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Hongen Kang

Changping LaboratoryORCID 0000-0002-9581-1329Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Bioinformatics· 2 Genetic & Genomic Medicine· 1

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Organism:human· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Research Focus:fine-mapping· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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Jiaxiang ZhangiD· 2 shared Jiecong LiniD· 2 shared Junpeng Zhao· 2 shared Kaiyan Ma· 2 shared Xiaoxi JingiD· 2 shared Yajie ZhaoiD· 2 shared Chen Xie· 1 shared Haitao ZhangiD· 1 shared

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Large-scale genome- and phenome-wide analyses reveal the genetic architecture, pathophysiology and comorbidity of restless legs syndrome

Xiaoxi Jing, Zi Wang, Jacob Williams, Junpeng Zhao, Kaiyan Ma, Xiaoxuan Fu, Jianxun Ren, Ouyang Chen, Hongen Kang, Jiecong Lin, Zeqi Yan, Jiaxiang Zhang, Xicheng Zhang, Yafei Zhu, Hesheng Liu, , Yajie Zhao

This study identifies 15 novel RLS-associated loci and links them to neurodevelopmental programs, while revealing over 100 comorbidities and brain structural associations through genome- and phenome-wide analyses.

medRxiv · May 22, 2026 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Genome-wide maps of transcription factor footprints identify noncoding variants rewiring gene regulatory networks

Jiecong Lin, Wenyang Dong, Jiaxiang Zhang, Chen Xie, Xiaoxi Jing, Junpeng Zhao, Kaiyan Ma, Hongen Kang, Yilin Jiang, Xiao Xie, Yajie Zhao

The paper identifies noncoding variants that alter gene regulatory networks using a combination of single-molecule deaminase footprinting and variant effect prediction, applied to UK Biobank genomes.

bioRxiv · Mar 25, 2026 · PreprintBioinformatics

Genome Warehouse: A Public Repository Housing Genome-scale Data

Meili Chen, Yingke Ma, Song Wu, Xinchang Zheng, Hongen Kang, Jian Sang, Xingjian Xu, Lili Hao, Zhaohua Li, Zheng Gong, Jingfa Xiao, Zhang Zhang, Wenming Zhao, Yīmíng Bào

The Genome Warehouse (GWH) is a public repository for genome-scale data that provides storage, submission, and visualization tools for genome assemblies across species.

Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics · Jun 24, 2021Peer-reviewedBioinformatics