List of works by Wei-shiung Yang

A Common Variant in the PNPLA3 Gene is a Risk Factor for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Obese Taiwanese Children

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A fault-tolerant method for HLA typing with PacBio data

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A genome-wide association analysis identifies novel susceptibility loci for coronary arterial lesions in patients with Kawasaki disease

scientific article published on 27 February 2013

A link between adipogenesis and innate immunity: RNase-L promotes 3T3-L1 adipogenesis by destabilizing Pref-1 mRNA.

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Adiponectin as a potential differential marker to distinguish pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis

scientific article published on 01 July 2007

Adiponectin beyond cardiometabolic disorders

scientific article published on 23 December 2011

Adiponectin mRNA levels in the abdominal adipose depots of nondiabetic women

scientific article published on 01 August 2003

Adiponectin: a biomarker of obesity-induced insulin resistance in adipose tissue and beyond.

scientific article published on 06 June 2008

Allele-specific differential expression of a common adiponectin gene polymorphism related to obesity

scientific article published on 16 May 2003

Application of massively parallel sequencing to genetic diagnosis in multiplex families with idiopathic sensorineural hearing impairment

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Association Between Serum Levels of Adipocyte Fatty Acid-binding Protein and Free Thyroxine.

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Association between plasma levels of hyaluronic acid and functional outcome in acute stroke patients.

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Association of Plasma Thrombospondin-1 Level with Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients.

scientific article published on March 2015

Association of adiponectin and metabolic syndrome among patients taking atypical antipsychotics for schizophrenia: a cohort study.

scientific article published on 5 May 2009

Association of central obesity with the severity and audiometric configurations of age-related hearing impairment

scientific article published on 19 March 2009

Association of circulating matrix metalloproteinase-1, but not adiponectin, with advanced coronary artery disease

scientific article published on 28 August 2008

Association of diabetes and HbA1c levels with gastrointestinal manifestations

scientific article published on 12 March 2012

Association of esophageal inflammation, obesity and gastroesophageal reflux disease: from FDG PET/CT perspective

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Association of lower extremity arterial calcification with amputation and mortality in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease

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Association of plasma adiponectin levels with hearing thresholds in adults

scientific article published in November 2011

Association of serum myokines and aerobic exercise training in patients with spinal cord injury: an observational study

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Association of the variations in the HSD3β gene with primary aldosteronism

scientific article published in July 2013

Associations between lower urinary tract dysfunction and glycemic control in women with type 2 diabetes: A cross-sectional study.

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Associations of Circulating Gut Hormone and Adipocytokine Levels with the Spectrum of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

scientific article published on 27 October 2015

Astaxanthin Inhibits Expression of Retinal Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Mediators in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats

scientific article published on 14 January 2016

Brucellosis, Taiwan, 2011.

scientific article published on December 2011

Cerebrospinal fluid high mobility group box 1 is associated with neuronal death in subarachnoid hemorrhage.

scientific article published on 28 January 2016

Cilostazol Attenuates Retinal Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in a Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Animal Model

scientific article published on 15 November 2018

Cleaved but not endogenous secretory RAGE is associated with outcome in acute ischemic stroke

scientific article published on 18 December 2015

Comprehensive genotyping in two homogeneous Graves' disease samples reveals major and novel HLA association alleles

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Concurrent exome-targeted next-generation sequencing and single nucleotide polymorphism array to identify the causative genetic aberrations of isolated Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome

scientific article published on 29 April 2015

Contribution of adiponectin and its type 1 receptor to age-related hearing impairment.

scientific article published on 5 March 2015

Cord blood adipocytokines beyond adiposity in neonates?

scientific article published on 01 December 2009

Decreased serum adiponectin in adolescents and young adults with familial primary hypercholesterolemia

scientific article published in February 2005

Diagnostic value of combining bilateral electrocochleography results for unilateral Ménière's disease

scientific article published on 05 June 2008

Diet-induced obesity exacerbates auditory degeneration via hypoxia, inflammation, and apoptosis signaling pathways in CD/1 mice

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Dimerized plasmin fragment D as a potential biomarker to predict successful catheter-directed thrombolysis therapy in acute deep vein thrombosis

scientific article published on 07 October 2014

Dissecting local tributes to systemic vascular damage

scientific article published on 04 July 2012

ESR1, FTO, and UCP2 genes interact with bariatric surgery affecting weight loss and glycemic control in severely obese patients.

scientific article published in November 2011

Effect of Fenofibrate on the Expression of Inflammatory Mediators in a Diabetic Rat Model

scientific article published on 03 June 2019

Enzyme-linked immunospot assay for interferon-gamma to support the diagnosis of tuberculosis in diabetic patients

scientific article published on 01 October 2010

Examining how p16(INK4a) expression levels are linked to handgrip strength in the elderly

scientific article published on 23 August 2016

Family-based association study of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 with susceptibility to Graves' disease in Han population of Taiwan.

scientific article published on 6 December 2007

Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitors Reduce Adipogenesis of Orbital Fibroblasts and Enhance Myofibroblastic Differentiation in Graves' Orbitopathy

scientific article published on 28 October 2019

First step towards precision medicine for antithyroid drug-induced agranulocytosis

scientific article published on 03 May 2016

Functional role of soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products in stroke

scientific article published on 3 January 2013

Gender differences in myocardial perfusion defect in asymptomatic postmenopausal women and men with and without diabetes mellitus.

scientific article published on 21 April 2013

Genetic determinants of antithyroid drug-induced agranulocytosis by human leukocyte antigen genotyping and genome-wide association study

scientific article published on 7 July 2015

Genetic epistasis of adiponectin and PPARgamma2 genotypes in modulation of insulin sensitivity: a family-based association study

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Glycemic control is related to the severity of impaired thermal sensations in type 2 diabetes.

scientific article published on November 2007

High Serum Lipopolysaccharide-Binding Protein Level in Chronic Hepatitis C Viral Infection Is Reduced by Anti-Viral Treatments

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High serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate is associated with phenotypic acne and a reduced risk of abdominal obesity in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

scientific article published on 18 November 2010

High serum level of matrix metalloproteinase-1 and its rapid surge after intervention in patients with significant carotid atherosclerosis

scientific article published in January 2008

Higher blood aldosterone level in metabolic syndrome is independently related to adiposity and fasting plasma glucose.

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Human genetics of diabetes mellitus in Taiwan

scientific article published on January 2009

Hyperandrogenemia is independently associated with elevated alanine aminotransferase activity in young women with polycystic ovary syndrome

scientific article published on 28 April 2010

Hypoadiponectinemia: A useful marker of dyslipidemia in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Identification of a novel HLA-B allele, B*07:162, in a Taiwanese individual.

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Identifying Children With Poor Cochlear Implantation Outcomes Using Massively Parallel Sequencing

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Impaired exercise capacity in diabetic patients after coronary bypass surgery: effects of diastolic and endothelial function

scientific article published on 04 December 2007

Improvement of Cerebral Glucose Metabolism in Symptomatic Patients With Carotid Artery Stenosis After Stenting.

scientific article published in September 2015

Increase of insulin sensitivity and reversal of age-dependent glucose intolerance with inhibition of ASIC3.

scientific article published on 6 May 2008

Increased follistatin associated with decreased gait speed among old adults.

scientific article published on 20 February 2016

Increased follistatin levels after oral contraceptive treatment in obese and non-obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome

scientific article published on 20 January 2010

Insulin resistance, obesity, and metabolic syndrome among non-diabetic pre- and post-menopausal women in North Taiwan

scientific article published in June 2006

Insulin-like growth factor-1 mediates stretch-induced upregulation of myostatin expression in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes

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Iron stores and obesity are negatively associated with ovarian volume and anti-Müllerian hormone levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

KCNN2 polymorphisms and cardiac tachyarrhythmias

scientific article published in July 2016

Lack of independent relationship between plasma adiponectin, leptin levels and bone density in nondiabetic female adolescents.

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Linkage of Graves' disease to the human leucocyte antigen region in the Chinese-Han population in Taiwan

scientific article published on 01 May 2007

Lower plasma adiponectin is correlated to higher alanine aminotransferase independent of metabolic factors and hepatitis B virus carrier status

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Metabolic syndrome components worsen lower urinary tract symptoms in women with type 2 diabetes.

scientific article published on 26 January 2010

Mutational spectrum of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 and sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma in taiwan

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Myostatin and insulin-like growth factor I: potential therapeutic biomarkers for pompe disease

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Myostatin and its association with abdominal obesity, androgen and follistatin levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

scientific article published on 12 June 2012

Nitric oxide production is paradoxically decreased after weight reduction surgery in morbid obesity patients

scientific article published on 20 March 2006

No association between plasma adiponectin levels and central auditory function in adults.

scientific article published on 10 August 2014

Normal values and symptom correlation of a simplified oatmeal-based gastric emptying study in the Chinese population

scientific article published on 01 November 2014

One-year weight management lowers lipopolysaccharide-binding protein and its implication in metainflammation and liver fibrosis

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Opposite association between diabetes, dyslipidemia, and hepatocellular carcinoma mortality in the middle-aged and elderly.

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Pathophysiology of neuropathic pain in type 2 diabetes: skin denervation and contact heat-evoked potentials

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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma 2 Pro12Ala gene variant is strongly associated with larger body mass in the Taiwanese.

scientific article published on October 2000

Plasma adiponectin levels and blood pressures in nondiabetic adolescent females

scientific article published in September 2003

Plasma reactive oxygen species levels are correlated with severity of age-related hearing impairment in humans

scientific article published in December 2011

Predicting HLA genotypes using unphased and flanking single-nucleotide polymorphisms in Han Chinese population

scientific article published on 29 January 2014

Reduced risk for metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance associated with ovo-lacto-vegetarian behavior in female Buddhists: a case-control study

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Relationship between androgen levels and blood pressure in young women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

scientific article published on 26 March 2007

Relationship between bone mineral density and serum osteoprotegerin in patients with chronic heart failure

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SLURP1 mutation-impaired T-cell activation in a family with mal de Meleda.

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Serum Angiopoietin-Like Protein 2 Concentrations Are Independently Associated with Heart Failure

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Serum Levels of Follistatin Are Positively Associated With Serum-Free Thyroxine Levels in Patients With Hyperthyroidism or Euthyroidism

scientific article published on February 2016

Serum Spot 14 concentration is negatively associated with thyroid-stimulating hormone level

scientific article published on October 2016

Serum Triglyceride Levels Independently Contribute to the Estimation of Visceral Fat Amount Among Nondiabetic Obese Adults

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Serum adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein levels in patients with critical illness are associated with insulin resistance and predict mortality.

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Serum adiponectin correlates with viral characteristics but not histologic features in patients with chronic hepatitis C.

scientific article published in August 2005

Serum myostatin is reduced in individuals with metabolic syndrome

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Serum myostatin levels and grip strength in normal subjects and patients on maintenance haemodialysis.

scientific article published in December 2011

Serum reference value of two potential doping candidates-myostatin and insulin-like growth factor-I in the healthy young male

scientific article published on 05 January 2017

Sex differences in high-fat diet-induced obesity, metabolic alterations and learning, and synaptic plasticity deficits in mice.

scientific article published on 3 September 2009

Skeletal muscle mass adjusted by height correlated better with muscular functions than that adjusted by body weight in defining sarcopenia.

scientific article published on 20 January 2016

Synthetic peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma agonist, rosiglitazone, increases plasma levels of adiponectin in type 2 diabetic patients

scientific article published in February 2002

TARDBP mutations in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with TDP-43 neuropathology: a genetic and histopathological analysis

scientific article published on 7 April 2008

The application of infrared thermography in evaluation of patients at high risk for lower extremity peripheral arterial disease.

scientific article published on 23 July 2011

The clinical implications of blood adiponectin in cardiometabolic disorders.

scientific article published on May 2009

The effect of androgens on ovarian follicle maturation: Dihydrotestosterone suppress FSH-stimulated granulosa cell proliferation by upregulating PPARγ-dependent PTEN expression

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The effects of 3-month atorvastatin therapy on arterial inflammation, calcification, abdominal adipose tissue and circulating biomarkers.

scientific article published on 23 November 2011

The relationship between anti-Mullerian hormone, androgen and insulin resistance on the number of antral follicles in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

scientific article published on 6 February 2008

The relationship between follistatin and chronic low-grade inflammation in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

The relationship of cytomorphology of medullary thyroid carcinomas between family members with the same RET proto-oncogene mutation

scientific article published on 09 December 2011

The risk of osteonecrosis of the jaws in Taiwanese osteoporotic patients treated with oral alendronate or raloxifene

scientific article published on 23 April 2014

Transcription activation of myostatin by trichostatin A in differentiated C2C12 myocytes via ASK1-MKK3/4/6-JNK and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways.

scientific article published on October 2010

Waist circumference is associated with pitch pattern sequence score in older male adults

scientific article published on 16 October 2012

Waist-to-hip ratio correlates with homocysteine levels in male patients with coronary artery disease

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