Meta-analysis identifies common variants associated with body mass index in east Asians

W Wen, YS Cho, W Zheng, R Dorajoo, N Kato, L Qi… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Multiple genetic loci associated with obesity or body mass index (BMI) have been identified
through genome-wide association studies conducted predominantly in populations of …

Genetic variants in STAT4 and HLA-DQ genes confer risk of hepatitis B virus–related hepatocellular carcinoma

DK Jiang, J Sun, G Cao, Y Liu, D Lin, YZ Gao… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
To identify genetic susceptibility loci for hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC) in the Chinese population, we carried out a genome-wide association …

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in East Asian-ancestry populations identifies four new loci for body mass index

W Wen, W Zheng, Y Okada, F Takeuchi… - Human molecular …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Recent genetic association studies have identified 55 genetic loci associated with obesity or
body mass index (BMI). The vast majority, 51 loci, however, were identified in European …

[HTML][HTML] Breast cancer in postmenopausal women is associated with an altered gut metagenome

J Zhu, M Liao, Z Yao, W Liang, Q Li, J Liu, H Yang, Y Ji… - Microbiome, 2018 - Springer
Background Increasing evidence suggests that gut microbiota play a role in the
pathogenesis of breast cancer. The composition and functional capacity of gut microbiota …

[HTML][HTML] Association of depressive symptoms with marital status among the middle-aged and elderly in Rural China–Serial mediating effects of sleep time, pain and life …

L Pan, L Li, H Peng, L Fan, J Liao, M Wang… - Journal of Affective …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective This study aimed to explore the potential effect of sleep time, pain and life
satisfaction on the association between marital status and depressive symptoms. Methods …

16S rRNA gene sequencing reveals altered composition of gut microbiota in individuals with kidney stones

R Tang, Y Jiang, A Tan, J Ye, X Xian, Y Xie, Q Wang… - Urolithiasis, 2018 - Springer
Nephrolithiasis is a common urological disease with high prevalence and recurrence rates.
Characterizing gut microbiome profiles of nephrolithiasis patients may provide valuable …

Low serum osteocalcin level is a potential marker for metabolic syndrome: results from a Chinese male population survey

A Tan, Y Gao, X Yang, H Zhang, X Qin, L Mo, T Peng… - Metabolism, 2011 - Elsevier
Osteocalcin has been recognized as a bone-derived hormone to regulate energy
metabolism recently. Little is known about the role of osteocalcin as regards metabolic …

Glutathione S–Transferase M1 polymorphism and sporadic colorectal cancer risk: an updating meta-analysis and HuGE review of 36 case-control studies

Y Gao, Y Cao, A Tan, C Liao, Z Mo, F Gao - Annals of epidemiology, 2010 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Sporadic colorectal cancer (CRC) is considered to be a multifactorial disease, in
which multiple exposures to endogenous factors interact with individual genetic background …

[PDF][PDF] Genetic variants in five novel loci including CFB and CD40 predispose to chronic hepatitis B

DK Jiang, XP Ma, H Yu, G Cao, DL Ding, H Chen… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatitis B virus affects more than 2 billion people worldwide, 350 million of which have
developed chronic hepatitis B (CHB). The genetic factors that confer CHB risk are still largely …

[PDF][PDF] Anti-epidermal growth factor receptor monoclonal antibody-based therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer: a meta-analysis of the effect of PIK3CA mutations in …

L Huang, Z Liu, D Deng, A Tan, M Liao, Z Mo… - Archives of Medical …, 2014 - termedia.pl
Results: PIK3CA mutations as a whole were associated with reduced response and poor
PFS and OS in KRAS wild-type mCRC patients (objective response: OR= 0.42 and 95% CI …