• Expression of DDX11 and DNM1L at the 12p11 Locus Modulates Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Susceptibility 

      Saeed, Mohammad; Ibáñez-Costa, Alejandro; Patiño-Trives, Alejandra Mª; Muñoz-Barrera, Laura; Collantes Estévez, Eduardo; Aguirre, María Ángeles; López-Pedrera, Ch. (MDPI, 2021)
      This study employed genetic and functional analyses using OASIS meta-analysis of multiple existing GWAS and gene-expression datasets to identify novel SLE genes. Methods: Four hundred and ten genes were mapped using SNIPPER ...
    • In1-ghrelin splicing variant is overexpressed in pituitary adenomas and increases their aggressive features 

      Ibáñez-Costa, Alejandro; Gahete Ortiz, Manuel D.; Rivero-Cortés, Esther; Rincón-Fernández, David; Nelson, Richard; Beltrán, Manuel; Riva, Andrés de la; Japón, Miguel A.; Venegas-Moreno, Eva; García-Arnés, Juan A.; Soto-Moreno, Alfonso; Morgan, Jennifer; Tsomaia, Natia; Culler, Michael D.; Diéguez, Carlos; Castaño, Justo P.; Luque, Raúl M.; Gálvez-Moreno, M. Ángeles (Nature.com, 2015)
      Pituitary adenomas comprise a heterogeneous subset of pathologies causing serious comorbidities, which would benefit from identification of novel, common molecular/cellular biomarkers and therapeutic targets. The ghrelin ...
    • Molecular Characterization of Growth Hormone-producing Tumors in the GC Rat Model of Acromegaly 

      Martín, Juan Francisco; Muñoz-Bravo, José L.; Ibáñez-Costa, Alejandro; Fernández-Maza, Laura; Balcerzyk, Marcin; Leal Campanario, Rocío; Luque, Raúl M.; Castaño, Justo P.; Venegas-Moreno, Eva; Soto-Moreno, Alfonso; Leal-Cerro, Alfonso; Cano, David A. (Nature Research, 2015)
      Acromegaly is a disorder resulting from excessive production of growth hormone (GH) and consequent increase of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-I), most frequently caused by pituitary adenomas. Elevated GH and IGF-I levels ...
    • Oncogenic Role of Secreted Engrailed Homeobox 2 (EN2) in Prostate Cancer 

      Gómez-Gómez, E.; Jiménez-Vacas, J.M.; Pedraza-Arévalo, Sergio; López-López, F.; Herrero-Aguayo, V.; Hormaechea Agulla, Daniel; Valero-Rosa, J.; Ibáñez-Costa, Alejandro; León González, A.J.; Sánchez-Sánchez, Rafael; Gónzalez Serrano, T.; Requena-Tapia, M.J.; Castaño, Justo P.; Carrasco-Valiente, J.; Gahete Ortiz, Manuel D.; Luque, Raúl M. (MDPI, 2019)
      Engrailed variant-2 (EN2) has been suggested as a potential diagnostic biomarker; however, its presence and functional role in prostate cancer (PCa) cells is still controversial or unknown. Here, we analyzed 1) the ...
    • Somatostatin Receptor Splicing Variant sst5TMD4 Overexpression in Glioblastoma Is Associated with Poor Survival, Increased Aggressiveness Features and Somatostatin Analogs Resistance 

      Fuentes-Fayos, Antonio C.; G‐García, Miguel E; Pérez Gómez, J.M.; Peel, Annabel; Blanco‐Acevedo, Cristóbal; Solivera, Juan; Ibáñez-Costa, Alejandro; Gahete Ortiz, Manuel D.; Castaño, Justo P.; Luque, Raúl M. (MDPI, 2022)
      Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most malignant and lethal brain tumor. Current standard treatment consists of surgery followed by radiotherapy/chemotherapy; however, this is only a palliative approach with a mean post-operative ...