Ravindran Ankathil, Ph.D.
Additional Professor
Regional Cancer Centre
Division of Cancer Research
Thiruvananthapuram - 695 011
Kerala
E-mail: rankathil@gmail.com, rankathil@hotmail.com
Phone: +91-471-2522204
URL: http://rcctvm.org/raviankathil.htm
Area of Specialization:
Molecular Oncology
Research Summary:
Molecular Genetic Analysis BRCA2 gene mutations and Pathology in Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer
Genetic Susceptibility Studies in Lung Cancer. Germline Mutation Analysis of Mismatch Repair Genes in Familial Colorectal Cancer Patients
Role of Germline Polymorphisms of Few Low Penetrance Genes in Familial Breast Cancer
Genetics of Colorectal Cancer Susceptibility
Publications:
1.
Syamala, V. S., Syamala, V., Sheeja, V. R., Kuttan, R., Balakrishnan, R. and Ankathil, R. Possible risk modification by polymorphisms of estrogen metabolizing genes in familial breast cancer susceptibility in an Indian population. Cancer Investigation. 2010. 28, 304-311. [PubMed]
2.
Syamala, V., Syamala, V. S., Sreeja, L., Raveendran, P. B., Vijayalekshmi, R. V., Sheeja, V. R., Santhi, S., Kuttan, R., Abraham, E. K. and Ankathil, R. Hereditary breast/ovarian cancer: clinicopathological characteristics and survival of BRCA2 positive and negative cases. Journal of Experimental Therapeutics & Oncology. 2008. 7, 227-236. [PubMed]
3.
Syamala, V. S., Syamala, V., Sreedharan, H., Raveendran, P. B., Kuttan, R. and Ankathil, R . Contribution of XPD (Lys751Gln) and XRCC1 (Arg399Gln) polymorphisms in familial and sporadic breast cancer predisposition and survival: an Indian report. Pathology Oncology Research . 2009. 15, 389-397. [PubMed]
4.
Sreeja, L., Syamala, V., Hariharan, S., Syamala, V. S., Raveendran, P. B., Sivanandan, C. D., Madhavan, J. and Ankathil, R. Glutathione S-transferase M1, T1 and P1 polymorphisms: susceptibility and outcome in lung cancer patients. Journal of Experimental Therapeutics & Oncology. 2008. 7, 73-85. [PubMed]
5.
Sreeja, L., Syamala, V., Raveendran, P. B., Santhi, S., Madhavan, J. and Ankathil, R. p53 Arg72Pro polymorphism predicts survival outcome in lung cancer patients in Indian population. Cancer Investigation. 2008. 26, 41-46. [PubMed]
6.
Syamala, V. S., Sreeja, L., Syamala, V., Raveendran, P. B., Balakrishnan, R., Kuttan, R. and Ankathil, R. Influence of germline polymorphisms of GSTT1, GSTM1, and GSTP1 in familial versus sporadic breast cancer susceptibility and survival. Familial Cancer. 2008. 7, 213-220. [PubMed]
7.
Sreeja, L., Syamala, V. S., Syamala, V., Hariharan, S., Raveendran, P. B., Vijayalekshmi, R. V., Madhavan, J. and Ankathil, R. Prognostic importance of DNA repair gene polymorphisms of XRCC1 Arg399Gln and XPD Lys751Gln in lung cancer patients from India. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. 2008. 134, 645-652. [PubMed]
8.
Syamala, V., Sreeja, L., Syamala, V. S., Vinodkumar, B., Raveendran, P. B., Sreedharan, H., Kuttappan, R., Balakrishnan, L. and Ankathil, R. Novel germline mutations in BRCA2 gene among 96 hereditary breast and breast-ovarian cancer families from Kerala, South India. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. 2007. 133, 867-874. [PubMed]
9.
Sunil, S. K., Prakash, P. N., Hariharan, S., Vinod, G., Preethi, R. T., Geetha, N. and Ankathil, R. Adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia with near haploidy, hyperdiploidy and Ph positive lines: a rare entity with poor prognosis. Leukemia & Lymphoma. 2006. 47, 561-563. [PubMed]
10.
Sreeja, L., Syamala, V., Hariharan, S., Madhavan, J., Devan, S. C. and Ankathil, R. Possible risk modification by CYP1A1, GSTM1 and GSTT1 gene polymorphisms in lung cancer susceptibility in a South Indian population. Journal of Human Genetics. 2005. 50, 618-627. [PubMed]
Grant Support:
Project Title
Role
Funding Agency
Sanction Number
Sanction Date
Genetic Susceptibility Studies in Lung Cancer
Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
2006-2008
Education
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M.Sc.
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Ph.D.
Type of Neoplasms
Gastrointestinal tract
Colon
Female genital system
Ovaries