Matthew Breen :: PhD :: C.Biol :: FRSB ::
Professor of Genomics and the Oscar J. Fletcher Distinguished Professor of Comparative Oncology Genetics

  • Thomas, R., Valli, V.E., Ellis, P., Bell, J., Karlsson, E.K., Cullen, J., Lindblad-Toh, K., Langford, C.F., Breen, M. Microarray-based cytogenetic profiling reveals recurrent and subtype-associated genomic copy number aberrations in feline sarcomas Chromosome Research 17:8 987-1000. [PUBMED LINK]
  • Thomas, R, Rebbeck, C., Leroi, A.M., Burt, A, Breen, M. (2009). Extensive conservation of genomic imbalances in canine transmissible venereal tumors (CTVT) detected by microarray-based CGH analysis. Chromosome Research 7(17):927 – 934. [PUBMED LINK]
  • Clare A. Rebbeck, Rachael Thomas, Matthew Breen, Armand M. Leroi,  Austin Burt. Origins and Evolution of a Transmissible Cancer. Evolution 63(9):2340-2349 [PUBMED LINK]
  • Breen, M. (2009). Update on Genomics in Veterinary OncologyTopics in Companion Animal Medicine. 24(3) 113-121. [PUBMED LINK]
  • Rachael Thomas, Shannon E. Duke, Huixia J. Wang, Tessa E. Breen, Robert J. Higgins, Keith E. Linder, Peter Ellis, Cordelia F. Langford, Peter J. Dickinson, Natasha J. Olby and Matthew Breen (2009). Putting our heads together’  – insights into genomic conservation between human and canine intracranial tumors. Journal of NeuroOncology 94(3):333-349 [PUBMED LINK]
  • Thomas, R, Wang, H.J., Tsai, P.C., Langford, C.F., Fosmire,S.P., Jubala, C.M., Getzy, D.M., Cutter, G.R., Modiano, J.F., Breen, M. (2009). Influence of genetic background on tumor karyotypes: evidence for breed-associated cytogenetic aberrations in canine appendicular osteosarcoma. Chromosome Research 17:365-377. [PUBMED LINK]
  • Tzu-yin Lin, Rachael Thomas, Pei-Chien Tsai, Matthew Breen, Cheryl A London (2009). Generation and characterization of a novel canine malignant mast cell line, CL1. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology 127:114-124. [PUBMED LINK]