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2009
Bustin et al. (2009) The MIQE Guidelines: Minimum Information for Publication of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Experiments. Clin Chem, 55(4):611-622
Review: MIQE Guidelines for qPCR

Gowher et al. (2009) Vezf1 regulates genomic DNA methylation through its effects on expression of DNA methyltransferase Dnmt3b. Genes Dev, 22:2075-2084
Review: Regulation of genomic DNA methylation by Vezf1

Kaminsky et al. (2009) DNA Methylation profiles in monozygotic and dizygotic twins. Nature Genetics, 41(2):240
Review: Explaining phenotypic differences in identical twins

Payton et al.(2009) High throughput digital quantification of mRNA abundance in primary human acute myeloid leukemia samples. J Clin Invest, 119(6):1714
Review: Using nanostrings for the quantification of RNA abundance in human AML samples.

Virtanen et al.(2009) Identification and characterization of a novel gene, DAPR, involved in skeletal muscle differentiation and PKB signalling. J Biol Chem, 284(3):1636
Review: Identification and characterisation of a novel gene, DAPR

Xuan et al.(2009) Interleukin-24 induces expression of β4 Integrin but suppresses anchorage-independent growth of rat mammary tumor cells by a mechanism that is independent of β4. Mol Cancer Res, 7(3)
Review: IL-24 may play a role in the resistance of mammary carcinogenesis in Copenhagen rats

2008
Jones et al. (2008) Characterization of a Novel Primary Mammary Tumor Cell Line Reveals that Cyclin D1 Is Regulated by the Type I Insulin-Like Growth Factor Receptor. Mol Cancer Res, 6(5):819-828
Review: Microarray analysis reveals IGF-IR regulates expression of cyclin D1 in novel primary mammary tumour cell line

Kondo et al. (2008) Gene silencing by polycomb-based histone modification is independent of promoter DNA methylation. Nature Genetics, 40(6):741
Review: Gene silencing by polycomb-based histone modification is independent of promoter DNA methylation

Onken et al. (2008) A Metastasis Modifier Locus on Human Chromosome 8p in Uveal Melanoma Identified by Integrative Genomic Analysis. Clin Cancer Res, 14(12):3737
Review: Looking into eye cancer: The identification of genes that modify metastatic risk

Ponzielli et al. (2008) Optimization of experimental design parameters for high-throughput chromatin immunoprecipitation studies. Nucleic Acids Research, 36(21):e144
Review: Optimisation of ChIP-chip experimental parameters

Tone et al. (2008) Gene Expression Profiles of luteal phase fallopian tube epithelium from BRCA mutation carriers resemble high-grade serous carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res, 14(13):4067
Review: Gene expression profiles of luteal phase fallopian tube epithelium from BRCA mutaion carriers resemble high-grade serous carcinoma

2007
Heintzman et al.(2007) Distinct and predictive chromatin signatures of transcriptional promoters and enhancers in the human genome. Nature Genetics, 39(3):311-318
Review: Identifying regulatory elements using chromatin signatures

Toruner et al. (2007) An Oligonucleotide Based Array-CGH for Detection of Genome Wide Copy Number Changes Including Subtelomeric Regions for Genetic Evaluation of Mental Retardation. Am J Med Genet, Part A, 143A:824
Review: Finding de novo copy number variants using aCGH

Zippo et al. (2007) PIM1-dependent phosphorylation of histone H3 at serine 10 is required of MYC-dependent transcriptional activation and oncogenic transformation. Nature Cell Biology, 9(8): 932
Review: PIM1-dependent phosphorylation of histone H3 at serine 10 is required of MYC-dependent transcriptional activation and oncogenic transformation
2006
MAQC Consortium (2006) The MicroArray Quality Control (MAQC) project shows inter- and intraplatform reproducibility of gene expression measurements. Nature Biotechnology, 24(9):1151
Review: Sparking scientific debate about the reliability of microarray technology

Vigano et al. (2006) New p63 targets in keratinocytes identified by a genome-wide approach. EMBO J, 25(21):5105
Review: Getting under your skin: Using keratinocytes to identify p63 gene targets

Villeneuve et al. (2006) cDNA microarray analysis of isogenic paclitaxel- and doxorubicin-resistant breast tumor cell lines reveals distinct drug-specific genetic signatures of resistance. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 96:17
Review: Resisting Arrest: Using microarrays to decipher the genetic signatures of drug resistance for breast cancer cells

2005
Weber et al. (2005) Chromosome-wide and promoter-specific analyses identify sites of differential DNA methylation in normal and transformed human cells. Nature Genetics, 37(8):853
Review: Taking a closer look at aberrant methylation in cancer