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Jirong Long is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the United States and has made contributions primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their research spans a range of subfields including Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Oncology.

Their work covers significant topics such as Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, BRCA gene mutations in cancer, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, RNA modifications and cancer, Genetic factors in colorectal cancer, Gut microbiota and health, and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research.

Jirong Long has published numerous papers, with recent notable publications including:

  • The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Multi-ancestry genetic study of type 2 diabetes highlights the power of diverse populations for discovery and translation, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Identification of type 2 diabetes loci in 433,540 East Asian individuals, 2020, Nature
  • Genetic drivers of heterogeneity in type 2 diabetes pathophysiology, 2024, Nature
  • An integrative multi-omics analysis to identify candidate DNA methylation biomarkers related to prostate cancer risk, 2020, Nature Communications

Frequent collaborators in their research include Wei Zheng, Qiuyin Cai, Xiao-Ou Shu, Xingyi Guo, and Yaohua Yang.

Jirong Long's work has been published widely, with recurrent appearances in venues such as Cancer Research, UNC Libraries, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Genetics, and the International Journal of Cancer.

Best Publications

  • Association analysis identifies 65 new breast cancer risk loci

    Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Sara Lindström;Sara Lindström;Joe Dennis;Jonathan Beesley

  • Large-scale genotyping identifies 41 new loci associated with breast cancer risk

    Kyriaki Michailidou;Per Hall;Anna Gonzalez-Neira;Maya Ghoussaini

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility.

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

  • Polygenic Risk Scores for Prediction of Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Subtypes

    Nasim Mavaddat;Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Joe Dennis;Michael Lush

  • The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits

    Ji Chen;Ji Chen;Cassandra N. Spracklen;Cassandra N. Spracklen;Gaëlle Marenne;Gaëlle Marenne;Arushi Varshney

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies eight new loci for type 2 diabetes in east Asians

    Yoon Shin Cho;Chien Hsiun Chen;Chien Hsiun Chen;Cheng Hu;Jirong Long

  • Genome-wide association analysis of more than 120,000 individuals identifies 15 new susceptibility loci for breast cancer

    Kyriaki Michailidou;Jonathan Beesley;Sara Lindstrom;Sander Canisius

  • Genome-wide association study identifies a new breast cancer susceptibility locus at 6q25.1

    Wei Zheng;Jirong Long;Yu Tang Gao;Chun Li

  • Multiple independent variants at the TERT locus are associated with telomere length and risks of breast and ovarian cancer

    Stig E. Bojesen;Stig E. Bojesen;Karen A. Pooley;Sharon E. Johnatty;Jonathan Beesley

  • Genome-wide association studies identify four ER negative-specific breast cancer risk loci

    Montserrat Garcia-Closas;Fergus J. Couch;Sara Lindstrom;Kyriaki Michailidou

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

    Wanqing Wen;Yoon Shin Cho;Wei Zheng;Rajkumar Dorajoo;Rajkumar Dorajoo

  • Identification of ten variants associated with risk of estrogen-receptor-negative breast cancer.

    Roger L Milne;Roger L Milne;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Jonathan Beesley

  • Identification of type 2 diabetes loci in 433,540 East Asian individuals

    Cassandra N Spracklen;Cassandra N Spracklen;Momoko Horikoshi;Young Jin Kim;Kuang Lin

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

    De Ke Jiang;Jielin Sun;Guangwen Cao;Yao Liu

  • Genetic variants associated with breast-cancer risk: comprehensive research synopsis, meta-analysis, and epidemiological evidence

    Ben Zhang;Alicia Beeghly-Fadiel;Jirong Long;Wei Zheng

  • dmGWAS: dense module searching for genome-wide association studies in protein–protein interaction networks

    Peilin Jia;Siyuan Zheng;Jirong Long;Wei Zheng

  • An integrative multi-omics analysis to identify candidate DNA methylation biomarkers related to prostate cancer risk.

    Lang Wu;Yaohua Yang;Xingyi Guo;Xiao Ou Shu

  • Identification of new genetic risk variants for type 2 diabetes.

    Xiao-Ou Shu;Jirong Long;Qiuyin Cai;Lu Qi

  • Trans-ancestry genetic study of type 2 diabetes highlights the power of diverse populations for discovery and translation

    Mahajan A;Spracklen Cn;Zhang W;Ng Mc

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

Frequent Co-Authors

Wei Zheng
Wei Zheng Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Qiuyin Cai
Qiuyin Cai Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Xiao-Ou Shu
Xiao-Ou Shu Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Hong-Wen Deng
Hong-Wen Deng Tulane University
Yu-Tang Gao
Yu-Tang Gao Fudan University
Roger L. Milne
Roger L. Milne Cancer Council Victoria
Yong-Bing Xiang
Yong-Bing Xiang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Wanqing Wen
Wanqing Wen Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Hiltrud Brauch
Hiltrud Brauch German Cancer Research Center

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