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Kai Fun Yu

Division of Cancer Epidemiology and GeneticsORCID 0000-0002-5337-137XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Genetic & Genomic Medicine· 1 Genetics· 1 Genomics· 1

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Organism:human· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 1 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 1 Research Focus:variant effect prediction· 1

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Stephen Jacob ChanockiD· 3 shared Derek W. BrowniD· 2 shared Eugene J. GardneriD· 2 shared John R. B. PerryiD· 2 shared Lei SongiD· 2 shared Mitchell J. MachielaiD· 2 shared Vijay G. SankaraniD· 2 shared Yajie ZhaoiD· 2 shared

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2020-2023 · peak 2/yr

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GeneticsNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedSep 8, 2023

Shared and distinct genetic etiologies for different types of clonal hematopoiesis

Derek W. Brown, Liam D. Cato, Yajie Zhao…·Mitchell J. Machiela

The paper identifies shared genetic architecture across different types of clonal hematopoiesis and finds that overlapping mutations increase hematological malignancy risk.

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humanwhole-exome sequencing

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Genetic & Genomic MedicinemedRxivPreprintJan 28, 2023

Population analyses of mosaic X chromosome loss identify genetic drivers and widespread signatures of cellular selection

Aoxing Liu, Giulio Genovese, Yajie Zhao…·Mitchell J. Machiela

This study identifies genetic drivers and cellular selection signatures of mosaic X chromosome loss in women using large-scale population data and polygenic scores.

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humanwhole-genome sequencing

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GenomicsNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedJun 1, 2020

Massively parallel reporter assays combined with cell-type specific eQTL informed multiple melanoma loci and identified a pleiotropic function of HIV-1 restriction gene, MX2, in melanoma promotion

Jiyeon Choi, Tongwu Zhang, Andrew H. Vu…·Kevin M. Brown

The paper identifies multiple melanoma susceptibility genes and variants by integrating MPRA with eQTL data, revealing MX2's role in melanoma promotion.

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humanzebrafish

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