Publications by authors named "Reynold Lopez-Enriquez"

Adrenal incidentalomas are tumors located in the adrenal glands and found on imaging done for purposes not related to adrenal disease. In other cases adrenal mases can be radiologically found when an adrenal hormone secreting tumor is suspected, such as a pheochromocytoma or Cushing's diseases. Adrenal incidentalomas may be classified as functional or non-functional based on whether they produce hormones, such as aldosterone, cortisol, and androgens, or catecholamines.

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Background: Loss of genomic imprinting (LOI) of the insulin-like growth factor-2 gene (IGF2) is an epigenetic change involving abnormal activation of the normally silent maternally inherited allele. LOI of IGF2 gene is found in tumor tissue, normal adjoining mucosa and peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) of some patients with colorectal cancer (CRC), suggesting that this alteration precedes and is a risk factor for CRC. However, whether LOI of IGF2 is transitory or remains a permanent epigenetic alteration is unknown.

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