Roger K. Wolff

TL;DR: Using linkage-disequilibrium and full haplotype analysis, this paper identified a 250-kilobase region more than 3 megabases telomeric of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) that is identical-by-descent in 85% of patient chromosomes.

TL;DR: Ten oligomeric sequences derived from the tandem repeat regions of the myoglobin gene, the zeta-globin pseudogene, the insulin gene, and the X-gene region of hepatitis B virus were used to develop a series of single-copy probes that revealed new, highly polymorphic genetic loci whose allele sizes reflected variation in the number of tandem repeats.

TL;DR: It is concluded that the BRAF V600E mutation in microsatellite-stable colon cancer is associated with a significantly poorer survival in stages 2 to 4 colon cancer but has no effect on the excellent prognosis of micros satellite-unstable tumors.

TL;DR: The evaluation of a large, population-based sample of individuals with colon cancer strongly supports the biologic relevance of CIMP in colon cancer, however, the presence or absence of microsatellite instability has a major effect on the expression of this phenotype.

TL;DR: Previously identified associations between smoking and colon cancer, whether microsatellite unstable or stable, appear to be explained by the association of smoking with CIMP and BRAF mutations.