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Nam Jin Yoo is affiliated with the Catholic University of Korea in South Korea, contributing extensively to research at the intersection of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work has been primarily published across key fields including molecular biology, cancer research, pathology and forensic medicine, oncology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

Their recent scientific output spans various topics, many focusing on colorectal cancer and related molecular mechanisms. The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Immunodeficiency and autoimmune disorders
  • Colorectal cancer treatments and studies
  • Epigenetics and DNA methylation
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • Cancer genomics and diagnostics

Nam Jin Yoo has co-authored numerous papers with several frequently collaborating researchers such as:

  • Sug Hyung Lee
  • Hyun Ji Son
  • Eun Ji Choi
  • Ha Yoon Mo
  • Seong Won Moon

Their work has been published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Pathology - Research and Practice
  • Pathology & Oncology Research
  • Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology
  • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
  • Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology

Among Nam Jin Yoo's recent papers are studies focused on genetic mutations and molecular alterations relevant to gastric and colorectal cancers. These include:

  • "Tight Junction-Related CLDN5 and CLDN6 Genes, and Gap Junction-Related GJB6 and GJB7 Genes Are Somatically Mutated in Gastric and Colorectal Cancers" (2020, Pathology & Oncology Research)
  • "Cancer-related SRCAP and TPR mutations in colon cancers" (2020, Pathology - Research and Practice)
  • "Mutation and expression alterations of histone methylation-related NSD2, KDM2B and SETMAR genes in colon cancers" (2021, Pathology - Research and Practice)
  • "Somatic Mutation of NLRP Genes in Gastric and Colonic Cancers" (2021, Pathology & Oncology Research)
  • "Mutational alterations of TDRD 1, 4 and 9 genes in colorectal cancers" (2020, Pathology & Oncology Research)

Best Publications

  • Cell-autonomous Fas (CD95)/Fas-ligand interaction mediates activation-induced apoptosis in T-cell hybridomas

    Thomas Brunner;Rona J. Mogil;Drake LaFace;Nam Jin Yoo

  • PIK3CA gene is frequently mutated in breast carcinomas and hepatocellular carcinomas

    Jong Woo Lee;Young Hwa Soung;Su Young Kim;Hae Woo Lee

  • Oncogenic NRF2 mutations in squamous cell carcinomas of oesophagus and skin.

    Yoo Ri Kim;Ji Eun Oh;Min Sung Kim;Mi Ran Kang

  • Increased expression of histone deacetylase 2 is found in human gastric cancer

    Jaehwi Song;Ji Heon Noh;Jong Heun Lee;Jung Woo Eun

  • Mutational analysis of IDH1 codon 132 in glioblastomas and other common cancers

    Mi Ran Kang;Min Sung Kim;Ji Eun Oh;Yoo Ri Kim

  • Somatic Mutations in the Kinase Domain of the Met/Hepatocyte Growth Factor Receptor Gene in Childhood Hepatocellular Carcinomas

    Won Sang Park;Seung Myung Dong;Su Young Kim;Eun Young Na

  • Mutations of tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand receptor 1 (TRAIL-R1) and receptor 2 (TRAIL-R2) genes in metastatic breast cancers.

    Min Sun Shin;Hong Sug Kim;Sug Hyung Lee;Won Sang Park

  • Frameshift mutations of autophagy‐related genes ATG2B, ATG5, ATG9B and ATG12 in gastric and colorectal cancers with microsatellite instability

    Mi Ran Kang;Min Sung Kim;Ji Eun Oh;Yoo Ri Kim

  • Somatic Mutations of EGFR Gene in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

    Jong Woo Lee;Young Hwa Soung;Su Young Kim;Hyo Kyung Nam

  • Alterations of Fas (Apo-1/CD95) gene in non-small cell lung cancer.

    Sug Hyung Lee;Min Sun Shin;Won Sang Park;Su Young Kim

  • Somatic mutations of the KEAP1 gene in common solid cancers.

    Nam Jin Yoo;Hyung Ran Kim;Yoo Ri Kim;Chang Hyeok An

  • Frequent Somatic Mutations of the β-Catenin Gene in Intestinal-Type Gastric Cancer

    Won Sang Park;Ro Ra Oh;Jik Young Park;Sug Hyung Lee

  • Somatic Mutations of ERBB2 Kinase Domain in Gastric, Colorectal, and Breast Carcinomas

    Jong Woo Lee;Young Hwa Soung;Si Hyung Seo;Su Young Kim

  • Expression of beclin‐1, an autophagy‐related protein, in gastric and colorectal cancers

    Chang Hyeok Ahn;Eun Goo Jeong;Jong Woo Lee;Min Sung Kim

  • Somatic Mutations of JAK1 and JAK3 in Acute Leukemias and Solid Cancers

    Eun Goo Jeong;Min Sung Kim;Hyo Kyung Nam;Chang Ki Min

  • Inactivating Mutations of Caspase-8 Gene in Colorectal Carcinomas

    Hong Sug Kim;Jong Woo Lee;Young Hwa Soung;Won Sang Park

  • The JAK2 V617F mutation in de novo acute myelogenous leukemias

    J W Lee;Y G Kim;Y H Soung;K J Han

  • CASPASE-8 gene is inactivated by somatic mutations in gastric carcinomas.

    Young Hwa Soung;Jong Woo Lee;Su Young Kim;Jin Jang

  • Alterations of the DR5/TRAIL Receptor 2 Gene in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers

    Sug Hyung Lee;Min Sun Shin;Hong Sug Kim;Hun Kyung Lee

  • Molecular changes from dysplastic nodule to hepatocellular carcinoma through gene expression profiling.

    Suk Woo Nam;Jik Young Park;Adaikalavan Ramasamy;Shirish Shevade

Frequent Co-Authors

Sug Hyung Lee
Sug Hyung Lee Catholic University of Korea
Suk Woo Nam
Suk Woo Nam Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Jong Heun Lee
Jong Heun Lee Korea University
Terri Gelbart
Terri Gelbart Scripps Research Institute
Ernest Beutler
Ernest Beutler Scripps Research Institute
Yun-Sil Lee
Yun-Sil Lee Ewha Womans University
Leonidas C. Platanias
Leonidas C. Platanias Northwestern University
Morton Coleman
Morton Coleman Cornell University
Martin S. Tallman
Martin S. Tallman Northwestern University
Berton Zbar
Berton Zbar National Institutes of Health

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