2020
Supervariants identification for breast cancer
Hu J, Li T, Wang S, Zhang H. Supervariants identification for breast cancer. Genetic Epidemiology 2020, 44: 934-947. PMID: 32808324, PMCID: PMC7924970, DOI: 10.1002/gepi.22350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesCombination of allelesRare variantsNovel lociChromosome 2UK Biobank databaseChromosome 1Multiple lociAssociation studiesLociComplex diseasesGenesBiobank databaseAssociation methodGenomeVariantsTens of thousandsAllelesPolymorphismNovel resultsSignalsClassic conceptIdentification
2007
Polymorphisms of one-carbon-metabolizing genes and risk of breast cancer in a population-based study
Xu X, Gammon M, Zhang H, Wetmur J, Rao M, Teitelbaum S, Britton J, Neugut A, Santella R, Chen J. Polymorphisms of one-carbon-metabolizing genes and risk of breast cancer in a population-based study. Carcinogenesis 2007, 28: 1504-1509. PMID: 17372271, DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgm061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOne-carbon metabolismRate-limiting enzymeThymidylate synthaseRate-limiting genesOne-carbon pathwayDNA methylationEpigenetic processesSame pathwayGenesMethylenetetrahydrofolate reductaseDNA synthesisEnzymePathwayCritical rolePolymorphismSame populationCancer etiologyPopulation-based Long Island Breast Cancer Study ProjectMetabolismFunctional polymorphismsRepeat alleleMethylationReductaseAllelesSynthase
2002
Tree-based analysis of microarray data for classifying breast cancer.
Zhang H, Yu CY. Tree-based analysis of microarray data for classifying breast cancer. Frontiers In Bioscience-Landmark 2002, 7: c63-7. PMID: 11991861, DOI: 10.2741/a759.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Strategies to Identify Genes for Complex Diseases
Zhang H, Zhao H, Merikangas K. Strategies to Identify Genes for Complex Diseases. Annals Of Medicine 1997, 29: 493-498. PMID: 9562515, DOI: 10.3109/07853899709007473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex diseasesNumerous human diseasesDisease-susceptible genesComplex human disordersHuman genomeGenetic basisHuman disordersHuman diseasesMolecular biologyGenesGenetic epidemiological studiesGenetic factorsComplex patternsDisease pathophysiologyGenomeBiologyTraitsInheritanceMultiple sclerosisBreast cancerEpidemiological studies