2023
Pros and cons of Mendelian randomization
Zhang H. Pros and cons of Mendelian randomization. Fertility And Sterility 2023, 119: 913-916. PMID: 36990264, PMCID: PMC10234673, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2023.03.029.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Impact of Male and Female Weight, Smoking, and Intercourse Frequency on Live Birth in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Polotsky AJ, Allshouse AA, Casson PR, Coutifaris C, Diamond MP, Christman GM, Schlaff WD, Alvero R, Trussell JC, Krawetz SA, Santoro N, Eisenberg E, Zhang H, Legro RS. Impact of Male and Female Weight, Smoking, and Intercourse Frequency on Live Birth in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2015, 100: 2405-2412. PMID: 25856211, PMCID: PMC4454812, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2015-1178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystic ovary syndromeBody mass indexFemale body mass indexMale body mass indexLive birthsOvary syndromeFertility treatment successSexual intercourse attemptsLower chanceNormal semen parametersClomiphene citrateIntercourse attemptsII trialObese menObese womenInfertile womenMale obesityMass indexRegular intercourseProspective dataMale factorTreatment successMale smokingLarge cohortIntercourse frequency
2014
Smoking in infertile women with polycystic ovary syndrome: baseline validation of self-report and effects on phenotype
Legro RS, Chen G, Kunselman AR, Schlaff WD, Diamond MP, Coutifaris C, Carson SA, Steinkampf MP, Carr BR, McGovern PG, Cataldo NA, Gosman GG, Nestler JE, Myers ER, Zhang H, Foulds J, Barnhart K, Martino L, Timbers K, Lambe L, DeWire R, Yang H, Bodine C, Mark D, Puscheck E, Ginsburg K, Collins K, Brossoit M, Leach R, Yelian F, Perez M, Buster J, Amato P, Torres M, Dodson W, Gnatuk C, Ober J, Demers L, Heller D, Colon J, Weiss G, Solnica A, Gatlin K, Hahn S, Roark M, Blackwell R, Willis V, Love L, Laychak K, Nazmy M, Stovall D, Evans W, Turner K, Chang J, Malcolm P, Coddington C, Permanente K, Faber K, Hasenleider D, Huang H. Smoking in infertile women with polycystic ovary syndrome: baseline validation of self-report and effects on phenotype. Human Reproduction 2014, 29: 2680-2686. PMID: 25324541, PMCID: PMC4227579, DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deu239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystic ovary syndromeSerum cotinine levelsCase-control studySmoking statusInfertility treatmentCotinine levelsPast smokersCurrent smokersOvary syndromeInfertile womenInsulin resistanceFirst-line ovulation induction agentsMulti-center clinical trialOvulation induction agentsWorse insulin resistanceTotal testosterone levelsLive birth rateSecond-hand smokePARTICIPANTS/MATERIALSNational InstituteROLE OF CHANCESelf-reported changesHirsutism scoreSmoking groupRecent smokers
2012
Prenatal Exposure to Nicotine and Impaired Reading Performance
Cho K, Frijters JC, Zhang H, Miller LL, Gruen JR. Prenatal Exposure to Nicotine and Impaired Reading Performance. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2012, 162: 713-718.e2. PMID: 23122624, PMCID: PMC3577994, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.09.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchool-aged childrenPrenatal nicotine exposureSkill outcomesAge childrenLongitudinal studyPotential mediatorsNicotine exposureSkills of childrenPhonological deficitPrenatal exposureRisk of underperformanceReading performanceSingle wordsAvon Longitudinal StudyLongitudinal samplePoor performanceLarge associationsNegative associationChildrenAreas of speedParentsSpellingFluencyNicotineComprehension
2005
Linkage analysis and association analysis in the presence of linkage using age at onset of COGA alcoholism data
Zhong X, Zhang H. Linkage analysis and association analysis in the presence of linkage using age at onset of COGA alcoholism data. BMC Genomic Data 2005, 6: s31. PMID: 16451641, PMCID: PMC1866754, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-6-s1-s31.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLinkage analysisAssociation analysisSusceptibility genesGenetic Analysis Workshop 14Alcoholism dataCombination of linkageComplex disease mappingDisease susceptibility genesEntire genomeMean identityLinkage disequilibriumTransmission/disequilibrium testAssociation TestGenesPresence of linkageDisequilibrium testGenomeChromosomesGeneticsLinkageDisequilibriumAssociation strategyGreater numberRegionA genome-wide tree- and forest-based association analysis of comorbidity of alcoholism and smoking
Ye Y, Zhong X, Zhang H. A genome-wide tree- and forest-based association analysis of comorbidity of alcoholism and smoking. BMC Genomic Data 2005, 6: s135. PMID: 16451594, PMCID: PMC1866801, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-6-s1-s135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociation analysisGenetic Analysis Workshop 14Single nucleotide polymorphism dataJoint association analysisNew genesSingle nucleotide polymorphismsGenetic mechanismsPolymorphism dataAssociation studiesDeterministic forestsGenetics of AlcoholismGenesTreesUseful candidateGeneticsForestPolymorphismFuture studiesStudy of alcoholism