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Anyuan Cao

Peking University
Verified email at pku.edu.cn
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[HTML][HTML] Beta-thalassemia

A Cao, R Galanello - Genetics in medicine, 2010 - Elsevier
Beta-thalassemia is caused by the reduced (beta+) or absent (beta 0) synthesis of the beta
globin chains of the hemoglobin tetramer. Three clinical and hematological conditions of …

[HTML][HTML] Metallic biomaterials: current challenges and opportunities

…, J Spoor, R Symes, M Tieppo, C Collins, A Cao… - Materials, 2017 - mdpi.com
Metallic biomaterials are engineered systems designed to provide internal support to
biological tissues and they are being used largely in joint replacements, dental implants …

The prevention of thalassemia

A Cao, YW Kan - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2013 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
The thalassemias are among the most common inherited diseases worldwide, affecting
individuals originating from the Mediterranean area, Middle East, Transcaucasia, Central …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-Wide Association Scan Shows Genetic Variants in the FTO Gene Are Associated with Obesity-Related Traits

…, P Galan, A Chakravarti, D Schlessinger, A Cao… - PLoS …, 2007 - journals.plos.org
The obesity epidemic is responsible for a substantial economic burden in developed
countries and is a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The …

Newly identified loci that influence lipid concentrations and risk of coronary artery disease

…, R Collins, RN Bergman, M Uda, J Tuomilehto, A Cao… - Nature …, 2008 - nature.com
To identify genetic variants influencing plasma lipid concentrations, we first used genotype
imputation and meta-analysis to combine three genome-wide scans totaling 8,816 …

Isolation of NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), a NF-E2-like basic leucine zipper transcriptional activator that binds to the tandem NF-E2/AP1 repeat of the beta-globin locus …

P Moi, K Chan, I Asunis, A Cao… - Proceedings of the …, 1994 - National Acad Sciences
Hypersensitive site 2 located in the beta-globin locus control region confers high levels of
expression to the genes of the beta-globin cluster. A tandem repeat of the consensus …

Self‐Assembled 3D flowerlike iron oxide nanostructures and their application in water treatment

LS Zhong, JS Hu, HP Liang, AM Cao… - Advanced …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
An ethylene‐glycol‐mediated self‐assembly process is adopted to synthesize 3D flowerlike
nanostructures of iron oxide (see figure) using inexpensive and nontoxic ferric chloride. A …

The putative forkhead transcription factor FOXL2 is mutated in blepharophimosis/ptosis/epicanthus inversus syndrome

…, D Schlessinger, P Gasparini, D Bonneau, A Cao… - Nature …, 2001 - nature.com
In type I blepharophimosis/ptosis/epicanthus inversus syndrome (BPES), eyelid
abnormalities are associated with ovarian failure. Type II BPES shows only the eyelid …

Variants in MTNR1B influence fasting glucose levels

…, M Bochud, LL Bonnycastle, TA Buchanan, A Cao… - Nature …, 2009 - nature.com
To identify previously unknown genetic loci associated with fasting glucose concentrations,
we examined the leading association signals in ten genome-wide association scans …

Mutations in GPC3, a glypican gene, cause the Simpson-Golabi-Behmel overgrowth syndrome

…, P Baybayan, EY Chen, R Huber, G Neri, A Cao… - Nature …, 1996 - nature.com
Abstract Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome (SGBS) is an X-linked condition characterized
by pre-and postnatal overgrowth with visceral and skeletal anomalies. To identify the …