Publications by authors named "Yang-Fan Zou"

Background: Adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma (ACP) is a subtype of craniopharyngioma, a neoplastic disease with a benign pathological phenotype but a poor prognosis in the sellar region. The disease has been considered the most common congenital tumor in the skull. Therefore, this article aims to identify hub genes that might serve as genetic markers of diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of ACP.

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Purpose: Glioma may affect patients of any age. So far, only a limited number of big data studies have been conducted concerning oligodendroglioma (OG) in diverse age groups. This study evaluated the risk factors for OG in different age groups using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database built by the National Cancer Institute, which is part of the National Institutes of Health.

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Background: Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common clinical intracranial malignancy worldwide, and the most common supratentorial tumor in adults. GBM mainly causes damage to the brain tissue, which can be fatal. This research explored potential gene targets for the diagnosis and treatment of GBM using bioinformatic technology.

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Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, which mainly consist of atherosclerosis (AS), are major causes of death. A great deal of research has been carried out to clarify the molecular mechanisms of AS. However, the etiology of AS remains poorly understood.

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Glioblastoma (GBM) is a malignant tumor of the central nervous system with high mortality rates. Gene expression profiling may determine the chemosensitivity of GBMs. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying GBM remain to be determined.

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Adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma (ACP) is a congenital epithelial tumor in the sellar region with benign histological manifestation but invasive. Currently, surgery is the main treatment for it, but its recurrence rate is high. Therefore, it is of great importance to explore the mechanism of occurrence and development of ACP and to identify new molecules.

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HIV-1 intersubtype B/C recombinants were more commonplace reported in high-risk populations in Yunnan province, China. In this study, three unique (B/C) recombinant isolates (2015YL02, 2018YL07, and SN18015) were identified from patients infected with HIV-1 through sexual transmission in Shaanxi province. Phylogenetic and bootscan analyses showed that three recombinants comprised HIV-1 subtype B and subtype C.

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The prevalence of overweight-obesity has increased sharply among undergraduates worldwide. In 2016, approximately 52% of adults were overweight-obese. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the prevalence of overweight-obesity and explore in depth the connection between eating habits and overweight-obesity among Chinese undergraduates.

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Objective: Atherosclerosis (AS) is the main pathological basis of ischemic cardio-cerebrovascular diseases, and the intimal thickness (IT) of large arteries is regarded as a powerful evaluation indicator for AS. We established an effective neural network model for automatic prediction of the IT and analyzed the high-risk warning indicators of IT.

Methods: The weight of the left adrenal (WLA) was evaluated.

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