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Journal articles
2007, 'Relapse in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia involving selection of a pre-existing drug resistant subclone', Blood, 110, pp. 632 - 639
,2007, 'Role of the MRP1/ABCC1 multidrug transporter protein in cancer', IUBMB Life, 59, pp. 752 - 757
,2006, 'Association of high-level MRP1 expression with poor clinical outcome in a large prospective study of primary neuroblastoma', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 24, pp. 1546 - 1553
,2006, 'The estrogen-responsive B box protein is a novel regulator of the retinoid signal', The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 281, pp. 18246 - 18256
,2005, 'Early responses to chemotherapy of normal and malignant hematologic cells are prognostic in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 23, pp. 2264 - 2271
,2005, 'Expression of multi-drug transport MRP4/ABCC4 is a marker of poor prognosis in neuroblastoma and confers resistance to irinotecan in vitro', Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, 4, pp. 547 - 553
,2005, 'Expression of multidrug ptransporter MRP4/ABCC4 is a marker of poor prognosis in nueroblastoma and confers resistance to irinotecan in vitro', Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, 4, pp. 547 - 553
,2005, 'The retinoid anticancer signal: mechanisms of target gene regulation', British Journal of Cancer, 93, pp. 310 - 318, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6602700
,2005, 'The role of the multidrug resistance-associated protein 1 gene in neuroblastoma biology and clinical outcome', Cancer Letters, 228, pp. 241 - 246
,2004, 'Characterization of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia xenograft models for the preclinical evaluation of new therapies', Blood, 103, pp. 3905 - 3914, http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood-2003-08-2911
,2004, 'Mechanisms of embryonal tumor initination: Distinct roles for MycN expression and MYCN amlification.', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 101, pp. 12664 - 12669
,2004, 'MYCN-mediated regulation of the MRP1 promoter in human neuroblastoma', Oncogene, 23, pp. 753 - 762
,2004, 'Neuronal-associated microtubule proteins class III B-tubulin and MAP2c in neuroblastoma: Role in resistance to microtubule-targeted drugs.', Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, 3, pp. 1137 - 1146
,2004, 'Regions syntenic to human 17q are gained in mouse and rat neuroblastoma.', Genes Chromosomes and Cancer, 40, pp. 158 - 163
,2003, 'Importance of minimal residual disease testing during the second year of disease: Still no answer? Reply', JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, 21, pp. 4464 - 4465, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2003.99.188
,2003, 'Cloning and characterisation of the human neural cell adhesion molecule, (CNTN4) ( alias BIG-2)', Cytogenetic and Genome Research, 101, pp. 1 - 17
,2003, 'Combined RAR and RXr-specific ligands overcome N-myc-associated retinoid resistance in neuroblastoma cells', Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 302, pp. 462 - 468
,2003, 'Effects of MYCN antisense oligonucleotide administration on tumorigenesis in a murine model of neuroblastoma', Journal of National Cancer Institute, 95, pp. 1394 - 1403
,2003, 'Growth inhibitory retinoid effects after recruitment of retinoid X receptor B to the retinoic acid receptor B promoter', International Journal of Cancer, 105, pp. 856 - 867
,2003, 'Importance of minimal residual disease testing during teh second year of therapy for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 21, pp. 704 - 709
,2003, 'Microtubule alterations and mutations induced by desoxyepothilone B: Implications for drug-target', Chemistry and biology, 10, pp. 597 - 607
,2003, 'The p53 pathway and its inactivitation in neuroblastoma', Cancer Letters, 197, pp. 93 - 98
,2002, 'A simple method for the isolation of genomic DNA from mouse tail free of real-time PCR inhibitors', Journal of Biochemical and Biophysical Methods, 52, pp. 145 - 149
,2002, 'Genomic imbalances in drug-resistant T-cell acute lymphoblastic CEM leukemia cell lines', Blood Cells Molecules and Diseases, 29, pp. 1 - 13
,2002, 'Role of E45K reduced folate carrier gene mutation in methotrexate resistance in human leukaemia cells', Leukemia, 16, pp. 2379 - 2387
,2002, 'Testing of new agents in childhood cancer preclinical models(meeting summary)', Clinical Cancer Research, 8, pp. 3646 - 3657
,2002, 'The non-obese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficient (NOD/SCID) mouse model of Childhood acute lymphblastic leukemia reveals intrinsic differences in biological characteristics at diagnosis and relapse', Blood, 99, pp. 4100 - 4108
,2001, 'Genomic and allelic expression status of the p73 gene in human neuroblastoma', Medical and Pediatric Oncology, 36, pp. 45 - 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1096-911X(20010101)36:1<45::AID-MPO1012>3.0.CO;2-E
,2001, 'Relationship between histopathological features, MYCN amplification, and prognosis: A UKCCSG study', Medical and Pediatric Oncology, 36, pp. 169 - 176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1096-911X(20010101)36:1<169::AID-MPO1041>3.0.CO;2-U
,2001, 'Expression of the putative tumour suppressor gene, p73, in neuroblastoma and other childhood tumours', Medical and Pediatric Oncology, 36, pp. 48 - 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1096-911X(20010101)36:1<48::AID-MPO1013>3.0.CO;2-8
,2001, 'Reversal of multidrug resistance-associated protein-mediated drug resistance in cultured human neuroblastoma cells by the quinolone antibiotic difloxacin', MEDICAL AND PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY, 36, pp. 177 - 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1096-911X(20010101)36:1<177::AID-MPO1042>3.0.CO;2-Q
,2001, 'Detection of minimal residual disease in peripheral blood prior to clonical relapse of childhood acute lympohoblastic leukaemia using PCR', Molecular and Cellular Probes, 15, pp. 99 - 103
,2001, 'Expression of GAGE genes in neuroblastoma by reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction', Cancer Research Therapy and Control, 11, pp. 197 - 203
,2001, 'Expression of the Putative Tumour Suppressor Gene, p73, in Neuroblastome and Other Childhood Tumours', Medical Pediatric Oncology, pp. 48 - 51
,2001, 'High Level resistance to Glucocorticoids, assosiated with a dysfunctional glucocorticoid receptor, in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells selected for methotrexate resistance', Leukemia, 15, pp. 929 - 935
,2001, 'MRP1 gene expression level regulates the death and differentation response of neuroblastoma cells', British Journal of Cancer, 85, pp. 1564 - 1571, http://dx.doi.org/10.1054/bjoc.2001.2144
,2001, 'Multiple microtubule alterations are associated with vinca alkaloid resistance in human leukemia cells', Cancer research, pp. 5803 - 5809
,2001, 'Reversal of MRP-mediated drug resistance in cultured human neuroblastome cells by the quinlone antibiotic, difloxacin', Medical Pediatric Oncology, pp. 177 - 180
,2001, 'Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the human reduced folate carrier: characterization of a high-frequency G.A variant at position 80 and transport properties of the his27 And Arg27 carriers', Clinical Cancer Research, 7, pp. 3416 - 3422, https://aacrjournals.org/clincancerres/article/7/11/3416/288667/Single-Nucleotide-Polymorphisms-in-the-Human
,2000, 'Expression of N-myc and MRP genes and their relationship to N-myc gene dosage and tumor formation in murine neuroblastoma model', Medical and Pediatric Oncology, pp. 585 - 589
,2000, 'MYCN expression is not prognostic of adverse outcomes in advanced-stage neuroblastoma with non-amplified MYCN', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 18, pp. 3604 - 3613
,2000, 'Simultaneous detection and quantification of minimal residual disease in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia using real-time polymerase chain reaction', British Journal of Haematology, 109, pp. 430 - 434
,2000, 'Synergy between 5` and 3` flanking regions of the human tyrosine hydroxylase gene ensures specific, high-level expression in neuroblastoma cells', Neuroscience Letters, pp. 147 - 150
,1999, 'The effect of late intensification of therapy in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and minimal residual disease.', BLOOD, 94, pp. 658A - 658A, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000083790302970&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,1999, 'Altered expression of the MYCN Oncogene modulates MRP gene expression and response to cytotoxic drugs in neuroblastoma cells', Oncogene, 18, pp. 2777 - 2782
,1999, 'Use of tumor-specific gene expression for the differential diagnosis of neuroblastoma from other pediatric small-round-cell malignancies', American Journal of Pathology, 155, pp. 17 - 21
,1998, 'Absence of MEN2A- or 2B- type RET mutations in primary neuroblastoma tumour tissue', Molecular and Cellular Probes, pp. 239 - 242
,1998, 'Favorable prognostic signifiance of high-level retinoic acid receptor B expression in neuroblastoma mediated by effects on cell cycle regulation', Oncogene, pp. 751 - 759
,1998, 'In Vitro effects of MYCN sense and antisense expression in MYCN-amplified human neuroblastoma cells', Anticancer Research, pp. 1793 - 1798
,1998, 'Molecular detection of acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in boys with testicular relapse', Molecular Pathology, pp. 277 - 281
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