Jack Stephen Guerin

Mr. Jack Stephen Guerin


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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12 June 2025 in Life
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JJJorja Jackson-Oxley
Jorja Jackson-Oxley
AAAziza A. Alibhai
Aziza A. Alibhai
JGJack Stephen Guerin
Jack Stephen Guerin
RTRachel Thompson
Rachel Thompson
RPRodhan Patke
Rodhan Patke
CRCatrin Sian Rutland
Catrin Sian Rutland
Osteosarcoma (OSA) is the most prevalent bone malignancy in people and dogs. Current survival rates show the need for advances in novel therapies to help overcome the growth, survival and metastatic progression of the cancer. Canine models are often used to advance prognostic and treatment opportunities for OSA due to the similarities in the disease between species. This study focusses on the genetic and molecular similarities of OSA between human and canine specimens. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were compared and identified in canine and human OSA tumours, revealing 86 common genes, 36 having high and 50 having low expression. Further immunohistochemical analysis of the corresponding proteins of three identified DEGs (ASPN, STK3, BAMBI) allowed for the visualisation of protein expression in canine OSA tissues (n = 19). Overall nuclear and cytoplasmic H-scores were generated, and nuclear and cytoplasmic scores in males and females and in different anatomical locations (axial versus appendicular) were also investigated, presenting unique opportunities to understand the expression in this cancer type. This study contributes to a deeper knowledge of genetic pathways changes and identifies avenues for the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of OSA in people and dogs, whilst encompassing the One Health concept in medicine.