Colm O'Rourke

Dr. Colm O'Rourke


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Academic Career Length

9Years (2018-Present)

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

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14 March 2020 in Cells
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ALAinhoa Lapitz
Ainhoa Lapitz
AAAnder Arbelaiz
Ander Arbelaiz
COColm O'Rourke
Colm O'Rourke
JLJosé Luis Lavín
José Luis Lavín
ACAdelaida La Casta
Adelaida La Casta
Jesús BañalesJesús Bañales
Jesús Bañales
: Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) comprises a group of heterogeneous biliary cancers with dismal prognosis. The etiologies of most CCAs are unknown, but primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a risk factor. Non-invasive diagnosis of CCA is challenging and accurate biomarkers are lacking. We aimed to characterize the transcriptomic profile of serum and urine extracellular vesicles (EVs) from patients with CCA, PSC, ulcerative colitis (UC), and healthy individuals. Serum and urine EVs were isolated by serial ultracentrifugations and characterized by nanoparticle tracking analysis, transmission electron microscopy, and immunoblotting. EVs transcriptome was determined by Illumina gene expression array [messenger RNAs (mRNA) and non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs)]. Differential RNA profiles were found in serum and urine EVs from patients with CCA compared to control groups (disease and healthy), showing high diagnostic capacity. The comparison of the mRNA profiles of serum or urine EVs from patients with CCA with the transcriptome of tumor tissues from two cohorts of patients, CCA cells in vitro, and CCA cells-derived EVs, identified 105 and 39 commonly-altered transcripts, respectively. Gene ontology analysis indicated that most commonly-altered mRNAs participate in carcinogenic steps. Overall, patients with CCA present specific RNA profiles in EVs mirroring the tumor, and constituting novel promising liquid biopsy biomarkers.

1 April 2018 in Journal of Hepatology
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COColm O'Rourke
Colm O'Rourke
SHS. Haefliger
S. Haefliger
JHJ. Haegele
J. Haegele
KBK. Burmeister
K. Burmeister
MMM. Matter
M. Matter
JAJ. Andersen
J. Andersen

1 April 2019 in Journal of Hepatology
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COColm O'Rourke
Colm O'Rourke
MMMatthias Matter
Matthias Matter
CNChirag Nepal
Chirag Nepal
PTPhuongnga Ton
Phuongnga Ton
VFValentina Factor
Valentina Factor
JAJesper Andersen
Jesper Andersen