Germline BAP1 mutations predispose to malignant mesothelioma

The nuclear deubiquitinase BAP1 is commonly inactivated by somatic mutations and 3p21.1 losses in malignant pleural mesothelioma

(2011) Matthew Bott et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Health experts concerned over India's asbestos industry

(2010) Talha Burki   LANCET

Programmed necrosis induced by asbestos in human mesothelial cells causes high-mobility group box 1 protein release and resultant inflammation

(2010) Haining Yang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Frequent Mutation of BAP1 in Metastasizing Uveal Melanomas

(2010) J. W. Harbour et al.   SCIENCE

Pleural and peritoneal mesotheliomas in SEER: age effects and temporal trends, 1973–2005

(2009) Suresh H. Moolgavkar et al.   CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL

The promyelocytic leukemia zinc-finger gene, PLZF, is frequently downregulated in malignant mesothelioma cells and contributes to cell survival

(2009) M Cheung et al.   ONCOGENE

Activated TNF- /NF- B signaling via down-regulation of Fas-associated factor 1 in asbestos-induced mesotheliomas from Arf knockout mice

(2009) D. A. Altomare et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Asbestos-induced lung diseases: an update

(2009) David W. Kamp   Translational Research

BRCA1-Associated Protein-1 Is a Tumor Suppressor that Requires Deubiquitinating Activity and Nuclear Localization

(2008) K. H. Ventii et al.   CANCER RESEARCH

Extrapleural pneumonectomy versus pleurectomy/decortication in the surgical management of malignant pleural mesothelioma: Results in 663 patients

(2008) Raja M. Flores et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Integrated genotype calling and association analysis of SNPs, common copy number polymorphisms and rare CNVs

(2008) Joshua M Korn et al.   NATURE GENETICS