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Sen Yang is affiliated with Anhui Medical University in China and has contributed extensively to fields encompassing medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research intersects several significant areas, including molecular biology, immunology, oncology, cancer research, and genetics.

The scientist's work spans a variety of focused topics such as cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, systemic lupus erythematosus research, psoriasis treatment and pathogenesis, cytokine signaling pathways and interactions, dermatology and skin diseases, plant molecular biology research, and autophagy in disease and therapy.

Sen Yang has authored and co-authored several research papers, including:

  • "Mangiferin Attenuates LPS/D-GalN-Induced Acute Liver Injury by Promoting HO-1 in Kupffer Cells," 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Meta-analysis of 208370 East Asians identifies 113 susceptibility loci for systemic lupus erythematosus," 2020, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • "Metabolomic and transcriptomic analyses reveal that sucrose synthase regulates maize pollen viability under heat and drought stress," 2022, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
  • "Complex kinship analysis with a combination of STRs, SNPs, and indels," 2022, Forensic Science International Genetics
  • "Biological insights into systemic lupus erythematosus through an immune cell-specific transcriptome-wide association study," 2022, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Their frequent collaborators include Xuejun Zhang, Yujun Sheng, Aixia Sui, Leilei Wen, and Xiaodong Zheng, indicating active collaborative work within their research network.

The major venues where their research has been published are:

  • Journal of Contemporary Medical Practice
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • UNC Libraries
  • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
  • Forensic Science International Genetics

Sen Yang's research interests engage complex biological mechanisms, reflected in an emphasis on molecular biology and immune-related diseases, particularly systemic lupus erythematosus. Their work on cytokine signaling and cancer-related molecular mechanisms further underlines their involvement in biomedical research addressing disease pathogenesis and potential therapeutic approaches.

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide association study in a Chinese Han population identifies nine new susceptibility loci for systemic lupus erythematosus

    Jian-Wen Han;Jian-Wen Han;Hou-Feng Zheng;Hou-Feng Zheng;Yong Cui;Yong Cui;Liang-Dan Sun;Liang-Dan Sun

  • Genomewide association study of leprosy.

    Fu-Ren Zhang;Wei Huang;Shu-Min Chen;Liang-Dan Sun

  • Psoriasis genome-wide association study identifies susceptibility variants within LCE gene cluster at 1q21

    Xue Jun Zhang;Wei Huang;Sen Yang;Sen Yang;Liang Dan Sun;Liang Dan Sun

  • Association analyses identify six new psoriasis susceptibility loci in the Chinese population

    Liang-Dan Sun;Hui Cheng;Hui Cheng;Zai-Xing Wang;Zai-Xing Wang;An-Ping Zhang;An-Ping Zhang

  • Genome-wide association meta-analysis in Chinese and European individuals identifies ten new loci associated with systemic lupus erythematosus

    David L. Morris;Yujun Sheng;Yujun Sheng;Yan Zhang;Yong Fei Wang

  • A large-scale screen for coding variants predisposing to psoriasis.

    Huayang Tang;Xin Jin;Yang Li;Hui Jiang

  • Genome-wide association study for vitiligo identifies susceptibility loci at 6q27 and the MHC

    Cheng Quan;Yun-Qing Ren;Lei-Hong Xiang;Liang-Dan Sun

  • Genome-wide association study identifies two new susceptibility loci for atopic dermatitis in the Chinese Han population

    Liang Dan Sun;Feng Li Xiao;Feng Li Xiao;Yang Li;Yang Li;Wen Ming Zhou;Wen Ming Zhou

  • Meta-analysis Followed by Replication Identifies Loci in or near CDKN1B, TET3, CD80, DRAM1, and ARID5B as Associated with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Asians

    Wanling Yang;Huayang Tang;Yan Zhang;Xianfa Tang

  • Loss-of-function mutations of an inhibitory upstream ORF in the human hairless transcript cause Marie Unna hereditary hypotrichosis

    Yaran Wen;Yang Liu;Yiming Xu;Yiwei Zhao

  • High-density genotyping study identifies four new susceptibility loci for atopic dermatitis

    David Ellinghaus;Hansjörg Baurecht;Hansjörg Baurecht;Jorge Esparza-Gordillo;Elke Rodríguez

  • Deep sequencing of the MHC region in the Chinese population contributes to studies of complex disease

    Fusheng Zhou;Hongzhi Cao;Xianbo Zuo;Tao Zhang

  • Identification of two new loci at IL23R and RAB32 that influence susceptibility to leprosy.

    Furen Zhang;Hong Liu;Shumin Chen;Huiqi Low

  • Whole-exome SNP array identifies 15 new susceptibility loci for psoriasis

    Xianbo Zuo;Liangdan Sun;Xianyong Yin;Jinping Gao

  • Clinical profiles of vitiligo in China: an analysis of 3742 patients

    J.-B. Liu;M. Li;S. Yang;J.-P. Gui

  • Exome sequencing identifies MVK mutations in disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis

    Sheng-Quan Zhang;Tao Jiang;Min Li;Min Li;Xin Zhang;Xin Zhang

  • Evidence for a major psoriasis susceptibility locus at 6p21(PSORS1) and a novel candidate region at 4q31 by genome-wide scan in Chinese hans.

    Xue-Jun Zhang;Ping-Ping He;Ping-Ping He;Zai-Xing Wang;Zai-Xing Wang;Jing Zhang

  • Inversa Acne (Hidradenitis Suppurativa): A Case Report and Identification of the Locus at Chromosome 1p21.1–1q25.3

    Min Gao;Pei-Guang Wang;Yong Cui;Sen Yang

  • Identification of a locus for dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria at chromosome 1q11-1q21.

    Xue-Jun Zhang;Min Gao;Min Gao;Ming Li;Cheng-Rang Li

  • TNIP1, SLC15A4, ETS1, RasGRP3 and IKZF1 are associated with clinical features of systemic lupus erythematosus in a Chinese Han population.

    He Cf;Liu Ys;Cheng Yl;Gao Jp

Frequent Co-Authors

Liangdan Sun
Liangdan Sun Anhui Medical University
Jianjun Liu
Jianjun Liu Genome Institute of Singapore
Wei Huang
Wei Huang Northwestern Polytechnical University
Yu-Lung Lau
Yu-Lung Lau University of Hong Kong
Chak Sing Lau
Chak Sing Lau University of Hong Kong
Pak C. Sham
Pak C. Sham University of Hong Kong
Tak Mao Chan
Tak Mao Chan University of Hong Kong
Stacey S. Cherny
Stacey S. Cherny Tel Aviv University
Nicholas J. Schork
Nicholas J. Schork Translational Genomics Research Institute
Nan Shen
Nan Shen Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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