1.
Parametric versus non-parametric statistics in the analysis of randomized trials with non-normally distributed data
Andrew
J
Vickers
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2005, 5 :35 (3 November 2005)
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Editor’s summary
Analysis of simulated data reveals that ANCOVA should be the preferred method for analyzing randomized trials with pre-test and post-test measures and non-normally distributed data, but in cases with extreme skew, Mann-Whitney was preferred.
2.
Comprehensive modeling of microRNA targets predicts functional non-conserved and non-canonical sites
Doron
Betel,
Anjali
Koppal,
Phaedra
Agius,
Chris
Sander,
Christina
Leslie
Genome Biology 2010, 11 :R90 (27 August 2010)
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Editor’s summary
mirSVR is a method for miRNA target prediction that, unusually, takes into account non-canonical binding sequences and non-conserved sites
3.
The use of percentage change from baseline as an outcome in a controlled trial is statistically inefficient: a simulation study
Andrew
J
Vickers
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2001, 1 :6 (28 June 2001)
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4.
Defining the critical hurdles in cancer immunotherapy
Bernard
A
Fox,
Dolores
J
Schendel,
Lisa
H
Butterfield,
Steinar
Aamdal,
James
P
Allison,
Paolo
Ascierto,
Michael
B
Atkins,
Jirina
Bartunkova,
Lothar
Bergmann,
Neil
Berinstein,
Cristina
C
Bonorino,
Ernest
Borden,
Jonathan
L
Bramson,
Cedrik
M
Britten,
Xuetao
Cao,
William
E
Carson,
Alfred
E
Chang,
Dainius
Characiejus,
A Raja
Choudhury,
George
Coukos,
Tanja
de Gruijl,
Robert
O
Dillman,
Harry
Dolstra,
Glenn
Dranoff,
Lindy
G
Durrant,
James
H
Finke,
Jerome
Galon,
Jared
A
Gollob,
Cécile
Gouttefangeas,
Fabio
Grizzi
et al.
Journal of Translational Medicine 2011, 9 :214 (14 December 2011)
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5.
Chromatin accessibility reveals insights into androgen receptor activation and transcriptional specificity
Alok
K
Tewari,
Galip
Yardimci,
Yoichiro
Shibata,
Nathan
C
Sheffield,
Lingyun
Song,
Barry
S
Taylor,
Stoyan
G
Georgiev,
Gerhard
A
Coetzee,
Uwe
Ohler,
Terrence
S
Furey,
Gregory
E
Crawford,
Phillip
G
Febbo
Genome Biology 2012, 13 :R88 (3 October 2012)
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Editor’s summary
Androgen receptor binding to the genome occurs by multiple mechanisms and is associated with an increase in chromatin accessibility
6.
Considerations in the development of circulating tumor cell technology for clinical use
David
R
Parkinson,
Nicholas
Dracopoli,
Brenda
Petty,
Carolyn
Compton,
Massimo
Cristofanilli,
Albert
Deisseroth,
Daniel
F
Hayes,
Gordon
Kapke,
Prasanna
Kumar,
Jerry
SH
Lee,
Minetta
C
Liu,
Robert
McCormack,
Stanislaw
Mikulski,
Larry
Nagahara,
Klaus
Pantel,
Sonia
Pearson-White,
Elizabeth
A
Punnoose,
Lori
T
Roadcap,
Andrew
E
Schade,
Howard
I
Scher,
Caroline
C
Sigman,
Gary
J
Kelloff
Journal of Translational Medicine 2012, 10 :138 (2 July 2012)
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7.
MicroRNA targets in Drosophila
Anton
J
Enright,
Bino
John,
Ulrike
Gaul,
Thomas
Tuschl,
Chris
Sander,
Debora
S
Marks
Genome Biology 2003, 5 :R1 (12 December 2003)
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Editor’s summary
A computational method for whole-genome prediction of microRNA target genes is presented. Application of this method to the Drosophila melanogaster , Drosophila pseudoobscura and Anopheles gambiae genomes identifies several hundred target genes potentially regulated by one or more known microRNAs.
8.
Cerebellum morphogenesis: the foliation pattern is orchestrated by multi-cellular anchoring centers
Anamaria
Sudarov,
Alexandra
L
Joyner
Neural Development 2007, 2 :26 (3 December 2007)
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9.
An automated method for finding molecular complexes in large protein interaction networks
Gary
D
Bader,
Christopher
WV
Hogue
BMC Bioinformatics 2003, 4 :2 (13 January 2003)
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10.
Cancer classification using the Immunoscore: a worldwide task force
Jérôme
Galon,
Franck
Pagès,
Francesco
M
Marincola,
Helen
K
Angell,
Magdalena
Thurin,
Alessandro
Lugli,
Inti
Zlobec,
Anne
Berger,
Carlo
Bifulco,
Gerardo
Botti,
Fabiana
Tatangelo,
Cedrik
M
Britten,
Sebastian
Kreiter,
Lotfi
Chouchane,
Paolo
Delrio,
Hartmann
Arndt,
Martin
Asslaber,
Michele
Maio,
Giuseppe
V
Masucci,
Martin
Mihm,
Fernando
Vidal-Vanaclocha,
James
P
Allison,
Sacha
Gnjatic,
Leif
Hakansson,
Christoph
Huber,
Harpreet
Singh-Jasuja,
Christian
Ottensmeier,
Heinz
Zwierzina,
Luigi
Laghi,
Fabio
Grizzi
et al.
Journal of Translational Medicine 2012, 10 :205 (3 October 2012)
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11.
Assessing telomeric DNA content in pediatric cancers using whole-genome sequencing data
Matthew
Parker,
Xiang
Chen,
Armita
Bahrami,
James
Dalton,
Michael
Rusch,
Gang
Wu,
John
Easton,
Nai-Kong
Cheung,
Michael
Dyer,
Elaine
R
Mardis,
Richard
K
Wilson,
Charles
Mullighan,
Richard
Gilbertson,
Suzanne
J
Baker,
Gerard
Zambetti,
David
W
Ellison,
James
R
Downing,
Jinghui
Zhang,
Genome Biology 2012, 13 :R113 (11 December 2012)
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Editor’s summary
A comprehensive analysis of telomere length changes in a large collection of pediatric tumors
12.
Light chain (AL) amyloidosis: update on diagnosis and management
Michael
Rosenzweig,
Heather
Landau
Journal of Hematology & Oncology 2011, 4 :47 (18 November 2011)
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13.
Vive la différence: biogenesis and evolution of microRNAs in plants and animals
Michael
J
Axtell,
Jakub
O
Westholm,
Eric
C
Lai
Genome Biology 2011, 12 :221 (28 April 2011)
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Editor’s summary
The differences in biogenesis, function and evolution of plant and animal microRNAs contribute to, and are the result of, distinct evolutionary characteristics in the two kingdoms.
14.
Against quantiles: categorization of continuous variables in epidemiologic research, and its discontents
Caroline
Bennette,
Andrew
Vickers
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12 :21 (29 February 2012)
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Editor’s summary
Grouping continuous variables into quantiles is an intuitive concept in epidemiological research, but such an approach can be fundamentally problematic, and epidemiologists should consider alternatives.
15.
Off-target effects dominate a large-scale RNAi screen for modulators of the TGF-β pathway and reveal microRNA regulation of TGFBR2
Nikolaus
Schultz,
Dina
R
Marenstein,
Dino
A
De Angelis,
Wei-Qing
Wang,
Sven
Nelander,
Anders
Jacobsen,
Debora
S
Marks,
Joan
Massagué,
Chris
Sander
Silence 2011, 2 :3 (14 March 2011)
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Stat3 is tyrosine-phosphorylated through the interleukin-6/glycoprotein 130/Janus kinase pathway in breast cancer
Marjan
Berishaj,
Sizhi
Gao,
Simi
Ahmed,
Kenneth
Leslie,
Hikmat
Al-Ahmadie,
William
L
Gerald,
William
Bornmann,
Jacqueline
F
Bromberg
Breast Cancer Research 2007, 9 :R32 (25 May 2007)
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Preparing raw clinical data for publication: guidance for journal editors, authors, and peer reviewers
Iain
Hrynaszkiewicz,
Melissa
L
Norton,
Andrew
J
Vickers,
Douglas
G
Altman
Trials 2010, 11 :9 (29 January 2010)
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18.
Intensive care of the cancer patient: recent achievements and remaining challenges
Elie
Azoulay,
Marcio
Soares,
Michael
Darmon,
Dominique
Benoit,
Stephen
Pastores,
Bekele
Afessa
Annals of Intensive Care 2011, 1 :5 (23 March 2011)
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Antiangiogenic agents in the treatment of recurrent or newly diagnosed glioblastoma: Analysis of single-agent and combined modality approaches
Kathryn
Beal,
Lauren
E
Abrey,
Philip
H
Gutin
Radiation Oncology 2011, 6 :2 (7 January 2011)
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microRNA-146a inhibits G protein-coupled receptor-mediated activation of NF-κ B by targeting CARD10 and COPS8 in gastric cancer
Stephanie
Crone,
Anders
Jacobsen,
Birgitte
Federspiel,
Linda
Bardram,
Anders
Krogh,
Anders
H
Lund,
Lennart
Friis-Hansen
Molecular Cancer 2012, 11 :71 (20 September 2012)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Cited on BioMed Central
21.
Individual patient data meta-analysis of acupuncture for chronic pain: protocol of the Acupuncture Trialists' Collaboration
Andrew
J
Vickers,
Angel
M
Cronin,
Alexandra
C
Maschino,
George
Lewith,
Hugh
Macpherson,
Norbert
Victor,
Karen
J
Sherman,
Claudia
Witt,
Klaus
Linde,
Trials 2010, 11 :90 (28 September 2010)
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Psychological adjustment of men with prostate cancer: a review of the literature
Sidney
Bloch,
Anthony
Love,
Michelle
Macvean,
Gill
Duchesne,
Jeremy
Couper,
David
Kissane
BioPsychoSocial Medicine 2007, 1 :2 (10 January 2007)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Cited on BioMed Central
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Common breast cancer susceptibility alleles are associated with tumour subtypes in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers: results from the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2
Anna
Mulligan,
Fergus
J
Couch,
Daniel
Barrowdale,
Susan
M
Domchek,
Diana
Eccles,
Heli
Nevanlinna,
Susan
J
Ramus,
Mark
Robson,
Mark
Sherman,
Amanda
B
Spurdle,
Barbara
Wappenschmidt,
Andrew
Lee,
Lesley
McGuffog,
Sue
Healey,
Olga
M
Sinilnikova,
Ramunas
Janavicius,
Thomas
vO
Hansen,
Finn
C
Nielsen,
Bent
Ejlertsen,
Ana
Osorio,
Iván
Muñoz-Repeto,
Mercedes
Durán,
Javier
Godino,
Maroulio
Pertesi,
Javier
Benítez,
Paolo
Peterlongo,
Siranoush
Manoukian,
Bernard
Peissel,
Daniela
Zaffaroni,
Elisa
Cattaneo
et al.
Breast Cancer Research 2011, 13 :R110 (2 November 2011)
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Vaccinia virus GLV-1h153 is a novel agent for detection and effective local control of positive surgical margins for breast cancer
Sepideh
Gholami,
Chun-Hao
Chen,
Laurence
J
Belin,
Emil
Lou,
Sho
Fujisawa,
Caroline
Antonacci,
Amanda
Carew,
Nanhai
G
Chen,
Marina
De Brot,
Pat
B
Zanzonico,
Aladar
A
Szalay,
Yuman
Fong
Breast Cancer Research 2013, 15 :R26 (18 March 2013)
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Editor’s summary
Oncolytic vaccinia virus, GLV1h-153, engineered to express the human sodium iodide symporter (hNIS) gene is useful in imaging cancers and can be used to identify and treat positive surgical margins of breast cancer in mice.
25.
Heat shock protein 90 in neurodegenerative diseases
Wenjie
Luo,
Weilin
Sun,
Tony
Taldone,
Anna
Rodina,
Gabriela
Chiosis
Molecular Neurodegeneration 2010, 5 :24 (3 June 2010)
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