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Yi Xin Zeng is affiliated with Sun Yat-sen University in China. Their research primarily focuses on various aspects of medicine, with a notable emphasis on health-related issues affecting older populations.

Their recent publications highlight several key themes such as cognitive function among elderly adults, the interaction of diet and environmental factors on health, and mortality risks associated with different conditions. Significant papers include:

  • "Association of APOE ε4 genotype and lifestyle with cognitive function among Chinese adults aged 80 years and older: A cross-sectional study" (2021, PLoS Medicine)
  • "Interaction between plant-based dietary pattern and air pollution on cognitive function: a prospective cohort analysis of Chinese older adults" (2022, The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific)
  • "The obesity paradox is mostly driven by decreased noncardiovascular disease mortality in the oldest old in China: a 20-year prospective cohort study" (2022, Nature Aging)
  • "Association of cognitive impairment and elderly mortality: differences between two cohorts ascertained 6-years apart in China" (2020, BMC Geriatrics)
  • "Risk factors associated with heatwave mortality in Chinese adults over 65 years" (2024, Nature Medicine)

Their work covers multiple subfields of medicine, including:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Physiology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Health
  • General Health Professions

Yi Xin Zeng's research topics also encompass:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms

The scientist has published extensively in venues such as:

  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • BMC Geriatrics
  • PubMed
  • China Population and Development Studies

Frequent collaborators include John S. Ji, Linxin Liu, Yao Yao, Lijing L. Yan, and Xurui Jin, indicating active engagement in collaborative research projects.

Best Publications

  • MicroRNA miR-21 overexpression in human breast cancer is associated with advanced clinical stage, lymph node metastasis and patient poor prognosis.

    Li Xu Yan;Xiu Fang Huang;Qiong Shao;Ma Yan Huang

  • Arrest of the cell cycle by the tumour-suppressor BRCA1 requires the cdk-inhibitor p21waf1/cip1

    K Somasundaram;H Zhang;Y X Zeng;Y Houvras

  • Association Between Telomere Length and Risk of Cancer and Non-Neoplastic Diseases A Mendelian Randomization Study

    Philip C Haycock;Stephen Burgess;Aayah Nounu

  • The polycomb group protein Bmi-1 represses the tumor suppressor PTEN and induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition in human nasopharyngeal epithelial cells

    Li Bing Song;Jun Li;Wen Ting Liao;Yan Feng

  • Identification of Cancer Stem Cell–Like Side Population Cells in Human Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Cell Line

    Jing Wang;Li-Ping Guo;Li-Zhen Chen;Yi-Xin Zeng

  • Disrupting the Interaction of BRD4 With Diacetylated Twist Suppresses Tumorigenesis in Basal-Like Breast Cancer

    Jian Shi;Yifan Wang;Yifan Wang;Lei Zeng;Yadi Wu

  • Bmi-1 Is a Novel Molecular Marker of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Progression and Immortalizes Primary Human Nasopharyngeal Epithelial Cells

    Li Bing Song;Mu Sheng Zeng;Wen Ting Liao;Ling Zhang

  • A genome-wide association study of nasopharyngeal carcinoma identifies three new susceptibility loci.

    Jin Xin Bei;Yi Li;Wei Hua Jia;Bing Jian Feng;Bing Jian Feng

  • The putative tumour suppressor microRNA-124 modulates hepatocellular carcinoma cell aggressiveness by repressing ROCK2 and EZH2.

    Fang Zheng;Yi Ji Liao;Mu Yan Cai;Yan Hui Liu

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 1p36.22 as a new susceptibility locus for hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic hepatitis B virus carriers

    Hongxing Zhang;Yun Zhai;Zhibin Hu;Chen Wu

  • Knockdown of miR-21 in human breast cancer cell lines inhibits proliferation, in vitro migration and in vivo tumor growth

    Li Xu Yan;Qi Nian Wu;Yan Zhang;Yang Yang Li

  • Establishment and Validation of Prognostic Nomograms for Endemic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

    Lin Quan Tang;Chao Feng Li;Jing Li;Wen Hui Chen

  • Global trends in incidence and mortality of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

    Ling Ling Tang;Wan Qing Chen;Wen Qiong Xue;Yong Qiao He

  • AP2 inhibits cancer cell growth and activates p21WAF1/CIP1 expression.

    Yi Xin Zeng;Kumaravel Somasundaram;Wafik S. El-Deiry

  • Identification of Genetic Susceptibility Loci for Colorectal Tumors in a Genome-Wide Meta-analysis

    Ulrike Peters;Ulrike Peters;Shuo Jiao;Fredrick R. Schumacher;Carolyn M. Hutter;Carolyn M. Hutter

  • The pivotal role of c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase-mediated Beclin 1 expression during anticancer agents-induced autophagy in cancer cells

    D. D. Li;L. L. Wang;R. Deng;J. Tang

  • Genome-wide association study identifies three new susceptibility loci for esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma in Chinese populations

    Chen Wu;Zhibin Hu;Zhonghu He;Weihua Jia

  • Tumor-derived exosomes promote tumor progression and T-cell dysfunction through the regulation of enriched exosomal microRNAs in human nasopharyngeal carcinoma

    Shu Biao Ye;Ze Lei Li;Dong Hua Luo;Bi Jun Huang

  • Genetic Structure of the Han Chinese Population Revealed by Genome-wide SNP Variation

    Jieming Chen;Houfeng Zheng;Houfeng Zheng;Jin Xin Bei;Liangdan Sun;Liangdan Sun

  • HLA-B*13:01 and the Dapsone Hypersensitivity Syndrome

    Fu Ren Zhang;H. Liu;A. Irwanto;A. Irwanto;X. A. Fu

Frequent Co-Authors

Dan Xie
Dan Xie Sun Yat-sen University
Xin Yuan Guan
Xin Yuan Guan University of Hong Kong
Hsiang-Fu Kung
Hsiang-Fu Kung Chinese University of Hong Kong
Weimin Ye
Weimin Ye Karolinska Institute
Jianjun Liu
Jianjun Liu Genome Institute of Singapore
Ingemar Ernberg
Ingemar Ernberg Karolinska Institute
Hans-Olov Adami
Hans-Olov Adami Karolinska Institute
Ellen T. Chang
Ellen T. Chang Stanford University
Wenlin Huang
Wenlin Huang Sun Yat-sen University
Dongxin Lin
Dongxin Lin Chinese Academy of Sciences

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