Publications by authors named "Ozge Sukruoglu Erdogan"

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  • * Using techniques like Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) and RT-PCR, researchers found that four variants were pathogenic and affected splicing, while three did not have any significant impact.
  • * The findings underscore the need for experimental validation of splice-site variants, as they may influence genetic disorders and cancer risk, calling for further research into alternative splicing to explore potential therapies for cancer.
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Ovarian cancer is typically diagnosed at an advanced stage, recurs early and often, and currently lacks effective treatment. Therefore, overall survival and progression-free survival are relatively short for this disease. Sensitive and specific biomarkers for early diagnosis and follow-up for effective treatment of the disease are currently lacking.

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Ovarian cancer (OC) ranks as the eighth most prevalent malignancy among women globally. The short non-coding RNA molecules, microRNAs (miRNAs) target multiple mRNAs and regulate the gene expression. Here in this study, we aimed to validate miR-3135b and miR-1273g-3p as novel biomarkers for prognostic and diagnostic factor OC.

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Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC) syndrome is characterized by an increased risk of developing breast cancer (BC) and ovarian cancer (OC) due to inherited genetic mutations. Understanding the genetic variants associated with HBOC is crucial for identifying individuals at high risk and implementing appropriate preventive measures. The study included 630 Turkish OC patients with confirmed diagnostic criteria of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) concerning HBOC.

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  • Retinoblastoma is a rare eye cancer in children caused by the inactivation of the RB1 gene, linked to genetic and epigenetic factors, specifically the methylation of the RB1 gene promoter.
  • A study screened 50 familial retinoblastoma patients for RB1 promoter methylation compared to 52 healthy controls matched by age, sex, and ethnicity, using real-time PCR.
  • The results showed no significant difference in methylation levels between the retinoblastoma patients (36.1%) and controls (33.9%), suggesting that RB1 promoter methylation does not affect the hereditary nature of the disease.
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The aim of the study was to investigate the frequency and types of mutations on the retinoblastoma gene (RB1 gene) in Turkish population. RB1 gene mutation analysis was performed in a total of 219 individuals (122 probands with retinoblastoma, 14 family members with retinoblastoma and 83 clinically healthy family members). All 27 exons and close intronic regions of the RB1 gene were sequenced for small deletions and insertions using both the Sanger sequencing or NGS methods, and the large deletions and duplications were investigated using the MLPA analysis and CNV algorithm.

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Background: One of the main features of cancer, especially lung cancer (LC), is abnormal cell division. Abnormal expression of kinesin family member C1 (KIFC1/HSET), which is involved in mitotic cell division and ensures equatorial alignment of chromosomes during division, is observed in both premalignant and malignant lesions. There are no studies in the literature addressing the role of KIFC1 in the diagnosis and follow-up of LC.

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Background: Approximately 120 out of every 1 million children in the world develop cancer each year. In Turkey, 2500-3000 children are diagnosed with new cancer each year. The causes of childhood cancer have been studied for many years.

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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are the non-coding RNAs that can both attach to the untranslated and coding sections of target mRNAs, triggering destruction or post-transcriptional alteration. miRNAs regulate various cellular processes such as immune function, apoptosis, and tumorigenesis. About 35,000 miRNAs have been discovered in the human genome.

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The most common gynecologic cancers detected in women in Turkey are uterine cancer, ovarian cancer, and cervical cancer. These data reported that a mean of 3800 individuals were diagnosed with uterine cancer, 2790 were diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and 1950 were diagnosed with cervical cancer, and 400 individuals were diagnosed with other gynecologic cancers each year in Turkey. A mean of 14.

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Objectives: Ovarian cancer is one of the most fatal gynecologic malignities. miR-16-5p, miR-17-5p, and miR-638 genes were found to have been associated with ovarian cancer in accordance with the data obtained from the previous microarray research performed by Tuncer et al. (J Ovarian Res 13(1):99, 2020).

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gene testing is a difficult, expensive, and time-consuming test which requires excessive work load. The identification of the gene mutations is significantly important in the selection of treatment and the risk of secondary cancer. We aimed to develop an algorithm considering all the clinical, demographic, and genetic features of patients for identifying the negativity in the present study.

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Purpose: Various molecular variations are known to result in different gene variants in the gene, known for its oncogenic transformation activity. The goal of this study was to investigate the p.Gly388Arg variant that plays role in the progression of cancer and retinal growth and may be an effective candidate variant in the Turkish population in retinoblastoma patients with no gene mutation.

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  • Ovarian cancer is often diagnosed late and has a low survival rate; this study utilizes monozygotic twins to explore the disease's epigenetic factors.
  • Researchers analyzed whole-genome methylation patterns in a family with MZ twins—one with ovarian cancer and healthy siblings—to identify key gene differences.
  • The study found significant methylation changes in 12 genes linked to biological processes, suggesting that these epigenetic markers could help in early diagnosis and monitoring of ovarian cancer.
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Background: Ovarian cancer is the second most common gynecologic cancer with high mortality rate and generally diagnosed in advanced stages. The 5-year disease-free survival is below 40%. MicroRNAs, subset of the non-coding RNA molecules, regulate the translation in post transcriptional level by binding to specific mRNAs to promote or degrade the target oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes.

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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is among the most lethal cancers. Known risk factors for this disease are currently insufficient in predicting mortality. In order to better prognosticate patients with PDAC, we identified 20 genes by utilizing publically available high-throughput transcriptomic data from GEO, TCGA and ICGC which are associated with overall survival and event-free survival.

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  • Retinoblastoma (Rb) is the most common eye cancer in children, largely influenced by genetic factors.
  • The study analyzed 4813 genes in six patients with no RB1 mutations, revealing 27 genetic variants linked to Rb.
  • Key findings identified significant variants in genes such as FGFR4, NQO1, and CLEC7A, suggesting a new link between these mutations and the risk of developing Rb beyond the RB1 gene.
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The Fibulins are a recently discovered family of extracellular matrix proteins. In this study, expression levels of the fibulin-2 (FBLN2) gene and its role in the formation of different metastatic foci were investigated in lung cancer patients. We analyzed 106 lung cancer patients and eight paraffin-embedded tissues, and 27 ethnical-, age- and sex-matched healthy controls for expression levels of the FBLN2 gene.

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Epigenetic changes have major role in the normal development and programming of gene expression. Aberrant methylation results in carcinogenesis. The primary objective of our study is to determine whether primary tumor tissue and cultured tumor cells in 2D and 3D tissue culture systems have the same methylation signature for , , and .

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