Åke Borg

Comparison of cisplatin sensitivity and the 18F fluoro-2-deoxy 2 glucose uptake with proliferation parameters and gene expression in squamous cell carcinoma cell lines of the head and neck (2009)

Henriksson, Eva, Kjellén, Elisabeth, Baldetorp, Bo, Bendahl, Pär-Ola, Borg, Åke, Brun, Eva, ...

Abstract Background The survival of patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer is still poor, with 5-year survival rates of 24–35%. The identification of prognostic and predictive markers...

Normalization of Illumina Infinium whole-genome SNP data improves copy number estimates and allelic intensity ratios (2008)

Staaf, Johan, Vallon-Christersson, Johan, Lindgren, David, Juliusson, Gunnar, Rosenquist, Richard, Höglund, Mattias, ...

Abstract Background Illumina Infinium whole genome genotyping (WGG) arrays are increasingly being applied in cancer genomics to study gene copy number alterations and allele-specific aberrations such...

Gene products of chromosome 11q and their association with CCND1gene amplification and tamoxifen resistance in premenopausal breast cancer (2008)

Lundgren, Katja, Holm, Karolina, Nordenskjöld, Bo, Borg, Åke, Landberg, Göran

Abstract Introduction The amplification event occurring at chromosome locus 11q13, reported in several different cancers, includes a number of potential oncogenes. We have previously reported...

Segmentation-based detection of allelic imbalance and loss-of-heterozygosity in cancer cells using whole genome SNP arrays (2008)

Staaf, Johan, Lindgren, David, Vallon-Christersson, Johan, Isaksson, Anders, Göransson, Hanna, Juliusson, Gunnar, ...

Abstract We present a strategy for detection of loss-of-heterozygosity and allelic imbalance in cancer cells from whole genome single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping data. Using a dilution series...

Recurrent and multiple bladder tumors show conserved expression profiles (2008)

Lindgren, David, Gudjonsson, Sigurdur, Jee, Kowan, Liedberg, Fredrik, Aits, Sonja, Andersson, Anna, ...

Abstract Background Urothelial carcinomas originate from the epithelial cells of the inner lining of the bladder and may appear as single or as multiple synchronous tumors. Patients with urothelial...

The CD44+/CD24-phenotype is enriched in basal-like breast tumors (2008)

Honeth, Gabriella, Bendahl, Pär-Ola, Ringnér, Markus, Saal, Lao H, Gruvberger-Saal, Sofia K, Lövgren, Kristina, ...

Abstract Introduction Human breast tumors are heterogeneous and consist of phenotypically diverse cells. Breast cancer cells with a CD44 + /CD24 - phenotype have been suggested to have...

Tiling resolution array CGH and high density expression profiling of urothelial carcinomas delineate genomic amplicons and candidate target genes specific for advanced tumors (2008)

Heidenblad, Markus, Lindgren, David, Jonson, Tord, Liedberg, Fredrik, Veerla, Srinivas, Chebil, Gunilla, ...

Abstract Background Urothelial carcinoma (UC) is characterized by nonrandom chromosomal aberrations, varying from one or a few changes in early-stage and low-grade tumors, to highly rearranged...

Genetic Profiling Differentiates Second Primary Tumors from Metastases in Adult Metachronous Soft Tissue Sarcoma (2008)

Josefin Fernebro, Ana Carneiro, Anders Rydholm, Henryk A. Domanski, Anna Karlsson, Åke Borg, ...

Purpose. Patients with soft tissue sarcomas (STS) are at increased risk of second primary malignancies, including a second STS, but distinction between metastases and a second primary STS is...

Commentary (2007)

Sofia K Gruvberger, Markus Ringnér, Patrik Edén, Åke Borg, Mårten Fernö, Carsten Peterson, ...

Breast Cancer Research Vol 5 No 1 Gruvberger et al.

Robust smooth segmentation approach for array CGH data analysis (2007)

Huang, Jian, Gusnanto, Arief, O'Sullivan, Kathleen, Staaf, Johan, Borg, Åke, Pawitan, Yudi

Motivation: Array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) provides a genome-wide technique to screen for copy number alteration. The existing segmentation approaches for analyzing aCGH data are...

Non-coding antisense transcription detected by conventional and single-stranded cDNA microarray (2007)

Vallon-Christersson, Johan, Staaf, Johan, Kvist, Anders, Medstrand, Patrik, Borg, Åke, Rovira, Carlos

Abstract Background Recent studies revealed that many mammalian protein-coding genes also transcribe their complementary strands. This phenomenon raises questions regarding the validity of data...

Basal-like phenotype is not associated with patient survival in estrogen-receptor-negative breast cancers (2007)

Jumppanen, Mervi, Gruvberger-Saal, Sofia, Kauraniemi, Päivikki, Tanner, Minna, Bendahl, Pär-Ola, Lundin, Mikael, ...

Abstract Introduction Basal-phenotype or basal-like breast cancers are characterized by basal epithelium cytokeratin (CK5/14/17) expression, negative estrogen receptor (ER) status and distinct gene...

Tumor Genome Wide DNA Alterations Assessed by Array CGH in Patients with Poor and Excellent Survival Following Operation for Colorectal Cancer (2007)

Kristina K. Lagerstedt, Johan Staaf, Göran Jönsson, Elisabeth Hansson, Christina Lönnroth, Ulf Kressner, ...

Genome wide DNA alterations were evaluated by array CGH in addition to RNA expression profiling in colorectal cancer from patients with excellent and poor survival following primary operations.DNA...

Tumor Genome Wide DNA Alterations Assessed by Array CGH in Patients with Poor and Excellent Survival Following Operation for Colorectal Cancer (2007)

Kristina K. Lagerstedt, Johan Staaf, Göran Jönsson, Elisabeth Hansson, Christina Lönnroth, Ulf Kressner, ...

Genome wide DNA alterations were evaluated by array CGH in addition to RNA expression profiling in colorectal cancer from patients with excellent and poor survival following primary operations.DNA...

clustered near-centromeric breakpoints and overexpression of genes (2007)

Josef Davidsson, Anna Andersson, Kajsa Paulsson, Markus Heidenblad, Åke Borg, Jesper Heldrup, ...

Tiling resolution array CGH, expression, and methylation analyses of dup(1q) in Burkitt

RAD50 and NBS1 are breast cancer susceptibility genes associated with genomic instability (2006)

Heikkinen, Katri, Rapakko, Katrin, Karppinen, Sanna-Maria, Erkko, Hannele, Knuutila, Sakari, Lundán, Tuija, ...

The Mre11 complex, composed of RAD50, NBS1 and MRE11, has an essential role in the maintenance of genomic integrity and preventing cells from malignancy. Here we report the association of three Mre11...

RAD50 and NBS1 are breast cancer susceptibility genes associated with genomic instability (2006)

Heikkinen, Katri, Rapakko, Katrin, Karppinen, Sanna-Maria, Erkko, Hannele, Knuutila, Sakari, Lundán, Tuija, ...

The Mre11 complex, composed of RAD50, NBS1 and MRE11, has an essential role in the maintenance of genomic integrity and preventing cells from malignancy. Here we report the association of three Mre11...

Mapping of a Novel Ocular and Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma Susceptibility Locus to Chromosome 9q21.32 (2005)

Jönsson, Göran, Bendahl, Pär-Ola, Sandberg, Therese, Kurbasic, Azra, Staaf, Johan, Sunde, Lone, ...

An estimated 10% of all cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) cases are inherited, but the genetics of familial CMM are largely unknown. Ocular malignant melanoma (OMM), which is rare, may be associated...

Cancer incidence in relatives of a population-based set of cases of early-onset breast cancer with a known BRCA1and BRCA2mutation status (2003)

Loman, Niklas, Bladström, Anna, Johannsson, Oskar, Borg, Åke, Olsson, Håkan

Abstract Background Relatives of breast cancer cases have an increased risk of the disease. The risk increases with increasing numbers and decreasing age of onset of affected relatives. In families...

Expression profiling to predict outcome in breast cancer: the influence of sample selection (2003)

Gruvberger, Sofia K, Ringnér, Markus, Edén, Patrik, Borg, Åke, Fernö, Mårten, Peterson, Carsten, ...

Gene expression profiling of tumors using DNA microarrays is a promising method for predicting prognosis and treatment response in cancer patients. It was recently reported that expression profiles...

Expression profiling to predict outcome in breast cancer: the influence of sample selection (2002)

Gruvberger, Sofia K, Ringnér, Markus, Edén, Patrik, Borg, Åke, Fernö, Mårten, Peterson, Carsten, ...

Abstract Gene expression profiling of tumors using DNA microarrays is a promising method for predicting prognosis and treatment response in cancer patients. It was recently reported that expression...

BioArray Software Environment (BASE): a platform for comprehensive management and analysis of microarray data (2002)

Saal, Lao H, Troein, Carl, Vallon-Christersson, Johan, Gruvberger, Sofia, Borg, Åke, Peterson, Carsten

Abstract The microarray technique requires the organization and analysis of vast amounts of data. These data include information about the samples hybridized, the hybridization images and their...

Bioarray software environment (base): a platform for comprehensive management and analysis of microarray data (2002)

Lao H Saal, Carl Troein, Johan Vallon-christersson, Sofia Gruvberger, Åke Borg, Carsten Peterson

(Print ISSN 1465-6906; Online ISSN 1465-6914) The microarray technique requires the organization and analysis of vast amounts of data. These data include information about the samples hybridized, the...

Low frequency of E-cadherin alterations in familial breast cancer (2001)

Salahshor, Sima, Haixin, Lei, Huo, Huagang, Kristensen, Vessela N, Loman, Niklas, Sjöberg-Margolin, Sara, ...

Abstract In order to explore the possible role of E-cadherin in familial cancer, 19 familial breast cancer patients, whose tumours demonstrated loss of heterozygosity (LOH) at the E-cadherin locus,...

Advances in Brief Estrogen Receptor Status in Breast Cancer Is Associated with Remarkably Distinct Gene Expression Patterns 1 (2001)

Sofia Gruvberger, Markus Ringnér, Yidong Chen, Sujatha Panavally, Lao H. Saal, Åke Borg, ...

To investigate the phenotype associated with estrogen receptor � (ER) expression in breast carcinoma, gene expression profiles of 58 nodenegative breast carcinomas discordant for ER status were...

Family History of Breast and Ovarian Cancers and BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations in a Population-Based Series of Early-Onset Breast Cancer (2001)

Loman, Niklas, Johannsson, Oskar, Kristoffersson, Ulf, Olsson, Håkan, Borg, Åke

Background: BRCA1 and BRCA2 are the two major susceptibility genes involved in hereditary breast cancer. This study was undertaken to provide reliable population-based estimates of genetic influence...

Functional analysis of BRCA1 C-terminal missense mutations identified in breast and ovarian cancer families (2001)

Vallon-Christersson, Johan, Cayanan, Charmagne, Haraldsson, Karin, Loman, Niklas, Bergthorsson, Jon Thor, Brøndum-Nielsen, Karen, ...

Germline mutations in the breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility gene BRCA1 are responsible for the majority of cases involving hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. Whereas all truncating...

High Frequency of Multiple Melanomas and Breast and Pancreas Carcinomas in CDKN2A Mutation-Positive Melanoma Families (2000)

Borg, Åke, Sandberg, Therese, Nilsson, Kerstin, Johannsson, Oskar, Klinker, Mikael, Måsbäck, Anna, ...

Background: Inherited mutations in the CDKN2A tumor suppressor gene, which encodes the p16INK4a protein, and in the cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK4) gene confer susceptibility to cutaneous malignant...

Low frequency of E-cadherin alterations in familial breast cancer

Salahshor, Sima, Haixin, Lei, Huo, Huagang, Kristensen, Vessela N, Loman, Niklas, Sjöberg-Margolin, Sara, ...

In order to explore the possible role of E-cadherin in familial cancer, 19 familial breast cancer patients, whose tumours demonstrated loss of heterozygosity (LOH) at the E-cadherin locus, were...

BioArray Software Environment (BASE): a platform for comprehensive management and analysis of microarray data

Saal, Lao H, Troein, Carl, Vallon-Christersson, Johan, Gruvberger, Sofia, Borg, Åke, Peterson, Carsten

The microarray technique requires the organization and analysis of vast amounts of data. These data include information about the samples hybridized, the hybridization images and their extracted data...

Expression profiling to predict outcome in breast cancer: the influence of sample selection

Gruvberger, Sofia K, Ringnér, Markus, Edén, Patrik, Borg, Åke, Fernö, Mårten, Peterson, Carsten, ...

Gene expression profiling of tumors using DNA microarrays is a promising method for predicting prognosis and treatment response in cancer patients. It was recently reported that expression profiles...

BRCA2 Mutations in 154 Finnish Male Breast Cancer Patients1

Syrjäkoski, Kirsi, Kuukasjärvi, Tuula, Waltering, Kati, Haraldsson, Karin, Auvinen, Anssi, Borg, Åke, ...

The etiology and pathogenesis of male breast cancer (MBC) are poorly known. This is due to the fact that the disease is rare, and large-scale genetic epidemiologic studies have been difficult to...

Low frequency of E-cadherin alterations in familial breast cancer

Salahshor, Sima, Haixin, Lei, Huo, Huagang, Kristensen, Vessela N, Loman, Niklas, Sjöberg-Margolin, Sara, ...

In order to explore the possible role of E-cadherin in familial cancer, 19 familial breast cancer patients, whose tumours demonstrated loss of heterozygosity (LOH) at the E-cadherin locus, were...

BioArray Software Environment (BASE): a platform for comprehensive management and analysis of microarray data

Saal, Lao H, Troein, Carl, Vallon-Christersson, Johan, Gruvberger, Sofia, Borg, Åke, Peterson, Carsten

The microarray technique requires the organization and analysis of vast amounts of data. These data include information about the samples hybridized, the hybridization images and their extracted data...

Expression profiling to predict outcome in breast cancer: the influence of sample selection

Gruvberger, Sofia K, Ringnér, Markus, Edén, Patrik, Borg, Åke, Fernö, Mårten, Peterson, Carsten, ...

Gene expression profiling of tumors using DNA microarrays is a promising method for predicting prognosis and treatment response in cancer patients. It was recently reported that expression profiles...

BRCA2 Mutations in 154 Finnish Male Breast Cancer Patients1

Syrjäkoski, Kirsi, Kuukasjärvi, Tuula, Waltering, Kati, Haraldsson, Karin, Auvinen, Anssi, Borg, Åke, ...

The etiology and pathogenesis of male breast cancer (MBC) are poorly known. This is due to the fact that the disease is rare, and large-scale genetic epidemiologic studies have been difficult to...

Genetic Aberrations in Hypodiploid Breast Cancer : Frequent Loss of Chromosome 4 and Amplification of Cyclin D1 Oncogene

Tanner, Minna M., Karhu, Ritva A., Nupponen, Nina N., Borg, Åke, Baldetorp, Bo, Pejovic, Tanja, ...

The evolution of somatic genetic aberrations in breast cancer has remained poorly understood. The most common chromosomal abnormality is hyperdiploidy, which is thought to arise via a transient...

Amplification and Deletion of Topoisomerase IIα Associate with ErbB-2 Amplification and Affect Sensitivity to Topoisomerase II Inhibitor Doxorubicin in Breast Cancer

Järvinen, Tero A. H., Tanner, Minna, Rantanen, Virpi, Bärlund, Maarit, Borg, Åke, Grénman, Seija, ...

Topoisomerase IIα (topoIIα) is a key enzyme in DNA replication and a molecular target for many anti-cancer drugs called topoII inhibitors. The topoIIα gene is located at chromosome band 17q12-q21,...

Amplification and Overexpression of p40 Subunit of Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 3 in Breast and Prostate Cancer

Nupponen, Nina N., Porkka, Kati, Kakkola, Laura, Tanner, Minna, Persson, Karin, Borg, Åke, ...

Amplification at the long arm of chromosome 8 occurs in a large fraction of breast and prostate cancers. To clone the target genes for this amplification, we used suppression subtraction...

Recurrent 10q22-q23 Deletions: A Genomic Disorder on 10q Associated with Cognitive and Behavioral Abnormalities

Balciuniene, Jorune, Feng, Ningping, Iyadurai, Kelly, Hirsch, Betsy, Charnas, Lawrence, Bill, Brent R., ...

Low-copy repeats (LCRs) are genomic features that affect chromosome stability and can produce disease-associated rearrangements. We describe members of three families with deletions in...

Poor prognosis in carcinoma is associated with a gene expression signature of aberrant PTEN tumor suppressor pathway activity

Saal, Lao H., Johansson, Peter, Holm, Karolina, Gruvberger-Saal, Sofia K., She, Qing-Bai, Maurer, Matthew, ...

Pathway-specific therapy is the future of cancer management. The oncogenic phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) pathway is frequently activated in solid tumors; however, currently, no reliable test...

Segmentation-based detection of allelic imbalance and loss-of-heterozygosity in cancer cells using whole genome SNP arrays

Staaf, Johan, Lindgren, David, Vallon-Christersson, Johan, Isaksson, Anders, Göransson, Hanna, Juliusson, Gunnar, ...

A strategy is presented for detection of loss-of-heterozygosity and allelic imbalance in cancer cells from whole genome SNP genotyping data.

Genetic Profiling Differentiates Second Primary Tumors from Metastases in Adult Metachronous Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Fernebro, Josefin, Carneiro, Ana, Rydholm, Anders, Domanski, Henryk A., Karlsson, Anna, Borg, Åke, ...

Purpose. Patients with soft tissue sarcomas (STS) are at increased risk of second primary malignancies, including a second STS, but distinction between metastases and a second primary STS is...

Tumor Genome Wide DNA Alterations Assessed by Array CGH in Patients with Poor and Excellent Survival Following Operation for Colorectal Cancer

Lagerstedt, Kristina K., Staaf, Johan, Jönsson, Göran, Hansson, Elisabeth, Lönnroth, Christina, Kressner, Ulf, ...

Genome wide DNA alterations were evaluated by array CGH in addition to RNA expression profiling in colorectal cancer from patients with excellent and poor survival following primary operations.