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Maurizio Fazio

Harvard University, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Università Vita-Salute San …
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Zebrafish patient avatars in cancer biology and precision cancer therapy

M Fazio, J Ablain, Y Chuan, DM Langenau… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
In precision oncology, two major strategies are being pursued for predicting clinically
relevant tumour behaviours, such as treatment response and emergence of drug resistance: …

Leukemic transformation by the MLL-AF6 fusion oncogene requires the H3K79 methyltransferase Dot1l

AJ Deshpande, L Chen, M Fazio… - Blood, The Journal …, 2013 - ashpublications.org
The t(6;11)(q27;q23) is a recurrent chromosomal rearrangement that encodes the MLLAF6
fusion oncoprotein and is observed in patients with diverse hematologic malignancies. The …

RNA helicase DDX21 mediates nucleotide stress responses in neural crest and melanoma cells

…, E Custo Greig, W McCall, ME Stanhope, M Fazio… - Nature cell …, 2020 - nature.com
The availability of nucleotides has a direct impact on transcription. The inhibition of
dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH) with leflunomide impacts nucleotide pools by reducing …

Prognostic value of quantitative fluorodeoxyglucose measurements in newly diagnosed metastatic breast cancer

…, J Lilienstein, K Jhaveri, S Patil, M Fazio… - Cancer …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to determine the prognostic value of quantitative fluorodeoxyglucose
( FDG ) measurements (maximum standardized uptake value [ SUV max ], metabolic …

[PDF][PDF] AF10 regulates progressive H3K79 methylation and HOX gene expression in diverse AML subtypes

…, AU Sinha, L Chen, J Chang, A Cihan, M Fazio… - Cancer cell, 2014 - cell.com
Homeotic (HOX) genes are dysregulated in multiple malignancies, including several AML
subtypes. We demonstrate that H3K79 dimethylation (H3K79me2) is converted to …

Cross-species analysis of enhancer logic using deep learning

L Minnoye, II Taskiran, D Mauduit, M Fazio… - Genome …, 2020 - genome.cshlp.org
Deciphering the genomic regulatory code of enhancers is a key challenge in biology because
this code underlies cellular identity. A better understanding of how enhancers work will …

From fish bowl to bedside: The power of zebrafish to unravel melanoma pathogenesis and discover new therapeutics

E Van Rooijen, M Fazio, LI Zon - Pigment cell & melanoma …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Melanoma is the most aggressive and deadliest form of skin cancer. A detailed knowledge
of the cellular, molecular, and genetic events underlying melanoma progression is highly …

Standardized uptake value by positron emission tomography/computed tomography as a prognostic variable in metastatic breast cancer

PG Morris, GA Ulaner, A Eaton, M Fazio, K Jhaveri… - Cancer, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: In this retrospective, single‐institution study, the authors examine the
maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) on positron emission tomography/computed …

SATB2 induction of a neural crest mesenchyme-like program drives melanoma invasion and drug resistance

M Fazio, E van Rooijen, M Dang, G van de Hoek… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Recent genomic and scRNA-seq analyses of melanoma demonstrated a lack of recurrent
genetic drivers of metastasis, while identifying common transcriptional states correlating with …

Fishing for answers in precision cancer medicine

M Fazio, LI Zon - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
“Which drug should I prescribe to the cancer patient in front of me?” This question is an
inevitable riddle for many oncologists. While the list of US Food and Drug Administration-…