[HTML][HTML] Role of YKL-40 in the angiogenesis, radioresistance, and progression of glioblastoma

RA Francescone, S Scully, M Faibish, SL Taylor… - Journal of Biological …, 2011 - ASBMB
Glioblastoma is one of the most fatal cancers, characterized by a strong vascularized phenotype.
YKL-40, a secreted glycoprotein, is overexpressed in patients with glioblastomas and …

The clinical application of genome-wide sequencing for monogenic diseases in Canada: position statement of the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists

…, DL Skidmore, T Stockley, S Taylor… - Journal of Medical …, 2015 - jmg.bmj.com
Purpose and scope The aim of this Position Statement is to provide recommendations for
Canadian medical geneticists, clinical laboratory geneticists, genetic counsellors and other …

Transdifferentiation of glioblastoma stem-like cells into mural cells drives vasculogenic mimicry in glioblastomas

…, M Faibish, B Bentley, SL Taylor… - Journal of …, 2012 - Soc Neuroscience
Recent evidence has shown that glioblastoma stem-like cells (GSCs) can transdifferentiate
into endothelial cells and vascular-like tumor cells. The latter pattern of vascularization …

[HTML][HTML] Glioblastoma-derived tumor cells induce vasculogenic mimicry through Flk-1 protein activation

…, S Scully, B Bentley, W Yan, SL Taylor… - Journal of Biological …, 2012 - ASBMB
Glioblastoma (GBM) is extremely aggressive and essentially incurable. Its malignancy is
characterized by vigorous microvascular proliferations. Recent evidence has shown that tumor …

The Huntington's disease candidate region exhibits many different haplotypes

…, C Lin, D Tagle, G Barnes, G Bates, S Taylor… - Nature …, 1992 - nature.com
Abstract Analysis of 78 Huntington's disease (HD) chromosomes with multi–allele markers
revealed 26 different haplotypes, suggesting a variety of independent HD mutations. The …

Genetic education for primary care providers: improving attitudes, knowledge, and confidence

…, P Prakash, C Shuman, A Summers, S Taylor - Canadian family …, 2009 - cfp.ca
OBJECTIVE To increase primary care providers’ awareness and use of genetic services;
increase their knowledge of genetic issues; increase their confidence in core genetic …

Delayed onset of hyponatremia after transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenomas

SL Taylor, JB Tyrrell, CB Wilson - Neurosurgery, 1995 - journals.lww.com
HYPONATREMIA IS RARELY reported as a delayed complication of transsphenoidal
resection of pituitary adenoma. Usually attributed to the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of …

[HTML][HTML] Vascular heterogeneity and targeting: the role of YKL-40 in glioblastoma vascularization

R Shao, SL Taylor, DS Oh, LM Schwartz - Oncotarget, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Malignant glioblastomas (GBM) are highly malignant brain tumors that have extensive and
aberrant tumor vasculature, including multiple types of vessels. This review focuses on recent …

Anti-YKL-40 antibody and ionizing irradiation synergistically inhibit tumor vascularization and malignancy in glioblastoma

…, N Ngernyuang, B Bentley, SL Taylor… - …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Chemo/radiotherapies are the most common adjuvant modality treated for patients with
glioblastoma (GBM) following surgery. However, the overall therapeutic benefits are still …

[HTML][HTML] A refined, rapid and reproducible high resolution melt (HRM)-based method suitable for quantification of global LINE-1 repetitive element methylation

…, JE Ashbury, N Zwingerman, WD King, SAM Taylor… - BMC research …, 2011 - Springer
Background The methylation of DNA is recognized as a key mechanism in the regulation of
genomic stability and evidence for its role in the development of cancer is accumulating. LINE…