Rami Nayef Al-Rohil | Scholars@Duke

Rami Nayef Al-Rohil
Associate Professor of Pathology

I am dermatopathologist with special interest in melanocytic pathology (including molecular alterations and tests that aid in predicting their biologic behavior), and soft tissue pathology

Current Research Interests

Histopathologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular tests that aid in predicting the biologic behavior of melanocytic lesions

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Pathology, Pathology, Clinical Science Departments 2022
Associate Professor in Dermatology, Dermatology, Clinical Science Departments 2022
member of the duke Cancer Institute, Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers 2021

Contact Information

Duke Box 3712, 3108 Yellow Zone, Duke South, Durham, NC 27710
Duke Box 3712, Yellow Zone Room 3108, Durham, NC 27710
rami.alrohil@duke.edu (919) 684-7738

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Assistant Professor of Pathology, Pathology, Microbiology And Immunology, Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine 2016 - 2018
- Dermatopathology Fellow, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 2015 - 2016
- Surgical Pathology Fellow, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 2014 - 2015
- Anatomical/Clinical Pathology Resident, Albany Medical College 2010 - 2014
- M.B.B.S., Jordan University of Science and Technology (Jordan) 2008
Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Assistant Professor in the Department of Dermatology, Dermatology, Clinical Science Departments 2020 - 2022
- Assistant Professor of Pathology, Pathology, Clinical Science Departments 2021 - 2022
- Assistant Professor of Pathology, Pathology, Clinical Science Departments 2018 - 2020
- Assistant Professor in The Department of Dermatology, Dermatology, Clinical Science Departments 2018 - 2020
Recognition
Awards & Honors
- The Bernard F. Fetter Teaching Award in Pathology. Duke Department of Pathology. 2019
Expertise
Subject Headings
Research
Selected Grants
- Integrated analysis of a NLRP3-dependent adaptive resistance mechanism to pembrolizumab immunotherapy in advanced gastroesophageal cancer awarded by Merck Sharp & Dohme 2022 - 2026
- Clinical Biomarker Study of the Tumor NLRP3 Inflammasome and its Role in Anti-PD-1 Immunotherapy Resistance awarded by Conquer Cancer Foundation 2021 - 2024
- Molecular and Immunologic Characterization of In-Transit Melanoma awarded by Melanoma Research Alliance 2021 - 2022
- A Molecular Diagnostic Assay for Accurately Differentiating Melanoma from Benign Lesions awarded by Frontier Diagnostics 2020 - 2021
- Combining senescence-inducing and senolytic agents to improve melanoma therapy awarded by Vanderbilt University 2018 - 2019
External Relationships
- Foundation Medicine, Inc.
- Frontier diagnostics
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Belina, Morgan E., Jeffery T. Kwock, Rami Al-Rohil, and Amber Fresco. “An Atypical Myelomonocytic Cell Infiltrate: Use of Next-Generation Sequencing to Diagnose Indeterminate Cell Histiocytosis.” Am J Dermatopathol 44, no. 7 (July 1, 2022): 529–31. https://doi.org/10.1097/DAD.0000000000002167.
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  - Oswalt, Cameron J., Rami N. Al-Rohil, Bala Theivanthiran, Tarek Haykal, April K. S. Salama, Nicholas C. DeVito, Alisha Holtzhausen, Dennis C. Ko, and Brent A. Hanks. “Identification of a Germline Pyrin Variant in a Metastatic Melanoma Patient With Multiple Spontaneous Regressions and Immune-related Adverse Events.” J Immunother 45, no. 6 (July 2022): 284–90. https://doi.org/10.1097/CJI.0000000000000425.
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  - McCollum, Kasey J., George Jour, and Rami N. Al-Rohil. “Cutaneous inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor with CARS-ALK fusion: Case report and literature review.” J Cutan Pathol, May 13, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1111/cup.14261.
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  - Balaban, Alexandra, and Rami N. Al-Rohil. “A Case of Congenital Syphilis-Focus on Histopathology and Literature Review.” Am J Dermatopathol 44, no. 5 (May 1, 2022): 372–75. https://doi.org/10.1097/DAD.0000000000002055.
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  - Penny, Caitlin L., Krystina Quow, Chandler W. Rundle, Rami N. Al-Rohil, Adela R. Cardones, Meenal K. Kheterpal, and Amber I. Fresco. “Response to 'Clinical and direct immunofluorescence characteristics of cutaneous toxicity associated with enfortumab vedotin': reply from the authors.” Br J Dermatol, March 10, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.21239.
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  - Penny, Caitlin L., Krystina Quow, Chandler W. Rundle, Rami N. Al-Rohil, Adela R. Cardones, Meenal K. Kheterpal, and Amber I. Fresco. “Clinical and direct immunofluorescence characteristics of cutaneous toxicity associated with enfortumab vedotin.” Br J Dermatol, January 19, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.21022.
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  - Al-Rohil, Rami N., Jessica L. Moore, Nathan Heath Patterson, Sarah Nicholson, Nico Verbeeck, Marc Claesen, Jameelah Z. Muhammad, et al. “Diagnosis of melanoma by imaging mass spectrometry: Development and validation of a melanoma prediction model.” J Cutan Pathol 48, no. 12 (December 2021): 1455–62. https://doi.org/10.1111/cup.14083.
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  - Ronen, Shira, Rami N. Al-Rohil, Elizabeth Keiser, George Jour, Priyadharsini Nagarajan, Michael T. Tetzlaff, Jonathan L. Curry, et al. “Discordance in Diagnosis of Melanocytic Lesions and Its Impact on Clinical Management.” Arch Pathol Lab Med 145, no. 12 (December 1, 2021): 1505–15. https://doi.org/10.5858/arpa.2020-0620-OA.
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  - McCollum, Kasey J., and Rami N. Al-Rohil. “Cutaneous Vascular Neoplasms of Uncertain Biological Behavior.” Biology (Basel) 10, no. 11 (November 9, 2021). https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10111160.
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  - Belina, Morgan E., Melissa M. Sarver, Rami Al-Rohil, and Amber Fresco. “Lichen striatus post-COVID-19 vaccination.” Jaad Case Rep 16 (October 2021): 16–18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdcr.2021.07.031.
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  - Farrow, Norma E., Eda K. Holl, Jeanne Jung, Junheng Gao, Sin-Ho Jung, Rami N. Al-Rohil, Maria A. Selim, et al. “Characterization of Sentinel Lymph Node Immune Signatures and Implications for Risk Stratification for Adjuvant Therapy in Melanoma.” Ann Surg Oncol 28, no. 7 (July 2021): 3501–10. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-09277-w.
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  - Leckey, Bruce D., Meenal K. Kheterpal, M Angelica Selim, and Rami N. Al-Rohil. “Cutaneous involvement by T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia presenting as livedoid vasculopathy.” J Cutan Pathol 48, no. 7 (July 2021): 975–79. https://doi.org/10.1111/cup.14023.
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  - Beasley, Georgia M., Aaron D. Therien, Eda K. Holl, Rami Al-Rohil, Maria Angelica Selim, Nellie E. Farrow, Liuliu Pan, et al. “Dissecting the immune landscape of tumor draining lymph nodes in melanoma with high-plex spatially resolved protein detection.” Cancer Immunol Immunother 70, no. 2 (February 2021): 475–83. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00262-020-02698-2.
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  - Compton, Margaret L., and Rami N. Al-Rohil. “The Utility of Perilipin in Liposarcomas: PLIN1 Differentiates Round Cell Liposarcoma From Other Round Cell Sarcomas.” Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 29, no. 2 (February 1, 2021): 152–57. https://doi.org/10.1097/PAI.0000000000000851.
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  - Eldik, Hysem, Nathan H. Leisenring, Rami N. Al-Rohil, and Anne L. Marano. “Cutaneous collagenous vasculopathy in a middle-aged woman with a history of prothrombin G20210A thrombophilia.” J Cutan Pathol, January 20, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1111/cup.13895.
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  - Underwood, Caroline I. M., Diana M. Cardona, Rex C. Bentley, Guomiao Shen, Xiaojun Feng, George Jour, and Rami N. Al-Rohil. “Epithelioid Hyalinizing Sarcoma With MGA-NUTM1 Fusion.” Am J Clin Pathol 154, no. 6 (November 4, 2020): 859–66. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/aqaa113.
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  - Shattuck-Brandt, Rebecca L., Sheau-Chiann Chen, Emily Murray, Christopher Andrew Johnson, Holly Crandall, Jamye F. O’Neal, Rami Nayef Al-Rohil, et al. “Metastatic Melanoma Patient-Derived Xenografts Respond to MDM2 Inhibition as a Single Agent or in Combination with BRAF/MEK Inhibition.” Clin Cancer Res 26, no. 14 (July 15, 2020): 3803–18. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-19-1895.
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  - Leisenring, Nathan H., Jennifer L. Rogers, Stacy Telloni, Parisa Mansoori, Rami N. Al-Rohil, and Anne L. Marano. “Successful Treatment of Painful Cutaneous Vasculopathy With Rivaroxaban in a Patient With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.” J Drugs Dermatol 19, no. 5 (May 1, 2020): 544–46.
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  - Underwood, Caroline I. M., Parisa Mansoori, Angelica M. Selim, and Rami N. Al-Rohil. “Trichoblastic carcinosarcoma: A case report and literature review.” J Cutan Pathol 47, no. 4 (April 2020): 409–13. https://doi.org/10.1111/cup.13614.
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  - Vilgelm, Anna E., Nabil Saleh, Rebecca Shattuck-Brandt, Kelsie Riemenschneider, Lauren Slesur, Sheau-Chiann Chen, C Andrew Johnson, et al. “MDM2 antagonists overcome intrinsic resistance to CDK4/6 inhibition by inducing p21.” Sci Transl Med 11, no. 505 (August 14, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.aav7171.
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  - Johnson, Douglas B., Wyatt J. McDonnell, Paula I. Gonzalez-Ericsson, Rami N. Al-Rohil, Bret C. Mobley, Joe-Elie Salem, Daniel Y. Wang, et al. “A case report of clonal EBV-like memory CD4+ T cell activation in fatal checkpoint inhibitor-induced encephalitis.” Nat Med 25, no. 8 (August 2019): 1243–50. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-019-0523-2.
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  - Davis, Elizabeth J., Matthew C. Perez, Noura Ayoubi, Shilin Zhao, Fei Ye, Daniel Y. Wang, Jeffrey A. Sosman, Rami N. Al-Rohil, Zeynep Eroglu, and Douglas B. Johnson. “Clinical Correlates of Response to Anti-PD-1-based Therapy in Patients With Metastatic Melanoma.” J Immunother 42, no. 6 (July 2019): 221–27. https://doi.org/10.1097/CJI.0000000000000258.
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  - Braue, Jonathan A., and Rami N. Al-Rohil. “Yellow Periorbital Plaque and Retroperitoneal Fibrosis.” Jama Dermatol 155, no. 4 (April 1, 2019): 483–84. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamadermatol.2018.5233.
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  - Saab-Chalhoub, Mario W., and Rami N. Al-Rohil. “Low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma of acral sites: Case report and literature review.” J Cutan Pathol 46, no. 4 (April 2019): 271–76. https://doi.org/10.1111/cup.13413.
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  - Jour, G., and R. N. Al-Rohil. “Cutaneous metastases.” Diagnostic Histopathology 25, no. 3 (March 1, 2019): 87–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mpdhp.2018.12.009.
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  - Jour, George, Varshini Vasudevaraja, Victor G. Prieto, Matija Snuderl, Carlos A. Torres-Cabala, Rami Al-Rohil, Erik P. Sulman, Leomar Y. Ballester, and Phyu P. Aung. “BCAT1 and miR-2504: novel methylome signature distinguishes spindle/desmoplastic melanoma from superficial malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.” Mod Pathol 32, no. 3 (March 2019): 338–45. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41379-018-0146-z.
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  - Wang, Daniel Y., Meghan J. Mooradian, DaeWon Kim, Neil J. Shah, Sarah E. Fenton, Robert M. Conry, Rutika Mehta, et al. “Clinical characterization of colitis arising from anti-PD-1 based therapy.” Oncoimmunology 8, no. 1 (2019): e1524695. https://doi.org/10.1080/2162402X.2018.1524695.
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  - Kugel, Curtis H., Stephen M. Douglass, Marie R. Webster, Amanpreet Kaur, Qin Liu, Xiangfan Yin, Sarah A. Weiss, et al. “Age Correlates with Response to Anti-PD1, Reflecting Age-Related Differences in Intratumoral Effector and Regulatory T-Cell Populations.” Clin Cancer Res 24, no. 21 (November 1, 2018): 5347–56. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-18-1116.
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  - Hall, Mary E., Rondi M. Kauffmann, Molly M. Ford, Rami N. Al-Rohil, and Alexander T. Hawkins. “The Pedunculated Pretender: A Case of Invasive Anorectal Mucosal Melanoma.” Am Surg 84, no. 9 (September 1, 2018): e366–68.
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  - Ferguson, Donna C., Louise A. Mawn, and Rami N. Al-Rohil. “Cutaneous Angiosarcoma of the Eyelid Mimicking Morbihan Disease.” Am J Dermatopathol 40, no. 8 (August 2018): 617–20. https://doi.org/10.1097/DAD.0000000000001096.
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  - Al-Rohil, Rami N., Denái R. Milton, Priyadharsini Nagarajan, Jonathan L. Curry, Laurence Feldmeyer, Carlos A. Torres-Cabala, Doina Ivan, Victor G. Prieto, Michael T. Tetzlaff, and Phyu P. Aung. “Intratumoral and peritumoral lymphovascular invasion detected by D2-40 immunohistochemistry correlates with metastasis in primary cutaneous Merkel cell carcinoma.” Hum Pathol 77 (July 2018): 98–107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humpath.2018.03.017.
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  - Buchely, Natalia, Rami N. Al-Rohil, Phyu P. Aung, George Jour, Carlos Torres-Cabala, Victor G. Prieto, and Doina Ivan. “Dermal xanthomatous infiltrates after brentuximab vedotin therapy in mycosis fungoides with large-cell transformation: A novel histologic finding.” J Cutan Pathol, May 27, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1111/cup.13288.
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  - Jour, George, Nicole K. Andeen, Rami Al-Rohil, Phyu P. Aung, Meenakshi Mehrotra, Dzifa Duose, Benjamin Hoch, et al. “Novel enriched pathways in superficial malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours and spindle/desmoplastic melanomas.” J Pathol 244, no. 1 (January 2018): 97–106. https://doi.org/10.1002/path.4996.
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  - Gonzalez-Ericsson, Paula I., Monica V. Estrada, Rami Al-Rohil, and Melinda E. Sanders. “Post-irradiation morphoea of the breast: a case report and review of the literature.” Histopathology 72, no. 2 (January 2018): 342–50. https://doi.org/10.1111/his.13343.
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  - Al-Hader, Ahmad, Rami N. Al-Rohil, Haiyong Han, and Daniel Von Hoff. “Pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma: A review on molecular profiling of patient tumors.” World J Gastroenterol 23, no. 45 (December 7, 2017): 7945–51. https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i45.7945.
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  - Matsumoto, Andrew, Rami N. Al-Rohil, Marina Bravin, Lori Anderson, Danielle Wroblewski, and John A. Carlson. “Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa localized to a region of lymphedema secondary to Streptococcus viridans cellulitis and multiple surgeries.” J Cutan Pathol 44, no. 2 (February 2017): 210–16. https://doi.org/10.1111/cup.12861.
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  - Al-Rohil, Rami N., Carlos A. Torres-Cabala, Anisha Patel, Michael T. Tetzlaff, Doina Ivan, Priyadharsini Nagarajan, Jonathan L. Curry, et al. “Loss of CD30 expression after treatment with brentuximab vedotin in a patient with anaplastic large cell lymphoma: a novel finding.” J Cutan Pathol 43, no. 12 (December 2016): 1161–66. https://doi.org/10.1111/cup.12797.
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  - Pandey, Prasamsa, Rami N. Al-Rohil, Jennifer B. Goldstein, Michael T. Tetzlaff, Tamara G. Barnes, Sarah E. Baldwin, David Fogelman, Susan C. Abraham, and Sarina A. Piha-Paul. “Cutaneous Metastasis of a Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Pancreas: First Reported Case.” Am J Dermatopathol 38, no. 11 (November 2016): 852–56. https://doi.org/10.1097/DAD.0000000000000604.
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  - Minca, Eugen C., Rami N. Al-Rohil, Min Wang, Paul W. Harms, Jennifer S. Ko, Angela M. Collie, Ivanka Kovalyshyn, et al. “Comparison between melanoma gene expression score and fluorescence in situ hybridization for the classification of melanocytic lesions.” Mod Pathol 29, no. 8 (August 2016): 832–43. https://doi.org/10.1038/modpathol.2016.84.
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  - Al-Rohil, Rami N., Jonathan L. Curry, Carlos A. Torres-Cabala, Priyadharsini Nagarajan, Doina Ivan, Phyu P. Aung, Genevieve F. Lyons, Roland L. Bassett, Victor G. Prieto, and Michael T. Tetzlaff. “Proliferation indices correlate with diagnosis and metastasis in diagnostically challenging melanocytic tumors.” Hum Pathol 53 (July 2016): 73–81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humpath.2016.02.019.
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  - Al-Rohil, Rami N., Ashley J. Tarasen, J Andrew Carlson, Kai Wang, Adrienne Johnson, Roman Yelensky, Doron Lipson, et al. “Evaluation of 122 advanced-stage cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas by comprehensive genomic profiling opens the door for new routes to targeted therapies.” Cancer 122, no. 2 (January 15, 2016): 249–57. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.29738.
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  - VandenHeuvel, Katherine A., Rami N. Al-Rohil, Michael E. Stevenson, Jiang Qian, Naina L. Gross, Rene McNall-Knapp, Shibo Li, Eric P. Wartchow, Gary W. Mierau, and Kar-Ming Fung. “Primary intracranial Ewing's sarcoma with unusual features.” Int J Clin Exp Pathol 8, no. 1 (2015): 260–74.
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  - Al-Rohil, Rami N., David Leung, and J Andrew Carlson. “Congenital vulnerability of cutaneous segments arising from skin mosaicism: A genetic basis for locus minoris resistentiae.” Clin Dermatol 32, no. 5 (September 2014): 577–91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clindermatol.2014.04.005.
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  - Aggarwal, Anshu, Rami N. Al-Rohil, Anupam Batra, Paul J. Feustel, David M. Jones, and C Michael DiPersio. “Expression of integrin α3β1 and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX2) are positively correlated in human breast cancer.” Bmc Cancer 14 (June 20, 2014): 459. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-14-459.
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  - Al-Rohil, Rami N., Dale Meyer, Elzbieta A. Slodkowska, and J. A. Carlson. “Pigmented eyelid cysts revisited: apocrine retention cyst chromhidrosis.” Am J Dermatopathol 36, no. 4 (April 2014): 318–26. https://doi.org/10.1097/DAD.0b013e3182a23a87.
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  - Ross, Jeffrey S., Kai Wang, Laurie Gay, Rami Al-Rohil, Janne V. Rand, David M. Jones, Hwa J. Lee, et al. “New routes to targeted therapy of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas revealed by next-generation sequencing.” The Oncologist 19, no. 3 (March 2014): 235–42. https://doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2013-0352.
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  - Ross, Jeffrey S., Kai Wang, Janna V. Rand, Christine E. Sheehan, Timothy A. Jennings, Rami N. Al-Rohil, Geoff A. Otto, et al. “Comprehensive genomic profiling of relapsed and metastatic adenoid cystic carcinomas by next-generation sequencing reveals potential new routes to targeted therapies.” Am J Surg Pathol 38, no. 2 (February 2014): 235–38. https://doi.org/10.1097/PAS.0000000000000102.
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  - Ross, Jeffrey S., Kai Wang, Rami N. Al-Rohil, Tipu Nazeer, Christine E. Sheehan, Geoff A. Otto, Jie He, et al. “Advanced urothelial carcinoma: next-generation sequencing reveals diverse genomic alterations and targets of therapy.” Mod Pathol 27, no. 2 (February 2014): 271–80. https://doi.org/10.1038/modpathol.2013.135.
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  - Ross, Jeffrey S., Kai Wang, Laurie M. Gay, Rami N. Al-Rohil, Tipu Nazeer, Christine E. Sheehan, Timothy A. Jennings, et al. “A high frequency of activating extracellular domain ERBB2 (HER2) mutation in micropapillary urothelial carcinoma.” Clin Cancer Res 20, no. 1 (January 1, 2014): 68–75. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-13-1992.
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  - Siparsky, Nicole F., Rami N. Al-Rohil, Albert N. Huho, Justin R. Ferguson, Jeffrey A. Graig, Michael H. Gallichio, and David J. Conti. “Rescue thrombolysis: resolution of intraglomerular thrombi after donation after circulatory death.” Transplantation 96, no. 4 (August 27, 2013): e31–32. https://doi.org/10.1097/TP.0b013e31829e93f1.
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  - Carruth, Bryant P., Dale R. Meyer, Edward J. Wladis, Elizabeth A. Bradley, Rami Al-Rohil, David M. Jones, and George B. Bartley. “Extreme Eyelid Lymphedema Associated With Rosacea (Morbihan Disease): Case Series, Literature Review, and Therapeutic Considerations.” Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 33, no. 3S Suppl 1 (n.d.): S34–38. https://doi.org/10.1097/IOP.0000000000000581.
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- Book Sections
  - Al-Rohil, R., P. Nagarajan, and M. T. Tetzlaff. “Molecular studies informing the diagnosis of melanocytic lesions.” In Applied Immunohistochemistry in the Evaluation of Skin Neoplasms, 337–64, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30590-5_13.
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- Conference Papers
  - Therien, Aaron D., Eda K. Holl, Rami Al-Rohil, Kristen E. Rhodin, Douglas Tyler, Smita Nair, and Georgia Beasley. “Spatial Biology Analysis Reveals the Location and Activation of B Cells in Sentinel Lymph Nodes Correlate with Prognosis in Melanoma Patients.” In Annals of Surgical Oncology, 29:355–355, 2022.
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  - Argyropoulos, Kimon, Kelsey Zhu, Theodore Vougiouklakis, Randie Kim, Konstantinos Linos, Maria Angelica Selim, Rami Al-Rohil, Jennifer Crimmins, and George Jour. “Whole Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals Unique Signatures in CD8+Mycosis Fungoides and Type D Lymphomatoid Papulosis.” In Laboratory Investigation, 102:317–18, 2022.
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  - Argyropoulos, Kimon, Kelsey Zhu, Theodore Vougiouklakis, Randie Kim, Konstantinos Linos, Maria Angelica Selim, Rami Al-Rohil, Jennifer Crimmins, and George Jour. “Whole Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals Unique Signatures in CD8+Mycosis Fungoides and Type D Lymphomatoid Papulosis.” In Modern Pathology, 35:317–18, 2022.
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  - Scholl, Ashley Rose, Jessica Moore, Heath Patterson, Sarah Nicholson, Jeremy Norris, Jason Robbins, and Rami Al-Rohil. “MALDI Imaging Mass Spectrometry Differentiates Basal Cell Carcinoma from Trichoblastoma and Trichoepithelioma.” In Laboratory Investigation, 102:357–58, 2022.
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  - Scholl, Ashley Rose, Jessica Moore, Heath Patterson, Sarah Nicholson, Jeremy Norris, Jason Robbins, and Rami Al-Rohil. “MALDI Imaging Mass Spectrometry Differentiates Basal Cell Carcinoma from Trichoblastoma and Trichoepithelioma.” In Modern Pathology, 35:357–58, 2022.
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  - Underwood, Caroline Mullins, Jessica Moore, Heath Patterson, Sarah Nicholson, Jeremy Norris, Maria Angelica Selim, Michelle Schneider, Ahmed Alomari, and Rami Al-Rohil. “Imaging Mass Spectrometry Aids in the Classification of Capsular Nevi Versus Metastatic Melanoma in Lymph Nodes.” In Laboratory Investigation, 102:343–44, 2022.
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  - Underwood, Caroline Mullins, Jessica Moore, Heath Patterson, Sarah Nicholson, Jeremy Norris, Maria Angelica Selim, Michelle Schneider, Ahmed Alomari, and Rami Al-Rohil. “Imaging Mass Spectrometry Aids in the Classification of Capsular Nevi Versus Metastatic Melanoma in Lymph Nodes.” In Modern Pathology, 35:343–44, 2022.
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  - Al-Rohil, Rami, Ahmed Alomari, Jason Robbins, Jessica Moore, Nathan Patterson, Richard Caprioli, and Jeremy Norris. “Imaging Mass Spectrometry Aids in the Classification of Nevi Versus Melanoma.” In Modern Pathology, 34:285–86, 2021.
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  - Al-Rohil, Rami, Ahmed Alomari, Jason Robbins, Jessica Moore, Nathan Patterson, Richard Caprioli, and Jeremy Norris. “Imaging Mass Spectrometry Aids in the Classification of Nevi Versus Melanoma.” In Laboratory Investigation, 101:285–86, 2021.
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  - DeVito, Nicholas, Michael Sturdivant, Luke Wachsmuth, John Strickler, Georgia Beasley, Rami Al-Rohil, April Salama, and Brent Hanks. “425 Investigation of Wnt ligand signaling regulators as a predictor of Anti-PD-1 response in metastatic melanoma.” In Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1136/jitc-2020-sitc2020.0425.
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  - Keiser, Elizabeth, Shira Ronen, Rami Al-Rohil, George Jour, Priyadharsini Nagarajan, Michael Tetzlaff, Jonathan Curry, et al. “Factors Associated with Patient Outcomes After Diagnosis with Invasive Melanoma; An 8-Year Retrospective Study of AJCC Staging and Clinical Parameters.” In Modern Pathology, 33:473–74. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2020.
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  - Keiser, Elizabeth, Shira Ronen, Rami Al-Rohil, George Jour, Priyadharsini Nagarajan, Michael Tetzlaff, Jonathan Curry, et al. “Factors Associated with Patient Outcomes After Diagnosis with Invasive Melanoma; An 8-Year Retrospective Study of AJCC Staging and Clinical Parameters.” In Laboratory Investigation, 100:473–74. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2020.
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  - Ronen, Shira, Elizabeth Keiser, Rami Al-Rohil, George Jour, Priyadharsini Nagarajan, Michael Tetzlaff, Jonathan Curry, et al. “Discordance in Diagnosis of Melanocytic Lesions and its Impact on Management: A Melanoma Referral Center Experience with 1718 Cases.” In Modern Pathology, 33:1896–97. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2020.
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  - Ronen, Shira, Elizabeth Keiser, Rami Al-Rohil, George Jour, Priyadharsini Nagarajan, Michael Tetzlaff, Jonathan Curry, et al. “Discordance in Diagnosis of Melanocytic Lesions and its Impact on Management: A Melanoma Referral Center Experience with 1718 Cases.” In Laboratory Investigation, 100:1896–97. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2020.
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  - Farrow, N. E., E. K. Holl, J. Jung, J. Gao, S. Jung, R. Al-Rohil, P. Mosca, et al. “An Immune Tolerant Sentinel Node Microenvironment Predicts Recurrence in Melanoma.” In Annals of Surgical Oncology, 27:S32–S32. SPRINGER, 2020.
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  - Al-Rohil, Rami, Etan Marks, Varshini Vasudevaraja, Stephen Kelly, Matija Snuderl, Douglas Buckner Johnson, and George Jour. “c-AMP/MAPK dysregulation and its impact on survival and response to immunotherapy in advanced melanomas.” In Journal of Clinical Oncology, 37:3086–3086. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2019. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.3086.
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  - Slesur, Lauren, Anna Vilgelm, Rami Al-Rohil, and Ann Richmond. “Abstract B166: Investigating the effect of CDK4/6 and MDM2 inhibition on melanoma.” In Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, 17:B166–B166. American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 2018. https://doi.org/10.1158/1535-7163.targ-17-b166.
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  - Balko, Justin M., Daniel Y. Wang, Yu Wang, Rami Al-Rohil, Margaret Compton, Jeffery A. Sosman, Igor Puzanov, et al. “Abstract 588: Advanced molecular characterization of severe autoimmune toxicities associated with checkpoint inhibitor therapies.” In Clinical Research (Excluding Clinical Trials). American Association for Cancer Research, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.am2017-588.
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  - Al-Rohil, Rami, George Jaur, Priyadharsini Nagarajan, Phyu P. Aung, Michael T. Tetzlaff, Jonathan L. Curry, Carlos A. Torres-Cabala, Doina Ivan, and Victor G. Prieto. “Discordances in Evaluation of Melanocytic Lesions and Its Impact on Management: A Study of 1518 Cases.” In Modern Pathology, 30:501A-501A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2017.
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  - Al-Rohil, Rami, George Jour, Priyadharsini Nagarajan, Phyu P. Aung, Michael T. Tetzlaff, Jonathan L. Curry, Carlos A. Torres-Cabala, Doina Ivan, and Victor G. Prieto. “Discordances in Evaluation of Melanocytic Lesions and Its Impact on Management: A Study of 1518 Cases.” In Laboratory Investigation, 97:501A-501A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2017.
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  - Jour, George, Nicole Andeen, Rami Al-Rohil, Meenakshi Mehrotra, Dzifa Duose, Benjamin Hoch, Zsolt B. Argenyi, Ignacio I. Wistuba, and Victor G. Prieto. “Targeted DNA and RNA Sequencing in Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors (MPNST) AND Spindle AND Desmoplastic Melanomas (SDM): Novel Findings.” In Laboratory Investigation, 97:131A-131A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2017.
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  - Jour, George, Nicole Andeen, Rami Al-Rohil, Meenakshi Mehrotra, Dzifa Duose, Benjamin Hoch, Zsolt B. Argenyi, Ignacio I. Wistuba, and Victor G. Prieto. “Targeted DNA and RNA Sequencing in Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors (MPNST) AND Spindle AND Desmoplastic Melanomas (SDM): Novel Findings.” In Modern Pathology, 30:131A-131A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2017.
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  - Kadam, P., A. Krishna, C. J. Carlyn, R. Hampton, R. Al-Rohil, A. Kwiatkowski, and P. Kaushik. “Mycobacterium avium complex infection of the knee-joint after rituximab treatment for sclerodermatomyositis.” In Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 57:59–59. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2016.
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  - Al-Rohil, Rami, Jonathan Curry, Carlos Torres-Cabala, Doina Ivan, Roland Bassett, Victor Prieto, and Michael T. Tetzlaff. “The Contribution of Second Generation Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH)To histopathologic and Immunophenotypic Analyses in the Diagnosis of Ambiguous Melanocytic Tumors (AMT).” In Laboratory Investigation, 95:495A-495A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2015.
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  - Al-Rohil, Rami, Jonathan Curry, Carlos Torres-Cabala, Doina Ivan, Roland Bassett, Victor Prieto, and Michael T. Tetzlaff. “The Contribution of Second Generation Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) To histopathologic and Immunophenotypic Analyses in the Diagnosis of Ambiguous Melanocytic Tumors (AMT).” In Modern Pathology, 28:495A-495A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2015.
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  - Presta, Michael, Rami Al-Rohil, Walter Jacobson, Julie Pilitsis, and Jiang Qian. “Glioblastoma with Melanoma-like Histology and Widespread Extracranial Metastases. A Case Report with EM Analysis.” In Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology, 73:630–31. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2014.
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  - Al-Rohil, R. N., A. J. Tarasen, K. Wang, C. E. Sheehan, G. A. Otto, G. Palmer, R. Yelenksy, et al. “Evaluation of Advanced Stage Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin by Next Generation Sequencing Opens the Door for New Routes to Targeted Therapies.” In Modern Pathology, 27:129A-130A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2014.
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  - Al-Rohil, R. N., A. J. Tarasen, K. Wang, C. E. Sheehan, G. A. Otto, G. Palmer, R. Yelenksy, et al. “Evaluation of Advanced Stage Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin by Next Generation Sequencing Opens the Door for new Routes to Targeted Therapies.” In Laboratory Investigation, 94:129A-130A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2014.
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  - Niu, G. G., R. N. Al-Rohil, M. Vanushkina, C. E. Sheehan, T. Nazeer, M. DiCaprio, G. Palmer, et al. “Comprehensive Genomic Evaluation of Osteosarcoma with a Targeted Next Generation Sequencing Assay Reveals Frequent Actionable Genomic Abnormalities and Potential New Routes to Targeted Therapies.” In Laboratory Investigation, 94:23A-24A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2014.
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  - Niu, G. G., R. N. Al-Rohil, M. Vanushkina, C. E. Sheehan, T. Nazeer, M. DiCaprio, G. Palmer, et al. “Comprehensive Genomic Evaluation of Osteosarcoma with a Targeted Next Generation Sequencing Assay Reveals Frequent Actionable Genomic Abnormalities and Potential New Routes to Targeted Therapies.” In Modern Pathology, 27:23A-24A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2014.
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  - Ross, J. S., K. Wang, L. M. Gay, R. N. Al-Rohil, T. Nazeer, C. E. Sheehan, T. A. Jennings, et al. “Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) Reveals a High Frequency of IHC/FISH Negative Activating Extracellular Domain ERBB2 (HER2) Mutations in Micropapillary Urothelial Carcinoma That Can Respond to Anti-HER2 Targeting Agents.” In Modern Pathology, 27:256A-256A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2014.
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  - Ross, J. S., K. Wang, L. M. Gay, R. N. Al-Rohil, T. Nazeer, C. E. Sheehan, T. A. Jennings, et al. “Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) Reveals a High Frequency of IHC/FISH Negative Activating Extracellular Domain ERBB2 (HER2) Mutations in Micropapillary Urothelial Carcinoma That Can Respond to Anti-HER2 Targeting Agents.” In Laboratory Investigation, 94:256A-256A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2014.
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  - Tarasen, A. J., R. N. Al-Rohil, K. Wang, J. V. Rand, D. M. Jones, H. J. Lee, C. E. Sheehan, et al. “Evaluation of Gallbladder Adenocarcinoma by Next Generation Sequencing Reveals Frequent Actionable Genomic Abnormalities and New Routes to Targeted Therapies.” In Laboratory Investigation, 94:205A-206A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2014.
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  - Tarasen, A. J., R. N. Al-Rohil, K. Wang, J. V. Rand, D. M. Jones, H. J. Lee, C. E. Sheehan, et al. “Evaluation of Gallbladder Adenocarcinoma by Next Generation Sequencing Reveals Frequent Actionable Genomic Abnormalities and New Routes to Targeted Therapies.” In Modern Pathology, 27:205A-206A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2014.
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  - Al-Rohil, R. N., M. J. Presta, B. V. S. Kallakury, G. M. Sheehan, C. E. Sheehan, A. B. Boguniewicz, and J. S. Ross. “Prognostic Significance of Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 3 (FGFR-3) Overexpression in Invasive Mammary Carcinoma (BRCA).” In Laboratory Investigation, 93:26A-27A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2013.
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  - Al-Rohil, R. N., M. J. Presta, B. V. S. Kallakury, G. M. Sheehan, C. E. Sheehan, A. B. Boguniewicz, and J. S. Ross. “Prognostic Significance of Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 3 (FGFR-3) Overexpression in Invasive Mammary Carcinoma (BRCA).” In Modern Pathology, 26:26A-27A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2013.
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  - Al-Rohil, R., J. V. Rand, D. M. Jones, H. J. Lee, C. E. Sheehan, G. Otto, G. Palmer, et al. “Evaluation of Cholangiocarcinomas (CCA) by Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Reveals Frequent Actionable Genomic Abnormalities and New Routes to Targeted Therapies.” In Modern Pathology, 26:397A-397A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2013.
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  - Al-Rohil, R., J. V. Rand, D. M. Jones, H. J. Lee, C. E. Sheehan, G. Otto, G. Palmer, et al. “Evaluation of Cholangiocarcinomas (CCA) by Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Reveals Frequent Actionable Genomic Abnormalities and New Routes to Targeted Therapies.” In Laboratory Investigation, 93:397A-397A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2013.
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  - Kallakury, B. V. S., R. N. Al-Rohil, M. J. Presta, G. M. Sheehan, C. E. Sheehan, A. B. Boguniewicz, and J. S. Ross. “Prognostic Significance of Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2 (FGFR-2) Overexpression in Invasive Mammary Carcinoma (BRCA).” In Modern Pathology, 26:48A-48A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2013.
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  - Presta, M. J., R. N. Al-Rohil, C. B. Sheehan, C. E. Sheehan, A. B. Boguniewicz, and J. S. Ross. “Prognostic Significance of Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 1 (FGFR-1) Overexpression in Invasive Mammary Carcinoma (BRCA).” In Laboratory Investigation, 93:64A-65A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2013.
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  - Presta, M. J., R. N. Al-Rohil, C. B. Sheehan, C. E. Sheehan, A. B. Boguniewicz, and J. S. Ross. “Prognostic Significance of Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 1 (FGFR-1) Overexpression in Invasive Mammary Carcinoma (BRCA).” In Modern Pathology, 26:64A-65A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2013.
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  - Rand, J. V., C. E. Sheehan, T. A. Jennings, R. N. Al-Rohil, G. Otto, J. Curran, G. Palmer, et al. “Comprehensive Genomic Profiling of Relapsed and Metastatic Adenoid Cystic Carcinomas (ACC) by Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Reveals New Routes to Targeted Therapies.” In Modern Pathology, 26:311A-312A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2013.
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  - Rand, J. V., C. E. Sheehan, T. A. Jennings, R. N. Al-Rohil, G. Otto, J. Curran, G. Palmer, et al. “Comprehensive Genomic Profiling of Relapsed and Metastatic Adenoid Cystic Carcinomas (ACC) by Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Reveals New Routes to Targeted Therapies.” In Laboratory Investigation, 93:311A-312A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2013.
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  - Al-Rohil, R. N., K. -. A. Kim, J. Garbaini, C. E. Sheehan, R. P. Kaufman, J. S. Ross, and A. Hayner-Buchan. “Subcellular Localization of Gli-1 Correlates with Histologic Type, Grade and Stage of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC).” In Laboratory Investigation, 92:189A-189A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2012.
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  - Al-Rohil, R. N., K. -. A. Kim, J. Garbaini, C. E. Sheehan, R. P. Kaufman, J. S. Ross, and A. Hayner-Buchan. “Subcellular Localization of Gli-1 Correlates with Histologic Type, Grade and Stage of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC).” In Modern Pathology, 25:189A-189A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2012.
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  - Garbaini, J., K. -. A. Kim, R. N. Al-Rohil, C. E. Sheehan, R. P. Kaufman, J. S. Ross, and A. Hayner-Buchan. “Nuclear and Membranous Smo Expression Is Associated with Low Tumor Grade and Stage in Renal Cell Carcinomas (RCC).” In Laboratory Investigation, 92:206A-206A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2012.
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  - Garbaini, J., K. -. A. Kim, R. N. Al-Rohil, C. E. Sheehan, R. P. Kaufman, J. S. Ross, and A. Hayner-Buchan. “Nuclear and Membranous Smo Expression Is Associated with Low Tumor Grade and Stage in Renal Cell Carcinomas (RCC).” In Modern Pathology, 25:206A-206A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2012.
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  - Kim, K. -. A., J. L. Garbaini, R. N. Al-Rohil, C. E. Sheehan, R. P. Kaufman, J. S. Ross, and A. Hayner-Buchan. “Subcellular Localization of DC-SCRIPT Correlates with Histologic Type, Grade and Stage of Renal Cell Carcinomas (RCC).” In Modern Pathology, 25:219A-219A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2012.
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  - Kim, K. -. A., J. L. Garbaini, R. N. Al-Rohil, C. E. Sheehan, R. P. Kaufman, J. S. Ross, and A. Hayner-Buchan. “Subcellular Localization of DC-SCRIPT Correlates with Histologic Type, Grade and Stage of Renal Cell Carcinomas (RCC).” In Laboratory Investigation, 92:219A-219A. NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2012.
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