2015
Soluble levels of CD27 and CD30 are associated with risk of non‐Hodgkin lymphoma in three Chinese prospective cohorts
Bassig BA, Shu XO, Koh WP, Gao YT, Purdue MP, Butler LM, Adams-Haduch J, Xiang YB, Kemp TJ, Wang R, Pinto LA, Zheng T, Ji BT, Hosgood HD, Hu W, Yang G, Zhang H, Chow WH, Kim C, Seow WJ, Zheng W, Yuan JM, Lan Q, Rothman N. Soluble levels of CD27 and CD30 are associated with risk of non‐Hodgkin lymphoma in three Chinese prospective cohorts. International Journal Of Cancer 2015, 137: 2688-2695. PMID: 26095604, PMCID: PMC4898881, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.29637.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hodgkin lymphomaB cell activationProspective studyNHL riskWestern populationsChinese prospective cohortIntermediate endpoint biomarkersCase-control studySoluble CD30Prospective cohortSoluble CD27Fourth quartileBlood drawLowest quartileEndpoint biomarkersNHL casesImportant underlying mechanismChinese menSimilar associationSoluble levelsSCD27SCD30CD30CD27Underlying mechanismSubgroup Identification in Personalized Treatment of Alcohol Dependence
Hou J, Seneviratne C, Su X, Taylor J, Johnson B, Wang XQ, Zhang H, Kranzler HR, Kang J, Liu L. Subgroup Identification in Personalized Treatment of Alcohol Dependence. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2015, 39: 1253-1259. PMID: 26031187, PMCID: PMC4491003, DOI: 10.1111/acer.12759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenetic susceptibility to diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma in a pooled study of three Eastern Asian populations
Bassig BA, Cerhan JR, Au WY, Kim HN, Sangrajrang S, Hu W, Tse J, Berndt S, Zheng T, Zhang H, Pornsopone P, Lee JJ, Kim HJ, Skibola CF, Vijai J, Burdette L, Yeager M, Brennan P, Shin MH, Liang R, Chanock S, Lan Q, Rothman N. Genetic susceptibility to diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma in a pooled study of three Eastern Asian populations. European Journal Of Haematology 2015, 95: 442-448. PMID: 25611436, DOI: 10.1111/ejh.12513.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge B-cell lymphomaNon-Hodgkin lymphomaB-cell lymphomaDLBCL riskSimilar genetic risk factorsCommon NHL subtypesEuropean ancestryRisk of DLBCLGenetic risk factorsGenome-wide association studiesPooled studiesAggressive subtypeRisk factorsNHL subtypesStudy populationSignificant associationDLBCL casesGenetic susceptibilityGenome-wide significanceLymphomaAsian populationsPooled seriesDLBCLGenetic factorsEastern Asian populationsOccupational Exposure to Benzene and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in a Population-Based Cohort: The Shanghai Women’s Health Study
Bassig BA, Friesen MC, Vermeulen R, Shu XO, Purdue MP, Stewart PA, Xiang YB, Chow WH, Zheng T, Ji BT, Yang G, Linet MS, Hu W, Zhang H, Zheng W, Gao YT, Rothman N, Lan Q. Occupational Exposure to Benzene and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in a Population-Based Cohort: The Shanghai Women’s Health Study. Environmental Health Perspectives 2015, 123: 971-977. PMID: 25748391, PMCID: PMC4590744, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1408307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hodgkin lymphomaShanghai Women's Health StudyWomen's Health StudyBenzene exposureHealth StudyNHL riskOccupational exposurePopulation-based prospective cohortCox proportional hazards modelInconsistent epidemiologic evidenceCancer Working GroupProportional hazards modelOccupational benzene exposureCumulative exposure levelsExposure tertilesUnexposed womenProspective cohortEpidemiologic evidenceHigh riskOccupational historyHazards modelExposure levelsWomenHigh associationExposure metrics
2014
A novel staging model to classify oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients in China
Tan H, Zhang H, Xie J, Chen B, Wen C, Guo X, Zhao Q, Wu Z, Shen J, Wu J, Xu X, Li E, Xu L, Wang X. A novel staging model to classify oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients in China. British Journal Of Cancer 2014, 110: 2109-2115. PMID: 24569468, PMCID: PMC3992487, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2014.101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsESCC patientsClinical variablesStaging systemOesophageal squamous cell carcinoma patientsSurvival analysisSquamous cell carcinoma patientsOesophageal squamous cell carcinomaKaplan-Meier survival analysisCell carcinoma patientsPotential prognostic factorsTNM staging systemSquamous cell carcinomaMetastasis (TNM) staging systemOesophageal carcinomaPrognostic factorsCarcinoma patientsCell carcinomaSame hospitalESCC prognosisPredominant subtypeRisk scoreIndependent cohortPatientsSurvival rateStaging model
2012
Rare ADH Variant Constellations are Specific for Alcohol Dependence
Zuo L, Zhang H, Malison RT, Li CS, Zhang XY, Wang F, Lu L, Lu L, Wang X, Krystal JH, Zhang F, Deng HW, Luo X. Rare ADH Variant Constellations are Specific for Alcohol Dependence. Alcohol And Alcoholism 2012, 48: 9-14. PMID: 23019235, PMCID: PMC3523382, DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/ags104.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Sex differences in grey matter atrophy patterns among AD and aMCI patients: Results from ADNI
Skup M, Zhu H, Wang Y, Giovanello KS, Lin JA, Shen D, Shi F, Gao W, Lin W, Fan Y, Zhang H, Initiative T. Sex differences in grey matter atrophy patterns among AD and aMCI patients: Results from ADNI. NeuroImage 2011, 56: 890-906. PMID: 21356315, PMCID: PMC3085726, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.02.060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrey matter atrophy patternsAlzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging InitiativeProbable Alzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's diseaseAmnestic mild cognitive impairmentAtrophy patternsDisease Neuroimaging InitiativeLongitudinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) dataPredetermined brain regionsBilateral caudate nucleusAMCI groupBilateral middle temporal gyrusVoxel-wise analysisMild cognitive impairmentGray matter regionsMiddle temporal gyrusBilateral thalamusBrain atrophyStructural MRI dataHealthy controlsGrey matter dataMagnetic resonance imaging dataAD groupBilateral precuneusCaudate nucleus
2006
Recursive partitioning–based preoperative risk stratification for atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery
Sedrakyan A, Zhang H, Treasure T, Krumholz HM. Recursive partitioning–based preoperative risk stratification for atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery. American Heart Journal 2006, 151: 720-724. PMID: 16504639, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryAtrial fibrillationLow-risk groupAggressive prophylaxisRelative riskPredictors of AFArtery bypass graft surgeryCoronary artery bypass surgeryRisk of AFYale-New Haven HospitalOnly ejection fractionPreoperative atrial fibrillationBypass graft surgeryArtery bypass surgeryCoronary artery diseasePreoperative risk stratificationHigh-risk groupHeart disease severityPossible adverse eventsOlder age subgroupsArrhythmia prophylaxisGraft surgeryProphylactic therapyAdverse eventsBypass surgery
2005
Comparison of survival times in a transplant study of hematologic disorders
Fu P, Laughlin MJ, Zhang H. Comparison of survival times in a transplant study of hematologic disorders. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2005, 27: 174-182. PMID: 16326144, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2005.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman leucocyte antigenHematologic disordersWilcoxon testUnrelated donor graftsBone marrow transplantationLog-rank testUmbilical cord bloodEvaluation of survivalNeutrophil recoveryDonor graftsOverall survivalMarrow transplantationGraft sourceCancer patientsPatient populationClinical trialsEffective therapyHematologic malignanciesLeucocyte antigenCord bloodLog rankSurvival timePatientsPatient samplesTransplantation studiesSocioeconomic status and diagnosed diabetes incidence
Robbins JM, Vaccarino V, Zhang H, Kasl SV. Socioeconomic status and diagnosed diabetes incidence. Diabetes Research And Clinical Practice 2005, 68: 230-236. PMID: 15936465, DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2004.09.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOccupational statusMeasures of SESDiabetes incidenceHigher incomeIncomeHazard ratioSocioeconomic statusSize variablesLower diabetes incidenceIncidence of diabetesCommon measuresRace/ethnicityHigher educationInverse associationRisk factorsTobacco usePhysical activityYears of educationDiabetesIncidenceBody size variablesPotential mediatorsWomenMenMeasures
2003
Recurrence of bipolar disorders and major depression
Angst J, Gamma A, Sellaro R, Lavori PW, Zhang H. Recurrence of bipolar disorders and major depression. European Archives Of Psychiatry And Clinical Neuroscience 2003, 253: 236-240. PMID: 14504992, DOI: 10.1007/s00406-003-0437-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrence riskBipolar disorderDepressive disorderMajor depressionLifelong prophylactic treatmentRisk of recurrenceState of remissionMajor depressive disorderHigh recurrence riskLong-term trialsProphylactic treatmentDepressive patientsNew episodesBipolar IIRecurrenceSevere typeBP-IIDisordersSignificant gender differencesDepressionRiskGender differencesConstant riskHospitalisationRemission
2001
Antibodies against neural, nuclear, cytoskeletal, and streptococcal epitopes in children and adults with Tourette’s syndrome, Sydenham’s chorea, and autoimmune disorders
Morshed S, Parveen S, Leckman J, Mercadante M, Kiss M, Miguel E, Arman A, Yazgan Y, Fujii T, Paul S, Peterson B, Zhang H, King R, Scahill L, Lombroso P. Antibodies against neural, nuclear, cytoskeletal, and streptococcal epitopes in children and adults with Tourette’s syndrome, Sydenham’s chorea, and autoimmune disorders. Biological Psychiatry 2001, 50: 566-577. PMID: 11690591, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(01)01096-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal antinuclear antibodiesAntinuclear antibodiesAutoimmune disordersTourette syndromeAnticytoskeletal antibodiesAntineural antibodiesStreptococcal infectionT patientsTS patientsBeta-hemolytic streptococcal infectionPrior streptococcal infectionHemolytic streptococcal infectionAntistreptolysin O titerIndirect immunofluorescent assayLevels of immunoreactivityWestern blot techniqueMean rankClinical characteristicsSydenham's choreaO titerPatient groupSC patientsIgG antibodiesIgG classNormal controlsSocioeconomic status and type 2 diabetes in African American and non-Hispanic white women and men: evidence from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Robbins JM, Vaccarino V, Zhang H, Kasl SV. Socioeconomic status and type 2 diabetes in African American and non-Hispanic white women and men: evidence from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. American Journal Of Public Health 2001, 91: 76-83. PMID: 11189829, PMCID: PMC1446485, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.91.1.76.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoverty income ratioType 2 diabetes prevalenceNon-Hispanic white womenNutrition Examination SurveyThird National HealthDiabetes prevalenceRisk factorsAfrican American womenWhite womenExamination SurveyNational HealthSocioeconomic statusPrevalence of diabetesType 2 diabetesAmerican womenAfrican American menOccupational statusDiabetesSignificant associationPrevalenceWhite menCross-sectional dataWomenAmerican menMen
2000
Excess type 2 diabetes in African-American women and men aged 40–74 and socioeconomic status: evidence from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Robbins JM, Vaccarino V, Zhang H, Kasl SV. Excess type 2 diabetes in African-American women and men aged 40–74 and socioeconomic status: evidence from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Journal Of Epidemiology & Community Health 2000, 54: 839. PMID: 11027198, PMCID: PMC1731578, DOI: 10.1136/jech.54.11.839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 2 diabetesAfrican American race/ethnicityNon-Hispanic white womenRace/ethnicityNutrition Examination SurveyAfrican American womenThird National HealthRisk factorsOdds ratioSocioeconomic statusDiabetes prevalenceExamination SurveyPhysical examinationNational HealthType 2 diabetes prevalenceWhite womenNon-Hispanic white menMobile examination centerPoverty income ratioAfrican American menExcess prevalenceSectional studyExamination centerSubjects' homesDiabetes