The role of endoplasmic reticulum chaperone protein GRP78 in breast cancer 

HER2 and co-amplified genes in breast and gastric cancer 

Elucidating the cellular origins of lung adenocarcinoma 

Pten deletion in adult pancreatic beta-cells induces cell proliferation and G1/S cell cycle progression 

Investigating role of APOC2 in normal hematopoiesis 

The role of endoplasmic reticulum chaperone glucose-regulated 78-kilodalton (GRP78) in lung cancer 

Longitudinal assessment of neural stem-cell aging 

RUNX2 & sex steroids: molecular mechanisms in regulating bone turnover 

Endometrial cancer following breast cancer treatment: Tumor characteristics and predictors of survival 

Estrogen receptor-β characterization in breast cancer: development of a reliable assay for measuring expression 

Physical activity and other determinants of post-diagnosis serum IGF-I and IGFBP-3 among Hispanic and non-Hispanic women with breast cancer 

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Pten regulates beta-cell regeneration intrinsically and independently of development 

Discovery of a novel role for Sonic Hedgehog during the early stages of large-scale murine rib regeneration 

Characterization of the STARS (STochastic gene Activation with Regulated Sparseness) mouse line 

The role of Hedgehog signaling in Sox9 expressing progenitors during large scale bone repair 

Lymphedema: Impact on breast cancer survivors 

beta3-adrenergic receptor gene Trp64Arg polymorphism and obesity-related characteristics among African American women with breast cancer: An analysis of USC HEAL Study 

The role of heritability and genetic variation in cancer and cancer survival 

Neurotoxicity of air pollution interacts with chronic cerebral hypoperfusion 

Factors that influence mammographic density: role of estrogen metabolism genes, biomarkers of inflammation, and lifestyle 

Tissue-specific action of Msx genes in the regulation of skull vault development 

A model for the mechanism of agonism and antagonism in steroid receptors 

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