The role of sex in the genomics of human complex traits

EA Khramtsova, LK Davis, BE Stranger - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2019‏ - nature.com
Nearly all human complex traits and disease phenotypes exhibit some degree of sex
differences, including differences in prevalence, age of onset, severity or disease …

Genome-wide sex and gender differences in cancer

CM Lopes-Ramos, J Quackenbush… - Frontiers in oncology, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
Despite their known importance in clinical medicine, differences based on sex and gender
are among the least studied factors affecting cancer susceptibility, progression, survival, and …

Gene regulatory network analysis identifies sex-linked differences in colon cancer drug metabolism

CM Lopes-Ramos, ML Kuijjer, S Ogino, CS Fuchs… - Cancer research, 2018‏ - AACR
Understanding sex differences in colon cancer is essential to advance disease prevention,
diagnosis, and treatment. Males have a higher risk of develo** colon cancer and a lower …

Exploring sex differences: insights into gene expression, neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, cognition, and pathology

MS Lafta, J Mwinyi, O Affatato, G Rukh… - Frontiers in …, 2024‏ - frontiersin.org
Increased knowledge about sex differences is important for development of individualized
treatments against many diseases as well as understanding behavioral and pathological …

Transcriptomic profiles of tumor-associated neutrophils reveal prominent roles in enhancing angiogenesis in liver tumorigenesis in zebrafish

X Huo, H Li, Z Li, C Yan, I Agrawal, S Mathavan, J Liu… - Scientific reports, 2019‏ - nature.com
We have previously demonstrated the pro-tumoral role of neutrophils using a kras-induced
zebrafish hepatocarcinogenesis model. To further illustrate the molecular basis of the pro …

Cartilage debris and osteoarthritis risk factors influence gene expression in the synovium in end stage osteoarthritis

MM Roebuck, J Jamal, B Lane, A Wood, A Santini… - The Knee, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Background Gene expression in healthy synovium remains poorly characterised. Thus,
synovial functional activity changes associated with osteoarthritis (OA) are difficult to define …

Sex, immunity, and cancer

JA Pinto, JM Araujo, HL Gómez - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The composition of the tumor microenvironment is the complex result of the interaction
between tumoral and host factors. Since there are several differences in the regulation of …

Identification and characterization of sexual dimorphism‑linked gene expression profile in hepatocellular carcinoma

Y Wu, N Yao, Y Feng, Z Tian, Y Yang… - Oncology …, 2019‏ - spandidos-publications.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is sexually disparate in humans, with a significantly
increased prevalence in males. The molecular mechanisms by which the inhibition or …

Sexual dimorphism in cellular and molecular features in human ACTH-secreting pituitary adenomas

F Pecori Giraldi, MF Cassarino, A Sesta, M Terreni… - Cancers, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
(1) Background. Cushing's disease presents gender disparities in prevalence and clinical
course. Little is known, however, about sexual dimorphism at the level of the corticotrope …

Effects of sex hormones on liver tumor progression and regression in Myc/xmrk double oncogene transgenic zebrafish

H Li, JW Lu, X Huo, Y Li, Z Li, Z Gong - General and Comparative …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) shows clear sex disparity with men being more prone to
develo** HCC and having higher mortality than women. Previous studies have indicated …