Genome-wide association study identifies a new breast cancer susceptibility locus at 6q25. 1

W Zheng, J Long, YT Gao, C Li, Y Zheng, YB Xiang… - Nature …, 2009 - nature.com
We carried out a genome-wide association study among Chinese women to identify risk
variants for breast cancer. After analyzing 607,728 SNPs in 1,505 cases and 1,522 controls …

Soyfood intake during adolescence and subsequent risk of breast cancer among Chinese women

XO Shu, F Jin, Q Dai, W Wen, JD Potter, LH Kushi… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2001 - AACR
Many experimental but few epidemiological studies have suggested that soyfoods and their
constituents have cancer-inhibitory effects on breast cancer. No epidemiological study has …

Meta-analysis identifies common variants associated with body mass index in east Asians

W Wen, YS Cho, W Zheng, R Dorajoo, N Kato, L Qi… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Multiple genetic loci associated with obesity or body mass index (BMI) have been identified
through genome-wide association studies conducted predominantly in populations of …

The Shanghai Women's Health Study: rationale, study design, and baseline characteristics

W Zheng, WH Chow, G Yang, F Jin… - American journal of …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Although cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in most nations, the spectrum of
cancer occurrence varies substantially worldwide. Most previous epidemiologic studies …

Disparities by race, age, and sex in the improvement of survival for major cancers: results from the National Cancer Institute Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End …

C Zeng, W Wen, AK Morgans, W Pao, XO Shu… - JAMA …, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Substantial progress has been made in cancer diagnosis and treatment,
resulting in a steady improvement in cancer survival. The degree of improvement by age …

Association of menstrual and reproductive factors with breast cancer risk: results from the Shanghai Breast Cancer Study

YT Gao, XO Shu, Q Dai, JD Potter… - … journal of cancer, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
The incidence of breast cancer among women in Shanghai, a traditionally low‐risk
population, has increased substantially over the past 20 years. To evaluate the association …

The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits

J Chen, CN Spracklen, G Marenne, A Varshney… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Glycemic traits are used to diagnose and monitor type 2 diabetes and cardiometabolic
health. To date, most genetic studies of glycemic traits have focused on individuals of …

Deciphering colorectal cancer genetics through multi-omic analysis of 100,204 cases and 154,587 controls of European and east Asian ancestries

C Fernandez-Rozadilla, M Timofeeva, Z Chen, P Law… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of mortality worldwide. We conducted a genome-
wide association study meta-analysis of 100,204 CRC cases and 154,587 controls of …

[HTML][HTML] Adolescent and adult soy food intake and breast cancer risk: results from the Shanghai Women's Health Study

SA Lee, XO Shu, H Li, G Yang, H Cai, W Wen… - The American journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Background: Soy food is a rich source of isoflavones—a class of phytoestrogens that has
both antiestrogenic and anticarcinogenic properties. Objective: The objective was to …

Common variants at CDKAL1 and KLF9 are associated with body mass index in east Asian populations

Y Okada, M Kubo, H Ohmiya, A Takahashi… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Obesity is a disorder with a complex genetic etiology, and its epidemic is a worldwide
problem. Although multiple genetic loci associated with body mass index, the most common …