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Yu-Tang Gao

Yu-Tang Gao

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Medicine

D-Index
127
Citations
57316
World Ranking
2836
National Ranking
21

Overview

Yu-Tang Gao is affiliated with Fudan University in China and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work includes over 100 publications, with significant focus on Molecular Biology, Genetics, Oncology, Cancer Research, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

Their research topics cover a broad spectrum, including Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, genetic factors associated with colorectal cancer, BRCA gene mutations in cancer, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies, MicroRNA in disease regulation, and Global Cancer Incidence and Screening.

Recent notable papers include:

  • Deciphering colorectal cancer genetics through multi-omic analysis of 100,204 cases and 154,587 controls of European and east Asian ancestries, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Reproductive Factors and Endometrial Cancer Risk Among Women, 2023, JAMA Network Open
  • Integrative molecular characterisation of gallbladder cancer reveals micro-environment-associated subtypes, 2020, Journal of Hepatology
  • Polygenic risk scores for prediction of breast cancer risk in Asian populations, 2021, Genetics in Medicine
  • Association of Marital Status With Total and Cause-Specific Mortality in Asia, 2022, JAMA Network Open

Yu-Tang Gao frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • International Journal of Cancer
  • UNC Libraries
  • Cancer Research
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention

The scientist has collaborated extensively with peers including Xiao-Ou Shu, Wei Zheng, Qiuyin Cai, Keitaro Matsuo, and Gong Yang.

Best Publications

  • Tobacco smoke and involuntary smoking

    Michael Alavanja;John A. Baron;Ross C. Brownson;Patricia A. Buffler

  • 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

  • Tobacco and cancer: recent epidemiological evidence.

    Paolo Vineis;M. Alavanja;P. Buffler;E. Fontham

  • A follow-up study of urinary markers of aflatoxin exposure and liver cancer risk in Shanghai, People's Republic of China.

    Geng Sun Qian;Ronald K. Ross;Mimi C. Yu;Jian Min Yuan

  • Urinary aflatoxin biomarkers and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma

    R. K. Ross;M. C. Yu;B. E. Henderson;J. M. Yuan

  • The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits

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

  • 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

  • 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 study identifies a new breast cancer susceptibility locus at 6q25.1

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

  • Isothiocyanates, glutathione S-transferase M1 and T1 polymorphisms, and lung-cancer risk: a prospective study of men in Shanghai, China.

    Stephanie J London;Jian-Min Yuan;Fung-Lung Chung;Yu-Tang Gao

  • A shared susceptibility locus in PLCE1 at 10q23 for gastric adenocarcinoma and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

    Christian C. Abnet;Neal D. Freedman;Nan Hu;Zhaoming Wang;Zhaoming Wang

  • Prospective study of dietary carbohydrates, glycemic index, glycemic load, and incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in middle-aged Chinese women.

    Raquel Villegas;Simin Liu;Yu-Tang Gao;Gong Yang

  • Lung cancer among Chinese women

    Yu-Tang Gao;W. J. Blot;Wei Zheng;A. G. Ershow

  • Paternal cigarette smoking and the risk of childhood cancer among offspring of nonsmoking mothers

    Bu-Tian Ji;Xiao-Ou Shu;Martha S. Linet;Wei Zheng

  • Legume and soy food intake and the incidence of type 2 diabetes in the Shanghai Women's Health Study

    Raquel Villegas;Yu-Tang Gao;Gong Yang;Hong-Lan Li

  • Reduced Risk of Esophageal Cancer Associated With Green Tea Consumption

    Yu Tang Gao;Joseph K. McLaughlin;William J. Blot;Bu Tian Ji

  • Influence of Exercise, Walking, Cycling, and Overall Nonexercise Physical Activity on Mortality in Chinese Women

    Charles E. Matthews;Adriana L. Jurj;Xiao-ou Shu;Hong-Lan Li

  • The Shanghai Women's Health Study: Rationale, Study Design, and Baseline Characteristics

    Wei Zheng;Wong Ho Chow;Gong Yang;Fan Jin

  • Soya food intake and risk of endometrial cancer among Chinese women in Shanghai: population based case-control study.

    Wang Hong Xu;Wei Zheng;Yong Bing Xiang;Zhi Xian Ruan

  • 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
Xiao-Ou Shu
Xiao-Ou Shu Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Qiuyin Cai
Qiuyin Cai Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Gong Yang
Gong Yang Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Yong-Bing Xiang
Yong-Bing Xiang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Hui Cai
Hui Cai Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Wanqing Wen
Wanqing Wen Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nathaniel Rothman
Nathaniel Rothman National Institutes of Health
Jian-Min Yuan
Jian-Min Yuan University of Pittsburgh
Jirong Long
Jirong Long Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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