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Overview

Xifeng Wu is a researcher affiliated with Zhejiang University in China, specializing in Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their body of work spans multiple areas, with significant focus on molecular biology, oncology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, epidemiology, and physiology.

Their recent notable publications include the following:

  • Comprehensive T cell repertoire characterization of non-small cell lung cancer, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Circulating purification of cutting fluid: an overview, 2021, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
  • Household transmission of COVID-19-a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2020, Journal of Infection
  • Identification of 22 susceptibility loci associated with testicular germ cell tumors, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Population-based targeted sequencing of 54 candidate genes identifies PALB2 as a susceptibility gene for high-grade serous ovarian cancer, 2020, Journal of Medical Genetics

Xifeng Wu collaborates frequently with several researchers, including Huakang Tu, Yuanqing Ye, Chi Pang Wen, Sicong Wang, and Wenyuan Li. These coauthorships reflect ongoing engagement in multidisciplinary teams.

The researcher has published regularly in a variety of venues, with multiple contributions in:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Education and Educational Research
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Frontiers in Oncology
  • Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome

Their main fields of study highlight work in:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these, their subfields of study focus on:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Oncology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Epidemiology
  • Physiology

The key research topics addressed include:

  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Frailty in Older Adults
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet

Best Publications

  • Minimum amount of physical activity for reduced mortality and extended life expectancy: a prospective cohort study

    Chi Pang Wen;Chi Pang Wen;Jackson Pui Man Wai;Min Kuang Tsai;Min Kuang Tsai;Yi Chen Yang;Yi Chen Yang

  • Erratum: Genetic variation in the prostate stem cell antigen gene PSCA confers susceptibility to urinary bladder cancer (Nature Genetics (2009) 41 (991-995))

    Xifeng Wu;Yuanqing Ye;Lambertus A. Kiemeney;Patrick Sulem

  • Genome-wide association scan of tag SNPs identifies a susceptibility locus for lung cancer at 15q25.1

    Christopher I. Amos;Xifeng Wu;Peter Broderick;Ivan P. Gorlov

  • Intratumor heterogeneity in localized lung adenocarcinomas delineated by multiregion sequencing

    Jianjun Zhang;Junya Fujimoto;Jianhua Zhang;David C. Wedge

  • Common Genetic Variation In Cellular Transport Genes and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC) Risk

    Ganna Chornokur;Hui-Yi Lin;Jonathan P. Tyrer;Kate Lawrenson

  • Large-scale association analysis identifies new lung cancer susceptibility loci and heterogeneity in genetic susceptibility across histological subtypes

    James D McKay;Rayjean J Hung;Younghun Han;Xuchen Zong

  • Plasma Levels of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I and Lung Cancer Risk: a Case-Control Analysis

    He Yu;Margaret R. Spitz;Jehangir Mistry;Jun Gu

  • Obesity, metabolic factors and risk of different histological types of lung cancer: A Mendelian randomization study

    Robert Carreras-Torres;Mattias Johansson;Philip C. Haycock;Kaitlin H. Wade

  • Detectable clonal mosaicism and its relationship to aging and cancer

    Kevin B. Jacobs;Kevin B. Jacobs;Meredith Yeager;Meredith Yeager;Weiyin Zhou;Weiyin Zhou;Sholom Wacholder

  • Common 5p15.33 and 6p21.33 variants influence lung cancer risk.

    Yufei Wang;Peter Broderick;Emily Webb;Xifeng Wu

  • Modulation of Nucleotide Excision Repair Capacity by XPD Polymorphisms in Lung Cancer Patients

    Margaret R. Spitz;Xifeng Wu;Yunfei Wang;Li E. Wang

  • Perinatal depressive and anxiety symptoms of pregnant women during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak in China.

    Yanting Wu;Chen Zhang;Han Liu;Chenchi Duan

  • Integrative Genomic Characterization of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Identifies Frequent Somatic Drivers

    Curtis R. Pickering;Jiexin Zhang;Suk Young Yoo;Linnea Bengtsson

  • Telomere dysfunction: a potential cancer predisposition factor.

    Xifeng Wu;Christopher I. Amos;Yong Zhu;Hua Zhao

  • A multi-stage genome-wide association study of bladder cancer identifies multiple susceptibility loci

    Nathaniel Rothman;Montserrat Garcia-Closas;Nilanjan Chatterjee;Nuria Malats

  • A Risk Model for Prediction of Lung Cancer

    Margaret R. Spitz;Waun Ki Hong;Christopher I. Amos;Xifeng Wu

  • Identification of 12 new susceptibility loci for different histotypes of epithelial ovarian cancer

    Catherine M Phelan;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Jonathan P Tyrer;Siddhartha P Kar

  • Rare variants of large effect in BRCA2 and CHEK2 affect risk of lung cancer

    Yufei Wang;James D McKay;Thorunn Rafnar;Zhaoming Wang

  • Genetic Susceptibility to Lung Cancer The Role of DNA Damage and Repair

    Margaret R. Spitz;Qingyi Wei;Qiong Dong;Christopher I. Amos

  • Detectable clonal mosaicism and its relationship to aging and cancer

    Kevin B. Jacobs;Meredith Yeager;Weiyin Zhou;Sholom Wacholder

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuanqing Ye
Yuanqing Ye The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Margaret R. Spitz
Margaret R. Spitz Baylor College of Medicine
Jian Gu
Jian Gu The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Michelle A.T. Hildebrandt
Michelle A.T. Hildebrandt The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Christopher I. Amos
Christopher I. Amos Baylor College of Medicine
Colin P. Dinney
Colin P. Dinney The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
David W. Chang
David W. Chang University of Chicago
H. Barton Grossman
H. Barton Grossman The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Jack A. Roth
Jack A. Roth The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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