Jorunn E Eyfjord

Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat; Barcelona, Spain. Department of Physiological Sciences II, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Institucio Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain.

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October 2014

Systematic pathway enrichment analysis of a genome-wide association study on breast cancer survival reveals an influence of genes involved in cell adhesion and calcium signaling on the patients' clinical outcome.

Authors:

Andrea Woltmann Bowang Chen Jesús Lascorz Robert Johansson Jorunn E Eyfjörd Ute Hamann Jonas Manjer Kerstin Enquist-Olsson Roger Henriksson Stefan Herms Per Hoffmann Kari Hemminki Per Lenner Asta Försti

PLoS One 2014 2;9(6):e98229. Epub 2014 Jun 2.

Division of Molecular Genetic Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany; Center for Primary Health Care Research, Clinical Research Center, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.

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January 2015

Linkage of DNA methylation quantitative trait loci to human cancer risk.

Authors:

Holger Heyn Sergi Sayols Catia Moutinho Enrique Vidal Jose V Sanchez-Mut Olafur A Stefansson Ernest Nadal Sebastian Moran Jorunn E Eyfjord Eva Gonzalez-Suarez Miguel Angel Pujana Manel Esteller

Cell Rep 2014 Apr 3;7(2):331-338. Epub 2014 Apr 3.

Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Department of Physiological Sciences II, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), 08010 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Electronic address:

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April 2014

Tumour diploidy and survival in breast cancer patients with BRCA2 mutations.

Authors:

Laufey Tryggvadottir Elinborg J Olafsdottir Gudridur H Olafsdottir Helgi Sigurdsson Oskar T Johannsson Einar Bjorgvinsson Kristin Alexiusdottir Olafur A Stefansson Bjarni A Agnarsson Steven A Narod Jorunn E Eyfjord Jon G Jonasson

Breast Cancer Res Treat 2013 Jul 16;140(2):375-84. Epub 2013 Jul 16.

Icelandic Cancer Registry, Icelandic Cancer Society, Skogarhlid 8, P.O. Box 5420, 125, Reykjavik, Iceland.

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July 2013

DNA methylation profiling in breast cancer discordant identical twins identifies DOK7 as novel epigenetic biomarker.

Authors:

Holger Heyn F Javier Carmona Antonio Gomez Humberto J Ferreira Jordana T Bell Sergi Sayols Kirsten Ward Olafur A Stefansson Sebastian Moran Juan Sandoval Jorunn E Eyfjord Tim D Spector Manel Esteller

Carcinogenesis 2013 Jan 10;34(1):102-8. Epub 2012 Oct 10.

Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Catalonia 08907, Spain.

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January 2013

Tetraploidy in BRCA2 breast tumours.

Authors:

Asta Bjork Jonsdottir Olafur Andri Stefansson Johannes Bjornsson Jon G Jonasson Helga M Ogmundsdottir Jorunn E Eyfjord

Eur J Cancer 2012 Feb 29;48(3):305-10. Epub 2011 Nov 29.

Cancer Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.

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February 2012

Dysfunctional telomeres in human BRCA2 mutated breast tumors and cell lines.

Authors:

Sigridur K Bodvarsdottir Margret Steinarsdottir Hordur Bjarnason Jorunn E Eyfjord

Mutat Res 2012 Jan 12;729(1-2):90-9. Epub 2011 Oct 12.

Cancer Research Laboratory, BioMedical Centre, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.

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January 2012

Genomic and phenotypic analysis of BRCA2 mutated breast cancers reveals co-occurring changes linked to progression.

Authors:

Olafur A Stefansson Jon G Jonasson Kristrun Olafsdottir Hordur Bjarnason Oskar Th Johannsson Sigridur K Bodvarsdottir Sigridur Valgeirsdottir Jorunn E Eyfjord

Breast Cancer Res 2011 Sep 29;13(5):R95. Epub 2011 Sep 29.

Cancer Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Vatnsmyrarvegur 16, Reykjavik, Iceland.

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September 2011

Cytogenetic polyclonality of breast carcinomas: association with clinico-pathological characteristics and outcome.

Authors:

Margret Steinarsdottir Ingi Hrafn Gudmundsson Jon Gunnlaugur Jonasson Elinborg J Olafsdottir Jorunn E Eyfjörd Helga M Ogmundsdottir

Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2011 Nov 24;50(11):930-9. Epub 2011 Aug 24.

Chromosome Laboratory, Department of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavík, Iceland.

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November 2011

Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the 20q13 amplicon genes in relation to breast cancer risk and clinical outcome.

Breast Cancer Res Treat 2011 Dec 1;130(3):905-16. Epub 2011 Jun 1.

Division of Molecular Genetic Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 580, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.

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December 2011

Germline Brca2 heterozygosity promotes Kras(G12D) -driven carcinogenesis in a murine model of familial pancreatic cancer.

Authors:

Ferdinandos Skoulidis Liam D Cassidy Venkat Pisupati Jon G Jonasson Hordur Bjarnason Jorunn E Eyfjord Florian A Karreth Michael Lim Lorraine M Barber Susan A Clatworthy Susan E Davies Kenneth P Olive David A Tuveson Ashok R Venkitaraman

Cancer Cell 2010 Nov 4;18(5):499-509. Epub 2010 Nov 4.

Department of Oncology and the Medical Research Council Cancer Cell Unit, University of Cambridge, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XZ, UK.

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November 2010

Centriole movements in mammalian epithelial cells during cytokinesis.

Authors:

Asta Björk Jonsdottir Roeland W Dirks Johannes Vrolijk Helga M Ogmundsdottir Hans J Tanke Jorunn E Eyfjörd Karoly Szuhai

BMC Cell Biol 2010 May 21;11:34. Epub 2010 May 21.

Cancer Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.

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May 2010

BRCA2 heterozygosity delays cytokinesis in primary human fibroblasts.

Authors:

Asta Björk Jonsdottir Maaike P G Vreeswijk Ron Wolterbeek Peter Devilee Hans J Tanke Jorunn E Eyfjörd Karoly Szuhai

Cell Oncol 2009 ;31(3):191-201

Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.

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July 2009

AURKA and breast cancer in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers.

Authors:

Sigridur K Bodvarsdottir Linda Vidarsdottir Jorunn E Eyfjord

Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2007 Nov;16(11):2517

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November 2007

Positive association between DNA strand breaks in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and polyunsaturated fatty acids in red blood cells from women.

Authors:

Audur Y Thorlaksdottir Jon J Jonsson Laufey Tryggvadottir Gudrun V Skuladottir Anna L Petursdottir Helga M Ogmundsdottir Jorunn E Eyfjord Ingibjorg Hardardottir

Nutr Cancer 2007 ;59(1):21-8

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.

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January 2008

MYC amplification and TERT expression in breast tumor progression.

Authors:

Sigríthur K Bodvarsdóttir Margrét Steinarsdóttir Hólmfríthur Hilmarsdóttir Jón G Jónasson Jorunn E Eyfjörd

Cancer Genet Cytogenet 2007 Jul;176(2):93-9

Department of Medicine, University of Iceland, Vatnsmýrarvegi 16, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland.

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July 2007

Breast cancer risk associated with AURKA 91T -->A polymorphism in relation to BRCA mutations.

Authors:

Linda Vidarsdottir Sigridur K Bodvarsdottir Holmfridur Hilmarsdottir Laufey Tryggvadottir Jorunn E Eyfjord

Cancer Lett 2007 Jun 17;250(2):206-12. Epub 2006 Nov 17.

Molecular and Cell Biology Research Laboratory, Icelandic Cancer Society, Skogarhlid 8, 105 Reykjavik, Iceland.

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June 2007

Aurora-A amplification associated with BRCA2 mutation in breast tumours.

Authors:

Sigridur K Bodvarsdottir Holmfridur Hilmarsdottir Valgerdur Birgisdottir Margret Steinarsdottir Jon G Jonasson Jorunn E Eyfjord

Cancer Lett 2007 Apr 24;248(1):96-102. Epub 2006 Jul 24.

Icelandic Cancer Society, Skogarhlid 8, 105 Reykjavik, Iceland; University of Iceland, Department of Medicine, Vatnsmyrarvegi 16, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland.

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April 2007