Representative Publications

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Nature CommunicationsArticle2024

SEAD reference panel with 22,134 haplotypes boosts rare variant imputation and genome-wide association analysis in Asian populations

Yang MY, Zhong JD, Li X, Tian G, Bai WY, Fang YH, Qiu MC, Yuan CD, Yu CF, Li N, Yang JJ, Liu YH, Yu SH, Zhao WW, Liu JQ, Sun Y, Cong PK, Khederzadeh S, Zhao PP, Qian Y, Guan PL, Gu JX, Gai SR, Yi XJ, Tao JG, Chen X, Miao MM, Lei LX, Xu L, Xie SY, Li JC, Guo JF, Karasik D, Yang L, Tang BS, Huang F, Zheng HF*.

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Gen PsychiatryArticle2024

Shared genetic architecture highlights the bidirectional association between major depressive disorder and fracture risk.

Zhao PP, Ying ZM, Yuan CD, Zhang HS, Dong A, Tao JG, Yi XJ, Yang MY, Jin W, Tian WL, Karasik D, Tian G, Zheng HF*.

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ElifeArticle2024

Deciphering the complex relationship between type 2 diabetes and fracture risk with both genetic and observational evidence.

Zhao PP, Sheng ZF, Xu L, Li P, Xiao WJ, Yuan CD, Xu ZW, Yang MY, Qian Y, Zhong JD, Gu JX, Karasik D, Zheng HF*.

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J Bone Miner ResArticle2024

Integrating both common and rare variants to predict bone mineral density and fracture.

Gai SR, Qian Y, Zhang ZL, Zheng HF*.

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Environ Health PerspectArticle2023

Ambient PM 2.5 Exposure and Bone Homeostasis: Analysis of UK Biobank Data and Experimental Studies in Mice and in Vitro.

Ge QW, Yang SJ, Qian Y, Chen JL, Yuan WH, Li SD, Wang PE, Li R, Zhang L, Chen GB, Kan HD, Rajagopalan S, Sun QH, Zheng HF*, Jin HT*, Liu CQ*.

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Sci Transl MedArticle2023

Targeting sulfation-dependent mechanoreciprocity between matrix and osteoblasts to mitigate bone loss.

Zheng C, Liu H, Zhao PP, Lu WG, Song SJ, He T, Fan J, Wang D, Yang PF, Jie Q, Zheng HF*, Luo ZJ*, Yang L*.

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Nature CommunicationsArticle2022

Genomic analyses of 10,376 individuals in the Westlake BioBank for Chinese (WBBC) pilot project.

Cong PK, Bai WY, Li JC, Yang MY, Khederzadeh S, Gai SR, Li N, Liu YH, Yu SH, Zhao WW, Liu JQ, Sun Y, Zhu XW, Zhao PP, Xia JW, Guan PL, Qian Y, Tao JG, Xu L, Tian G, Wang PY, Xie SY, Qiu MC, Liu KQ, Tang BS*, Zheng HF*.

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Clinical and Translational MedicineArticle2022

Identification of clinically actionable secondary genetic variants from whole-genome sequencing in a large-scale Chinese population.

Cong PK, Khederzadeh S, Yuan CD, Ma RJ, Zhang YY, Liu JQ, Yu SH, Xu L, Gao JH, Pan HX, Li JC, Xie SY*, Liu KQ*, Tang BS*, Zheng HF*.

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BMC MedicineArticle2022

Both indirect maternal and direct fetal genetic effects reflect the observational relationship between higher birth weight and lower adult bone mass.

Xia JW, Zhang L, Li J, Yuan CD, Zhu XW, Qian Y, Khederzadeh S, Gu JX, Xu L, Gao JH, Liu KQ, Karasik D, Xie SY, Chen GB, Zheng HF*.

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IScienceArticle2022

General and abdominal obesity operate differently as influencing factors of fracture risk in old adults.

Zhu XW, Liu KQ, Yuan CD, Xia JW, Qian Y, Xu L, Gao JH, Rong XL, Chen GB, Karasik D, Xie SY, Zheng HF*.

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BMJ OpenArticle2021

Cohort profile: the Westlake BioBank for Chinese (WBBC) pilot project.

Zhu XW, Liu KQ, Wang PY, Liu JQ, Chen JY, Xu XJ, Xu JJ, Qiu MC, Sun Y, Liu C, Bai WY, Zhao PP, Xia J, Gai SR, Guan PL, Qian Y, Cong PK, Xie SY, Zheng HF*.

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Commun BiolArticle2021

Observational and genetic evidence highlight the association of human sleep behaviors with the incidence of fracture.

Qian Y, Xia JW, Liu KQ, Xu L, Xie SY, Chen GB, Cong PK, Khederzadeh S, Zheng HF*.

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Hum Mol GenetArticle2021

Integrative analysis of genomic and epigenomic data reveal underlying superenhancer-mediated microRNA regulatory network for human bone mineral density.

Bai WY, Xia JW, Rong XL, Cong PK, Khederzadeh S, Zheng HF*.

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Bone ResReview2021

Twelve years of GWAS discoveries for osteoporosis and related traits: advances, challenges and applications.

Zhu XW, Bai WY, Zheng HF*.

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Ann Rheum DisArticle2020

Systemic evaluation of the relationship between psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis and osteoporosis: observational and Mendelian randomisation study.

Xia J, Xie SY, Liu KQ, Xu L, Zhao PP, Gai SR, Guan PL, Zhao JQ, Zhu YP, Tsoi LC, Stuart PE, Nair RP, Yang HQ, Liao YT, Mao K, Qiu MC, Ying ZM, Hu B, Yang ZH, Bai WY, Zhu XW, Cong PK, Elder JT, Ye ZM, Wang B, Zheng HF*.

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BoneMeta-Analysis2020

Identification of PIEZO1 polymorphisms for human bone mineral density.

Bai WY, Wang LJ, Ying ZM, Hu B, Xu L, Zhang GQ, Cong PK, Zhu XF, Zou WG*, Zheng HF*.

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Briefings in BioinformaticsArticle2019

Genotype imputation and reference panel: a systematic evaluation on haplotype size and diversity.

Bai WY, Zhu XW, Cong PK, Zhang XJ, Richards JB, Zheng HF*.

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J Epidemiol Community HealthArticle2019

Relationship between alcohol use, blood pressure and hypertension: an association study and a Mendelian randomisation study.

Zhao PP, Xu LW, Sun T, Wu YY, Zhu XW, Zhang B, Cheng Z, Cai X, Liu YC, Zhao TT, Wu TT, Ma HY, Wang L, Zhang XW, Yang L*, Zheng HF*.

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BMJArticle2018

Assessment of the genetic and clinical determinants of fracture risk: genome wide association and mendelian randomisation study.

Trajanoska K, Morris JA, Oei L, Zheng HF, Evans DM, Kiel DP, Ohlsson C, Richards JB*, Rivadeneira F*; GEFOS/GENOMOS consortium and the 23andMe research team.

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NatureArticle2015

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

Zheng HF, Forgetta V, Hsu YH, Estrada K, Rosello-Diez A, Leo PJ, Dahia CL, Park-Min KH, Tobias JH, Kooperberg C, Kleinman A, Styrkarsdottir U, Liu CT, Uggla C, Evans DS, Nielson CM, Walter K, Pettersson-Kymmer U, McCarthy S, Eriksson J, Kwan T, Jhamai M, Trajanoska K, Memari Y, Min J, Huang J,...…Rebecca D Jackson*, David W Rowe*, Cynthia A Loomis*, David M Evans*, Cheryl L Ackert-Bicknell *, Alexandra L Joyner*, Emma L Duncan*, Douglas P Kiel*, Fernando Rivadeneira*, J Brent Richards*, for the GEFOS and UK10K Consortia

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Am J Hum GenetArticle2009

Genetic structure of the Han Chinese population revealed by genome-wide SNP variation.

Chen JM, Zheng HF, Bei JX, Sun LD, Jia WH, Li T, Zhang FR, Seielstad M, Zeng YX, Zhang XJ, Liu JJ*.

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Nat GenetArticle2009

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

Han JW, Zheng HF, Cui Y, Sun LD, Ye DQ, Hu Z, Xu JH, Cai ZM, Huang W, Zhao GP, Xie HF, Fang H, Lu QJ, Xu JH, Li XP, Pan YF, Deng DQ, Zeng FQ, Ye ZZ, Zhang XY, Wang QW, Hao F, Ma L, Zuo XB, Zhou FS, Du WH, Cheng YL, Yang JQ, Shen SK, Li J, Sheng YJ, Zuo XX, Zhu WF, Gao F, Zhang PL, Guo Q, Li B, Gao M, Xiao FL, Quan C, Zhang C, Zhang Z, Zhu KJ, Li Y, Hu DY, Lu WS, Huang JL, Liu SX, Li H, Ren YQ, Wang ZX, Yang CJ, Wang PG, Zhou WM, Lv YM, Zhang AP, Zhang SQ, Lin D, Li Y, Low HQ, Shen M, Zhai ZF, Wang Y, Zhang FY, Yang S, Liu JJ*, Zhang XJ*.

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