Dr. Edward V Prochownik MD
Hematologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
3705 5th Ave Room 4b385 Pittsburgh PA, 15213About
Dr. Edward Prochownik is a pediatric hematologist practicing in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Prochownik specializes in treating children that have a blood disease or cancer. Such blood diseases include disorders of red blood cells, white blood cells and/or platelets. The types of cancers that Dr. Prochownik treats include leukemias, lymphomas and certain tumors. Dr. Prochownik can also treat bleeding disorders in children. Pediatric hematologists can be found in childrens hospitals, community hospitals, university medical centers and more.
Education and Training
Univ of Chicago, Pritzker Sch of Med, Chicago Il 1978
U Of Chgo Div Of Bio Sci Pritzker Sch Of Med 1978
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- C-myc overexpression and p53 loss cooperate to promote genomic instability.
- Establishment of an apoptosis-resistant and growth-controllable cell line by transfecting with inducible antisense c-Jun gene.
- MYC oncogenes and human neoplastic disease.
- Mmip-2, a novel RING finger protein that interacts with mad members of the Myc oncoprotein network.
- Promotion of growth and apoptosis in c-myc nullizygous fibroblasts by other members of the myc oncoprotein family.
- Genetic dissection of c-myc apoptotic pathways.
- The interferon refractory state. II. Biological characterization of a refractoriness-inducing protein.
- Mmip-2/Rnf-17 enhances c-Myc function and regulates some target genes in common with glucocorticoid hormones.
- Dynamic in vivo interactions among Myc network members.
- Inverse regulation of cyclin B1 by c-Myc and p53 and induction of tetraploidy by cyclin B1 overexpression.
- Myc target in myeloid cells-1, a novel c-Myc target, recapitulates multiple c-Myc phenotypes.
- Pag, a putative tumor suppressor, interacts with the Myc Box II domain of c-Myc and selectively alters its biological function and target gene expression.
- The CCL6 chemokine is differentially regulated by c-Myc and L-Myc, and promotes tumorigenesis and metastasis.
- A point mutation in the MyoD basic domain imparts c-Myc-like properties.
- Low molecular weight inhibitors of Myc-Max interaction and function.
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