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2016
C. Y. Bai, Shi, X. Y., He, J., Xue, J., Feng, Y., Bai, C. Y., Shi, X. Y., He, J., Xue, J., and Feng, Y., “Association between IL-10 genetic variations and cervical cancer susceptibility in a Chinese population”, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.
C. Y. Bai, Shi, X. Y., He, J., Xue, J., Feng, Y., Bai, C. Y., Shi, X. Y., He, J., Xue, J., and Feng, Y., “Association between IL-10 genetic variations and cervical cancer susceptibility in a Chinese population”, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.
L. Ren, Wang, H. W., Xu, Y., Feng, Y., Zhang, H. F., and Wang, K. H., “Sequencing of Gag/Env association with HIV genotyping resolution and HIV-related epidemiologic studies of HIV in China”, vol. 15, no. 4, p. -, 2016.
Conflicts of interestThe authors declare no conflict of interest.ACKNOWLEDGMENTSResearch supported by the Foundation for Science and Technology Planning Project of Yunnan Provincial Bureau of Health (#2012WS63), the Key Joint Funds of the Natural Science Foundation of Yunnan Province and Kunming Medical University (#2014FB021), the Yunnan Institute of Digestive Disease Institute (#2014NS121), the National Science Foundation of China (#81360069), the Academician Workstation of Yunnan Province, the Foundation for Innovative Group of the Gastrointestinal Surgery of Yunnan Province (#2012HC013), and the Foundation of Medical Leading Talent of Yunnan Province (#L-201205). REFERENCESAraújo LV, Soares MA, Oliveira SM, Chequer P, et al (2006). DBCollHIV: a database system for collaborative HIV analysis in Brazil. Genet. Mol. Res. 5: 203-215. Bao Y, Tian D, Zheng YY, Xi HL, et al (2014). 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2015
X. Chen, Li, H. S., Yin, Y., Feng, Y., and Tan, X. W., “Macrophage proinflammatory response to the titanium alloy equipment in dental implantation”, vol. 14, pp. 9155-9162, 2015.
G. J. Dai, Cheng, S. H., Hua, Z. T., Zhang, M. L., Jiang, H. B., Feng, Y., Shen, X. H., Su, Y. A., He, N., Ma, Z. B., Ma, X. Q., Hou, S. G., and Wang, Y. R., “Mapping quantitative trait loci for nitrogen uptake and utilization efficiency in rice (Oryza sativa L.) at different nitrogen fertilizer levels”, vol. 14, pp. 10404-10414, 2015.
Y. Feng, Sun, J., Wang, L., and Hou, X. L., “A study of the association between the connexin 40 rs35594137 polymorphism and atrial fibrillation in Xinjiang Chinese Han and Uygur populations”, vol. 14, pp. 15705-15712, 2015.
2014
M. Zhou, Ding, Y. J., Feng, Y., Zhang, Q. R., Xiang, Y., and Wan, H. Y., “Association of xeroderma pigmentosum group D (Asp312Asn, Lys751Gln) and cytidine deaminase (Lys27Gln, Ala70Thr) polymorphisms with outcome in Chinese non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with cisplatin-gemcitabine”, vol. 13, pp. 3310-3318, 2014.
B. Wang, Yang, J., Xiao, J., Liang, B., Zhou, H. X., Su, Z., Xu, S., Chen, H., Ma, C., Deng, J., Li, D., Ou, X., and Feng, Y., “Association of XRCC5 polymorphisms with COPD and COPD-related phenotypes in the Han Chinese population: a case-control cohort study”, vol. 13, pp. 7070-7078, 2014.
Q. Y. Li, Feng, Y., Lin, Y. N., Li, M., Guo, Q., Gu, S. Y., Liu, J. L., Zhang, R. F., and Wan, H. Y., “Gender difference in protein expression of vascular wall in mice exposed to chronic intermittent hypoxia: a preliminary study”, vol. 13, pp. 8489-8501, 2014.
L. Fan, Feng, Y., Wan, H. Y., Ni, L., Qian, Y. R., Guo, Y., Xiang, Y., and Li, Q. Y., “Hypoxia induces dysregulation of local renin-angiotensin system in mouse Lewis lung carcinoma cells”, vol. 13, pp. 10562-10573, 2014.
Y. Feng, Cai, Z. R., Tang, Y., Hu, G., Lu, J., He, D., and Wang, S., “TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway-mediated and oxLDL-induced up-regulation of LOX-1, MCP-1, and VCAM-1 expressions in human umbilical vein endothelial cells”, vol. 13, pp. 680-695, 2014.
2013
Y. Feng, Ri, J., Wan, H. Y., Shi, G. C., Li, Q. Y., and Fan, L., “Meta-analysis demonstrates lack of association between the ACE gene I/D polymorphism and obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome occurrence and severity”, vol. 12, pp. 74-84, 2013.
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R. Ji, Feng, Y., and Zhan, W. W., “Updated analysis of studies on the cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 gene A49G polymorphism and Hashimoto's thyroiditis risk”, vol. 12, pp. 1421-1430, 2013.
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