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Yi-Hsiang Hsu is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with additional involvement in medicine. Their research spans 70 publications in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, and 42 in medicine, reflecting a broad interdisciplinary approach.

The scientist's work encompasses several subfields, primarily genetics and molecular biology, with 33 and 27 publications respectively. Other areas of focus include psychiatry and mental health, cell biology, and cancer research.

Key research topics covered by Yi-Hsiang Hsu include:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Congenital heart defects research
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

The scientist has published in several well-known venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • Cell Genomics
  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • Translational Psychiatry

Notable recent papers by Yi-Hsiang Hsu include:

  • "Plasma proteomic associations with genetics and health in the UK Biobank," 2023, published in Nature
  • "Taiwan Biobank: A rich biomedical research database of the Taiwanese population," 2022, published in Cell Genomics
  • "Genetic regulation of the human plasma proteome in 54,306 UK Biobank participants," 2022, published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Association of polygenic score for major depression with response to lithium in patients with bipolar disorder," 2020, published in Molecular Psychiatry
  • "The Human Virome: Viral Metagenomics, Relations with Human Diseases, and Therapeutic Applications," 2022, published in Viruses

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Yi-Hsiang Hsu include:

  • Po-Hsiu Kuo
  • Liping Hou
  • Chia-Yen Chen
  • David Karasik
  • Douglas P. Kiel

Best Publications

  • FTO Obesity Variant Circuitry and Adipocyte Browning in Humans

    Melina Claussnitzer;Simon N. Dankel;Kyoung Han Kim;Gerald Quon

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 56 bone mineral density loci and reveals 14 loci associated with risk of fracture

    Karol Estrada;Unnur Styrkarsdottir;Evangelos Evangelou;Yi-Hsiang Hsu

  • Twenty bone mineral-density loci identified by large-scale meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

    Fernando Rivadeneira;Unnur Styrkarsdottir;Karol Estrada;Bjarni V. Halldorsson

  • An atlas of genetic influences on osteoporosis in humans and mice

    John A Morris;John P Kemp;John P Kemp;Scott E Youlten;Laetitia Laurent

  • Whole-genome sequencing identifies EN1 as a determinant of bone density and fracture.

    Hou Feng Zheng;Vincenzo Forgetta;Yi Hsiang Hsu;Yi Hsiang Hsu;Karol Estrada

  • Genome-wide Association Study in 79,366 European-ancestry Individuals Informs the Genetic Architecture of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels

    Xia Jiang;Xia Jiang;Paul F. O'Reilly;Hugues Aschard;Hugues Aschard;Yi Hsiang Hsu;Yi Hsiang Hsu

  • Collaborative Meta-analysis: Associations of 150 Candidate Genes With Osteoporosis and Osteoporotic Fracture

    J. Brent Richards;Fotini K. Kavvoura;Fernando Rivadeneira;Unnur Styrkársdóttir

  • An Integration of Genome-Wide Association Study and Gene Expression Profiling to Prioritize the Discovery of Novel Susceptibility Loci for Osteoporosis Related Traits

    Yi-Hsiang Hsu;M. Carola Zillikens;Scott G. Wilson;Scott G. Wilson;Scott G. Wilson;Charles R Farber

  • Association of JAG1 with Bone Mineral Density and Osteoporotic Fractures: A Genome-wide Association Study and Follow-up Replication Studies

    Annie W.C. Kung;Su Mei Xiao;Stacey Cherny;Gloria H.Y. Li

  • Association between genetic variant on chromosome 12p13 and stroke survival and recurrence: a one year prospective study in Taiwan

    Yi Chen Hsieh;Sudha Seshadri;Wen Ting Chung;Fang I. Hsieh

  • Large meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies five loci for lean body mass

    M. Carola Zillikens;Serkalem Demissie;Yi Hsiang Hsu;Laura M. Yerges-Armstrong

  • Variation in genes involved in the RANKL/RANK/OPG bone remodeling pathway are associated with bone mineral density at different skeletal sites in men.

    Yi-Hsiang Hsu;Tianhua Niu;Henry A. Terwedow;Xin Xu

  • Low-Frequency Synonymous Coding Variation in CYP2R1 Has Large Effects on Vitamin D Levels and Risk of Multiple Sclerosis

    Despoina Manousaki;Tom Dudding;Simon Haworth;Yi-Hsiang Hsu;Yi-Hsiang Hsu

  • Association of Polygenic Score for Schizophrenia and HLA Antigen and Inflammation Genes With Response to Lithium in Bipolar Affective Disorder: A Genome-Wide Association Study.

    Azmeraw T. Amare;Klaus Oliver Schubert;Klaus Oliver Schubert;Liping Hou;Scott R. Clark

  • Leveraging cross-species transcription factor binding site patterns: from diabetes risk loci to disease mechanisms

    Melina Claussnitzer;Simon Nitter Dankel;Bernward Klocke;Harald Grallert

  • Pleiotropic genes for metabolic syndrome and inflammation.

    Aldi T. Kraja;Daniel I. Chasman;Kari E. North;Alexander P. Reiner

  • Clinical review: Genome-wide association studies of skeletal phenotypes: what we have learned and where we are headed.

    Yi-Hsiang Hsu;Douglas P. Kiel

  • FTO polymorphisms are associated with obesity but not diabetes risk in postmenopausal women

    Yiqing Song;Nai Chieh You;Yi Hsiang Hsu;Yi Hsiang Hsu;Barbara V. Howard

  • Genetic determinants of heel bone properties: Genome-wide association meta-analysis and replication in the GEFOS/GENOMOS consortium

    Alireza Moayyeri;Yi-Hsiang Hsu;David Karasik;Karol Estrada

  • Large meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies five loci for lean body mass

    M. Carola Zillikens;Serkalem Demissie;Yi-Hsiang Hsu;Laura M. Yerges-Armstrong

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas P. Kiel
Douglas P. Kiel Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
David Karasik
David Karasik Bar-Ilan University
Fernando Rivadeneira
Fernando Rivadeneira Erasmus University Rotterdam
J. Brent Richards
J. Brent Richards McGill University
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Karol Estrada
Karol Estrada BioMarin (United States)
L. Adrienne Cupples
L. Adrienne Cupples Boston University
Carolina Medina-Gomez
Carolina Medina-Gomez Erasmus University Rotterdam
Claes Ohlsson
Claes Ohlsson University of Gothenburg
Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)

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