Likuan Xiong

This study identifies 30 novel metabolite-gene associations in 34,394 Chinese pregnant women and finds pleiotropy and causal relationships between metabolites and diseases.

This study performs GWAS on thyroid traits in Chinese pregnancies, identifying 176 genetic loci and linking thyroid function to pregnancy complications and later health outcomes.

This study identifies East Asian-specific genetic loci for intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy linked to historical HBV infection, using genome-wide association analyses in 101,023 Chinese women.

This study identifies four genetic loci associated with gestational diabetes risk and 31 loci linked to glycaemic traits in 30,699 Chinese pregnant women, with MTNR1B showing the strongest association.