A, Strefford J, Peock S, Reis-Filho J, Easton D, Ashworth A, Eccles D. A novel tumour-based test to identify breast cancer due to BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations. Breast Cancer Res 2010. [PMCID: PMC2875593 DOI: 10.1186/bcr2528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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McKeown NJ, Hynes RA, Duguid RA, Ferguson A, Prodöhl PA. Phylogeographic structure of brown trout Salmo trutta in Britain and Ireland: glacial refugia, postglacial colonization and origins of sympatric populations. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2010; 76:319-47. [PMID: 20738710 DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02490.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The phylogeographical structure of brown trout Salmo trutta in Britain and Ireland was studied using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) analysis of four mitochondrial DNA segments (16S/ND1, ND5/6, COXIII/ND5 and ND5/12S). Analysis of 3636 individuals from 83 sites-morphotypes revealed a total of 25 haplotypes. These haplotypes were nested in seven two-step clades. Although there was a clear geographical patterning to the occurrence of derived clades, admixture among ancestral clades was extensive throughout the studied area. A relevant feature of the data was that some populations contained mixtures of highly divergent clades. This type II phylogeographic pattern is uncommon in nature. Clade intermixing is likely to have taken place during earlier interglacials as well as since the Last Glacial Maximum. The anadromous life history of many S. trutta populations has probably also contributed to clade mixing. Based on the data presented here and published data, postglacial colonization of Britain and Ireland most likely involved S. trutta from at least five potential glacial refuges. Probable locations for such refugia were: south of England-western France, east of the Baltic Sea, western Ireland, Celtic Sea and North Sea. Ferox S. trutta, as defined by their longevity, late maturation and piscivory, exhibited a strong association with a particular clade indicating that they share a common ancestor. Current evidence indicates that the Lough Melvin gillaroo S. trutta and sonaghen S. trutta sympatric types diverged prior to colonization of Lough Melvin and, although limited gene flow has occurred since secondary contact, they have remained largely reproductively isolated due to inlet and outlet river spawning segregation. Gillaroo S. trutta may reflect descendents of a previously more widespread lineage that has declined due to habitat alterations particularly affecting outlet rivers. The mosaic-like distribution of mtDNA lineages means that conservation prioritization in Britain and Ireland should be based on the biological characteristics of local populations rather than solely on evolutionary lineages.
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Eccles D, An Q, Jones L, Tapper W, Chelala C, Iravani M, McKay A, Hammond V, Durcan L, Gerty S, Strefford J, Ferguson A, Peock S, Reis-Filho J, Easton D, Ashworth A. A Novel Tumour-Based Test To Identify Breast Cancer Due to BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations. Cancer Res 2009. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs-09-5032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: Family history and young onset are the usual indicators of an underlying genetic predisposition to breast cancer development. BRCA1 associated breast tumours are more likely to be ER negative and express “basal” markers, however most patients with ER negative/ basal marker positive breast cancers (especially young onset) do not have inherited BRCA1 mutations. BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene carriers may have novel treatment options available and may need to consider future cancer prevention strategies. Genetic counselling and germline mutation analysis remains a relatively expensive option that is not appropriate for most breast cancer patients.Aim: To design a sensitive and specific pathology based predictor that would improve identification of BRCA1 and 2 gene carriers.Method: We assembled a training panel of breast cancer tumour blocks from 67 BRCA1, 71 BRCA2 associated and 105 sporadic young onset cases (≤ 40 years at diagnosis). All gene carriers were diagnosed before 50 years and were matched to sporadic cases for ER status. Tissue micro arrays (TMAs) were assembled and subjected to immunohistochemical analysis with a panel of 18 antibodies. DNA was extracted from micro dissected tumour tissue and matched patient lymphocytes and subjected to high resolution tiling path microarray-based Comparative Genomic Hybridisation (aCGH). Using robust statistical approaches, regions significantly differentially lost, gained or amplified in BRCA1, BRCA2 and controls were identified. Probes for chromogenic in situ hybridisation (CISH) for amplified regions were generated.Results: Two differentially amplified clones in BRCA1 cases designated P1 at 3q25.31 and P2 at 3q25.2 and one in BRCA2 cases, P3 at 20q13.13, were identified and amplifications validated in the training set using CISH. Logistic regression analysis of the panel comprising CISH and IHC markers was used to develop the best predictor. The best predictor for BRCA1 gene carriers was a combination of P1, ER and HER2. This combination outperformed all combinations of immunohistochemical markers, including ER and basal markers; the Positive Predictive Value (PPV) was 87.5% and NPV 92% giving a Receiver Operator Characteristic (ROC) curve with an AUC of 0.92 (CI 0.88-0.97). The BRCA2 signature panel is currently being evaluated. These BRCA1 and BRCA2 predictor panels are being validated in a new set of TMAs comprising 223 tumours from the POSH study1.Conclusion: This tumour based predictor for BRCA1 and BRCA2 carriers may prove useful to identify gene carriers at low a priori chance of having a mutation, to direct BRCA1/2 targeted treatment approaches and to identify familial non BRCA1/2 cases that may be suitable for new gene discovery studies.1. Eccles D et al. BMC Cancer 2007; 7(1):160.
Citation Information: Cancer Res 2009;69(24 Suppl):Abstract nr 5032.
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Poxton IR, Myers CJ, Johnstone A, Drudy TA, Ferguson A. An ELISA to Measure Mucosal IgA Specific forBacteroidesSurface Antigens in Whole Gut Lavage Fluid. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY IN HEALTH AND DISEASE 2009. [DOI: 10.3109/08910609509140090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Ray S, Ferguson A. Retroperitoneal psoas abscess complicating cervical conisation: A case report. J OBSTET GYNAECOL 2009; 25:319-20. [PMID: 16147760 DOI: 10.1080/01443610500107155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Ferguson A. The making of Mr Gray's anatomy: bodies, books, fortune, fame. MEDICAL HUMANITIES 2009; 35:59. [PMID: 23674637 DOI: 10.1136/jmh.2009.001479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Taggart JB, Prodöhl PA, Ferguson A. Genetic markers for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.): single locus inheritance and joint segregation analyses of minisatellite (VNTR) DNA loci. Anim Genet 2009. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.1995.tb02613.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Ferguson A. Myoglobin polymorphism in the pollan (Osteichthyes: Coregoninae). ANIMAL BLOOD GROUPS AND BIOCHEMICAL GENETICS 2009; 6:25-9. [PMID: 1200414 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.1975.tb01346.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Three electrophoretically separable phenotypes of heart and lateral line muscle myoglobin were found in the Irish pollan (Coregonus pollan). This polymorphism appears to be under the control of two co-dominant alleles. The allele frequencies were found to be virtually identical in samples from two lakes which have probably been isolated since the close of the last Ice Age. A significant excess of heterozygotes was found in samples from both lakes. This myoglobin polymorphism appears to be balanced, maintained due to heterozygote superiority.
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