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Reidar Grénman is affiliated with Turku University Hospital in Finland and conducts research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Oncology, Immunology and Allergy, and Otorhinolaryngology.

The scientist's research focuses on topics such as Cancer-related gene regulation, Gene expression and cancer classification, Cell Adhesion Molecules Research, RNA modifications and cancer, Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics.

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Reidar Grénman are:

  • Cancer cell line microarray as a novel screening method for identification of radioresistance biomarkers in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, 2021, BMC Cancer
  • The critical effects of matrices on cultured carcinoma cells: Human tumor-derived matrix promotes cell invasive properties, 2020, Experimental Cell Research
  • ANO1 Expression Orchestrates p27Kip1/MCL1-Mediated Signaling in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, 2021, Cancers
  • Copy number gains of the putative CRKL oncogene in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma result in strong nuclear expression of the protein and influence cell proliferation and migration, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • SATB1 as oncogenic driver and potential therapeutic target in head & neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), 2020, Scientific Reports

Reidar Grénman regularly collaborates with a group of frequent co-authors, including Juho Väänänen, Outi Monni, Antti Mäkitie, Maciej Giefing, and Małgorzata Jarmuż-Szymczak, each contributing to multiple joint publications.

Their work is published frequently in notable venues such as BMC Cancer, Biomolecules, Scientific Reports, Experimental Cell Research, and Cancers, with the highest number of publications appearing in BMC Cancer.

Best Publications

  • CIP2A Inhibits PP2A in Human Malignancies

    Melissa R. Junttila;Pietri Puustinen;Minna Niemelä;Minna Niemelä;Raija Ahola

  • Signaling via ErbB2 and ErbB3 Associates with Resistance and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Amplification with Sensitivity to EGFR Inhibitor Gefitinib in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells

    Kaisa Erjala;Maria Sundvall;Teemu T. Junttila;Na Zhang

  • Depth of invasion, tumor budding, and worst pattern of invasion: Prognostic indicators in early-stage oral tongue cancer

    Alhadi Almangush;Ibrahim O Bello;Ibrahim O Bello;Harri Keski-Säntti;Laura K Mäkinen

  • Intratumoral lymphatics are essential for the metastatic spread and prognosis in squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck region.

    Sanna-Mari Maula;Marjaana Luukkaa;Reidar Grénman;David Jackson

  • Expression of collagenase-3 (matrix metalloproteinase-13) in squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck.

    N Johansson;K Airola;R Grénman;A L Kariniemi

  • Expression of collagenase-3 (MMP-13) and collagenase-1 (MMP-1) by transformed keratinocytes is dependent on the activity of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase.

    Nina Johansson;Risto Ala-aho;Veli-Jukka Uitto;Reidar Grénman

  • Molecular classification of mucoepidermoid carcinomas-prognostic significance of the MECT1-MAML2 fusion oncogene.

    Afrouz Behboudi;Fredrik Enlund;Marta Winnes;Ywonne Andrén

  • Prospective randomized comparison of external dacryocystorhinostomy and endonasal laser dacryocystorhinostomy

    Jouko Hartikainen;Reidar Grenman;Pauli Puukka;Heikki Seppä

  • Prospective randomized comparison of endonasal endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy and external dacryocystorhinostomy

    Jouko Hartikainen;Jukka Antila;Matti Varpula;Pauli Puukka

  • Prediction of Survival with Fluorine-18-Fluoro-deoxyglucose and PET in Head and Neck Cancer

    Heikki Minn;Maria Lapela;Pekka J. Klemi;Reidar Grénman

  • Regulated expression of exon v6 containing isoforms of CD44 in man : downregulation during malignant transformation of tumors of squamocellular origin

    M Salmi;K Grön-Virta;P Sointu;R Grenman

  • Association between syndecan-1 expression and clinical outcome in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

    P Inki;H Joensuu;R Grénman;P Klemi

  • Mannose receptor is a novel ligand for L-selectin and mediates lymphocyte binding to lymphatic endothelium

    Heikki Irjala;Eva-Liz Johansson;Reidar Grenman;Kalle Alanen

  • Imaging perfusion and hypoxia with PET to predict radiotherapy response in head-and-neck cancer

    Kaisa Lehtiö;Olli Eskola;Tapio Viljanen;Vesa Oikonen

  • Head and neck cancer: detection of recurrence with PET and 2-[F-18]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose.

    M Lapela;R Grénman;T Kurki;H Joensuu

  • Expression of glucose transporters in head‐and‐neck tumors

    P Mellanen;H Minn;R Grénman;P Härkönen

  • CD44 Expression Predicts Local Recurrence after Radiotherapy in Larynx Cancer

    Monique C. de Jong;Jimmy Pramana;Jacqueline E. van der Wal;Martin Lacko

  • In vitro comparison of cell proliferation kinetics and uptake of tritiated fluorodeoxyglucose and L-methionine in squamous-cell carcinoma of the head and neck

    Heikki Minn;Anaira C. Clavo;Reidar Grénman;Richard L. Wahl

  • Mannose receptor (MR) and common lymphatic endothelial and vascular endothelial receptor (CLEVER)-1 direct the binding of cancer cells to the lymph vessel endothelium.

    Heikki Irjala;Kalle Alanen;Reidar Grénman;Päivi Heikkilä

  • p38α and p38δ mitogen-activated protein kinase isoforms regulate invasion and growth of head and neck squamous carcinoma cells

    Junttila Mr;Ala-Aho R;Jokilehto T;Jokilehto T;Peltonen J

Frequent Co-Authors

Veli-Matti Kähäri
Veli-Matti Kähäri Turku University Hospital
Tuula Salo
Tuula Salo University of Helsinki
Thomas E. Carey
Thomas E. Carey University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Heikki Joensuu
Heikki Joensuu University of Helsinki
Stina Syrjänen
Stina Syrjänen University of Turku
Sirpa Jalkanen
Sirpa Jalkanen University of Turku
Jukka Westermarck
Jukka Westermarck Åbo Akademi University
Outi Monni
Outi Monni University of Helsinki
Ulpu Saarialho-Kere
Ulpu Saarialho-Kere Karolinska Institute
Seppo Meri
Seppo Meri University of Helsinki

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