2019
Human chromatin remodeler cofactor, RNA interactor, eraser and writer sperm RNAs responding to obesity
Swanson GM, Estill M, Diamond MP, Legro RS, Coutifaris C, Barnhart KT, Huang H, Hansen KR, Trussell JC, Coward RM, Zhang H, Goodrich R, Krawetz SA. Human chromatin remodeler cofactor, RNA interactor, eraser and writer sperm RNAs responding to obesity. Epigenetics 2019, 15: 32-46. PMID: 31354029, PMCID: PMC6961666, DOI: 10.1080/15592294.2019.1644880.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSperm RNASperm DNA methylationChromosome organizationCoregulatory networkGene OntologyDNA methylationResponse pathwaysCellular stressRNA elementsRNAInteractorsErasersCofactorOvarian stimulation (AMIGOS) trialMethylationObesity-related inflammationTranscriptsMeasures of obesityAdipogenesisPathwayMultiple gestationsStimulation trialsAnimal modelsBMIHuman studies
2013
NKAIN1–SERINC2 is a functional, replicable and genome-wide significant risk gene region specific for alcohol dependence in subjects of European descent
Zuo L, Wang K, Zhang XY, Krystal JH, Li CS, Zhang F, Zhang H, Luo X. NKAIN1–SERINC2 is a functional, replicable and genome-wide significant risk gene region specific for alcohol dependence in subjects of European descent. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2013, 129: 254-264. PMID: 23455491, PMCID: PMC3628730, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesExpression quantitative loci (eQTL) analysisGene regionMetabolic pathwaysQuantitative loci analysisSNP-expression associationsCis-acting regulatory effectsDiscovery sampleSNP-disease associationsNumerous genesReplication sampleLocus analysisAssociation studiesAssociation analysisRisk SNPsTranscript expressionSNPsRegulatory effectsGenesPathwayEuropean descentExpression
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