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Microduplications of 16p11. 2 are associated with schizophrenia

…, VL Willour, P DeRosse, J Steele, L Kassem… - Nature …, 2009 - nature.com
Recurrent microdeletions and microduplications of a 600-kb genomic region of chromosome
16p11.2 have been implicated in childhood-onset developmental disorders 1 , 2 , 3 . We …

Genetic variants associated with response to lithium treatment in bipolar disorder: a genome-wide association study

…, A Hofmann, S Jamain, E Jiménez, JP Kahn, L Kassem… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Lithium is a first-line treatment in bipolar disorder, but individual response is
variable. Previous studies have suggested that lithium response is a heritable trait. However, …

Neurocognitive functioning in euthymic patients with bipolar disorder and unaffected relatives: a review of the literature

SA Cardenas, L Kassem, MA Brotman… - Neuroscience & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Neurocognitive deficits are present in bipolar disorder (BD) patients and their
unaffected (nonbipolar) relatives, but it is not clear which domains are most often impaired …

Interleukins 1α and 6 and tumor necrosis factor-α are paracrine inhibitors of human melanocyte proliferation and melanogenesis

VB Swope, Z Abdel-Malek, LM Kassem… - Journal of investigative …, 1991 - Elsevier
Interleukin (IL)-1α, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)- α are epidermal cytokines that
produce many similar biologic effects. We have investigated the possibility that these cytokines …

Genome-wide association study of 40,000 individuals identifies two novel loci associated with bipolar disorder

…, E Jiménez, JP Kahn, L Kassem… - Human molecular …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a genetically complex mental illness characterized by severe
oscillations of mood and behaviour. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified …

Clinicopathologic Features of Breast Cancer in Egypt—Contemporary Profile and Future Needs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

…, M Abdelsalam, A Elzorkany, L Kassem - JCO Global …, 2023 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer among Egyptian females. No
current national cancer database is available in Egypt to provide reliable data on the specific …

Genome-wide association study meta-analysis of European and Asian-ancestry samples identifies three novel loci associated with bipolar disorder

…, JR Wendland, CJM Steele, L Kassem… - Molecular …, 2013 - nature.com
… HeLa, SH-SY5Y and HEK293 cells were grown in dulbecco's modified Eagles's medium
with 4.5 gm l –1 d-glucose supplemented with 2 mML-glutamine and 10% fetal calf serum. …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of response to lithium maintenance treatment in bipolar disorder: a Consortium on Lithium Genetics (ConLiGen) report

…, R Hoban, L Hou, S Jamain, JP Kahn, L Kassem… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Objective The assessment of response to lithium maintenance treatment in bipolar disorder (BD)
is complicated by variable length of treatment, unpredictable clinical course, and often …

Two variants in Ankyrin 3 (ANK3) are independent genetic risk factors for bipolar disorder

…, N Akula, A Gupta, L Kassem… - Molecular …, 2009 - nature.com
Two recent reports have highlighted ANK3 as a susceptibility gene for bipolar disorder (BD).
We first reported association between BD and the ANK3 marker rs9804190 in a genome-…

Personalized treatment in metastatic triple‐negative breast cancer: The outlook in 2020

HA Azim, M Ghosn, K Oualla, L Kassem - The breast journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Compared with other breast cancer subtypes, patients with triple‐negative breast cancer (TNBC),
and irrespective to their disease stage, were always recognized to have the worst …