Diana Morlote

Diana Morlote
Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor (P), Genomic Diagnostics & Bioinformatics , Pathology

Overview

Dr. Morlote is board certified in molecular genetic pathology and hematopathology. She completed fellowship training in both subspecialties in the Department of Pathology at UAB.

Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year	Title	Altmetric
2023	Spectrum of second primary malignancies and cause-specific mortality in pediatric and adult langerhans cell histiocytosis. Leukemia Research. 126. 2023
2022	Outcomes After Treatment With Cobimetinib in Patients With Rosai-Dorfman Disease Based on KRAS and MEK Alteration Status. JAMA Oncology. 8:1816-1820. 2022
2022	Utility of Single-Gene Testing in Cancer Specimens. Clinics in Laboratory Medicine. 42:385-394. 2022
2022	Clinical and therapeutic implications of BRAF fusions in histiocytic disorders. Blood Cancer Journal. 12. 2022
2022	Cutaneous nodular fasciitis with rare TPM4-USP6 fusion. Journal of Cutaneous Pathology. 49:196-199. 2022
2022	IDH1 inhibitor-induced neutrophilic dermatosis in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia. Cancer Treatment and Research Communications. 31. 2022
2021	Diagnostic utility of one-stop fusion gene panel to detect TFE3/TFEB gene rearrangement and amplification in renal cell carcinomas. Modern Pathology. 34:2055-2063. 2021
2021	The Interpretation of Sequence Variants in Myeloid Neoplasms. American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 156:728-748. 2021
2021	Poroid adnexal skin tumors with YAP1 fusions exhibit similar histopathologic features: A series of six YAP1-rearranged adnexal skin tumors. Journal of Cutaneous Pathology. 48:1139-1149. 2021
2021	Acute Myeloid Leukemia Case Harboring Unusual FLT3 Variant: Somatic vs Germline?. Laboratory Medicine. 52:E53-E56. 2021
2021	Cerebral invasive aspergillosis in a case of chronic lymphocytic leukemia with bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor 2021
2020	Molecular Pathology of Colorectal Cancer. Advances in Anatomic Pathology. 27:20-26. 2020
2019	Adamantinoma-Like Ewing Sarcoma of the Thyroid: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Head and Neck Pathology. 13:618-623. 2019
2019	Clear cell papillary renal cell carcinoma: molecular profile and virtual karyotype. Human Pathology. 91:52-60. 2019
2019	Effects of Improved DNA Integrity by Punch from Tissue Blocks as Compared to Pinpoint Extraction from Unstained Slides on Next-Generation Sequencing Quality Metrics. American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 152:27-35. 2019
2019	NUTM1-rearranged neoplasia: a multi-institution experience yields novel fusion partners and expands the histologic spectrum. Modern Pathology. 32:764-773. 2019
2019	Spindle Epithelial Tumor with Thymus-Like Differentiation (SETTLE): A Next-Generation Sequencing Study. Head and Neck Pathology. 13:162-168. 2019
2019	Abstracts of Presentations at the Association of Clinical Scientists 139^th Meeting Hershey, PA, May 15-18, 2019. Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science. 49:403-416. 2019
2018	Malignant Ewing-Like Neoplasm With an EWSR1-KLF15 Fusion: At the Crossroads of a Myoepithelial Carcinoma and a Ewing-Like Sarcoma. A Case Report With Treatment Options. International Journal of Surgical Pathology. 26:440-447. 2018
2017	Scolecobasidium granulomatous pneumonia and abscess – an emerging opportunistic fungal pathogen: a case report. International Journal of STD and AIDS. 28:94-96. 2017
2016	An occult malignancy behind a demyelinating disease: POEMS syndrome. Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports. 4. 2016
2016	Is the routine microscopic examination of proximal and distal resection margins in colorectal cancer surgery justified?. Annals of Diagnostic Pathology. 23:35-37. 2016
2016	Serum procalcitonin, use of antibiotics, and patient outcome. 2016
2015	A Case of Colon Cancer Metastasis to the Penis. Urology. 86:16-18. 2015
2011	The Soliga, an isolated tribe from Southern India: Genetic diversity and phylogenetic affinities. Journal of Human Genetics. 56:258-269. 2011
2009	Genetic insights into the origins of Tibeto-Burman populations in the Himalayas. Journal of Human Genetics. 54:216-223. 2009

Research Overview

Research interests include the molecular characterization of hematologic neoplasms and its diagnostic and prognostic implications, and flow cytometry immunophenotyping of hematologic malignancies.