Hong Fang

Publication List Details

Period

1992 - 2008

Number

57

Co-Authors

Very Important Pool (VIP) genes – an application for microarray-based molecular signatures (2008)

Su, Zhenqiang, Hong, Huixiao, Fang, Hong, Shi, Leming, Perkins, Roger, Tong, Weida

Abstract Background Advances in DNA microarray technology portend that molecular signatures from which microarray will eventually be used in clinical environments and personalized medicine....

Assessing batch effects of genotype calling algorithm BRLMM for the Affymetrix GeneChip Human Mapping 500 K array set using 270 HapMap samples (2008)

Hong, Huixiao, Su, Zhenqiang, Ge, Weigong, Shi, Leming, Perkins, Roger, Fang, Hong, ...

Abstract Background Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) aim to identify genetic variants (usually single nucleotide polymorphisms [SNPs]) across the entire human genome that are associated with...

The balance of reproducibility, sensitivity, and specificity of lists of differentially expressed genes in microarray studies (2008)

Shi, Leming, Jones, Wendell D, Jensen, Roderick V, Harris, Stephen C, Perkins, Roger G, Goodsaid, Federico M, ...

Abstract Background Reproducibility is a fundamental requirement in scientific experiments. Some recent publications have claimed that microarrays are unreliable because lists of differentially...

The Reproducibility of Lists of Differentially Expressed Genes in Microarray Studies (2007)

Leming D. Shi, Wendell D. Jones, Roderick V. Jensen, Stephen C. Harris, Roger G. Perkins, Federico M. Goodsaid, ...

Reproducibility is a fundamental requirement in scientific experiments and clinical contexts. Recent publications raise concerns about the reliability of microarray technology because of the apparent...

The Reproducibility of Lists of Differentially Expressed Genes in Microarray Studies (2007)

Leming Shi, Wendell D. Jones, Roderick V. Jensen, Stephen C. Harris, Roger G. Perkins, Federico M. Goodsaid, ...

Reproducibility is a fundamental requirement in scientific experiments and clinical contexts. Recent publications raise concerns about the reliability of microarray technology because of the apparent...

Differential gene expression in mouse primary hepatocytes exposed to the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α agonists (2006)

Guo, Lei, Fang, Hong, Collins, Jim, Fan, Xiao-hui, Dial, Stacey, Wong, Alex, ...

Abstract Background Fibrates are a unique hypolipidemic drugs that lower plasma triglyceride and cholesterol levels through their action as peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα)...

Gene Expression Profiles Distinguish the Carcinogenic Effects of Aristolochic Acid in Target (Kidney) and Non-target (Liver) Tissues in Rats (2006)

Chen, Tao, Guo, Lei, Zhang, Lu, Shi, Leming, Fang, Hong, Sun, Yongming, ...

Abstract Background Aristolochic acid (AA) is the active component of herbal drugs derived from Aristolochia species that have been used for medicinal purposes since antiquity. AA, however, induced...

GOFFA: Gene Ontology For Functional Analysis – A FDA Gene Ontology Tool for Analysis of Genomic and Proteomic Data (2006)

Sun, Hongmei, Fang, Hong, Chen, Tao, Perkins, Roger, Tong, Weida

Abstract Background Gene Ontology (GO) characterizes and categorizes the functions of genes and their products according to biological processes, molecular functions and cellular components,...

Microarray scanner calibration curves: characteristics and implications (2005)

Shi, Leming, Tong, Weida, Su, Zhenqiang, Han, Tao, Han, Jing, Puri, Raj K, ...

Abstract Background Microarray-based measurement of mRNA abundance assumes a linear relationship between the fluorescence intensity and the dye concentration. In reality, however, the calibration...

Cross-platform comparability of microarray technology: Intra-platform consistency and appropriate data analysis procedures are essential (2005)

Shi, Leming, Tong, Weida, Fang, Hong, Scherf, Uwe, Han, Jing, Puri, Raj K, ...

Abstract Background The acceptance of microarray technology in regulatory decision-making is being challenged by the existence of various platforms and data analysis methods. A recent report (E....

Quality control and quality assessment of data from surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization (SELDI) time-of flight (TOF) mass spectrometry (MS) (2005)

Hong, Huixiao, Dragan, Yvonne, Epstein, Joshua, Teitel, Candee, Chen, Bangzheng, Xie, Qian, ...

Abstract Background Proteomic profiling of complex biological mixtures by the ProteinChip technology of surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (SELDI-TOF) mass spectrometry (MS)...

QSAR Models Using a Large Diverse Set of Estrogens (2001)

Leming M. Shi, Hong Fang, Weida Tong, Jie Wu, Roger Perkins, Robert M. Blair, ...

this paper, these two techniques are further investigated and compared, particularly for their predictivity, by using the NCTR data set.

Rapid Screening and Identification of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Clinical Samples by Selective-Broth and Real-Time PCR Assay

Fang, Hong, Hedin, Göran

A screening method for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by using selective broth and real-time PCR (broth-PCR) was developed and evaluated. The samples (n = 304) were cultured in...

Molecular Epidemiological Analysis of Escherichia coli Isolates Producing Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases for Identification of Nosocomial Outbreaks in Stockholm, Sweden

Fang, Hong, Lundberg, Christina, Olsson-Liljequist, Barbro, Hedin, Göran, Lindbäck, Emma, Rosenberg, Åsa, ...

From June to October of 2002, a cluster of Escherichia coli isolates producing extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) was detected in Stockholm. The isolates were grouped into two clones, one of...

Inducible Metronidazole Resistance and nim Genes in Clinical Bacteroides fragilis Group Isolates

Löfmark, Sonja, Fang, Hong, Hedberg, Maria, Edlund, Charlotta

Nitroimidazole resistance (nim) genes were detected in 2% of 1,502 clinical Bacteroides fragilis group strains isolated from 19 European countries, and a novel nim gene was identified. High...

Evaluation of Two New Chromogenic Media, CHROMagar MRSA and S. aureus ID, for Identifying Staphylococcus aureus and Screening Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus

Hedin, Göran, Fang, Hong

Thirty-nine methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates with diverse genetic backgrounds and two reference strains were correctly identified as S. aureus on CHROMagar MRSA and S....

Prediction of estrogen receptor binding for 58,000 chemicals using an integrated system of a tree-based model with structural alerts.

Hong, Huixiao, Tong, Weida, Fang, Hong, Shi, Leming, Xie, Qian, Wu, Jie, ...

A number of environmental chemicals, by mimicking natural hormones, can disrupt endocrine function in experimental animals, wildlife, and humans. These chemicals, called "endocrine-disrupting...

ArrayTrack--supporting toxicogenomic research at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration National Center for Toxicological Research.

Tong, Weida, Cao, Xiaoxi, Harris, Stephen, Sun, Hongmei, Fang, Hong, Fuscoe, James, ...

The mapping of the human genome and the determination of corresponding gene functions, pathways, and biological mechanisms are driving the emergence of the new research fields of toxicogenomics and...

Using Decision Forest to Classify Prostate Cancer Samples on the Basis of SELDI-TOF MS Data: Assessing Chance Correlation and Prediction Confidence

Tong, Weida, Xie, Qian, Hong, Huixiao, Fang, Hong, Shi, Leming, Perkins, Roger, ...

Class prediction using “omics” data is playing an increasing role in toxicogenomics, diagnosis/prognosis, and risk assessment. These data are usually noisy and represented by relatively few...

Assessment of Prediction Confidence and Domain Extrapolation of Two Structure–Activity Relationship Models for Predicting Estrogen Receptor Binding Activity

Tong, Weida, Xie, Qian, Hong, Huixiao, Shi, Leming, Fang, Hong, Perkins, Roger

Quantitative structure–activity relationship (QSAR) methods have been widely applied in drug discovery, lead optimization, toxicity prediction, and regulatory decisions. Despite major advances in...

Use of Cefoxitin-Based Selective Broth for Improved Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Fang, Hong, Hedin, Göran

A cefoxitin-based selective broth was evaluated for its efficiency in detecting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by the use of laboratory reference strains, clinical isolates of...

A yeast assay probes the interaction between botulinum neurotoxin serotype B and its SNARE substrate

Fang, Hong, Luo, Wentian, Henkel, Jim, Barbieri, Joseph, Green, Neil

The seven functionally distinct serotypes (A–G) of botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) are dichains consisting of light chain (LC) with zinc-dependent endoprotease activity connected by one disulfide bond...

Rapid Screening and Identification of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Clinical Samples by Selective-Broth and Real-Time PCR Assay

Fang, Hong, Hedin, Göran

A screening method for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by using selective broth and real-time PCR (broth-PCR) was developed and evaluated. The samples (n = 304) were cultured in...

Molecular Epidemiological Analysis of Escherichia coli Isolates Producing Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases for Identification of Nosocomial Outbreaks in Stockholm, Sweden

Fang, Hong, Lundberg, Christina, Olsson-Liljequist, Barbro, Hedin, Göran, Lindbäck, Emma, Rosenberg, Åsa, ...

From June to October of 2002, a cluster of Escherichia coli isolates producing extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) was detected in Stockholm. The isolates were grouped into two clones, one of...

Inducible Metronidazole Resistance and nim Genes in Clinical Bacteroides fragilis Group Isolates

Löfmark, Sonja, Fang, Hong, Hedberg, Maria, Edlund, Charlotta

Nitroimidazole resistance (nim) genes were detected in 2% of 1,502 clinical Bacteroides fragilis group strains isolated from 19 European countries, and a novel nim gene was identified. High...

Evaluation of Two New Chromogenic Media, CHROMagar MRSA and S. aureus ID, for Identifying Staphylococcus aureus and Screening Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus

Hedin, Göran, Fang, Hong

Thirty-nine methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates with diverse genetic backgrounds and two reference strains were correctly identified as S. aureus on CHROMagar MRSA and S....

Prediction of estrogen receptor binding for 58,000 chemicals using an integrated system of a tree-based model with structural alerts.

Hong, Huixiao, Tong, Weida, Fang, Hong, Shi, Leming, Xie, Qian, Wu, Jie, ...

A number of environmental chemicals, by mimicking natural hormones, can disrupt endocrine function in experimental animals, wildlife, and humans. These chemicals, called "endocrine-disrupting...

ArrayTrack--supporting toxicogenomic research at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration National Center for Toxicological Research.

Tong, Weida, Cao, Xiaoxi, Harris, Stephen, Sun, Hongmei, Fang, Hong, Fuscoe, James, ...

The mapping of the human genome and the determination of corresponding gene functions, pathways, and biological mechanisms are driving the emergence of the new research fields of toxicogenomics and...

Using Decision Forest to Classify Prostate Cancer Samples on the Basis of SELDI-TOF MS Data: Assessing Chance Correlation and Prediction Confidence

Tong, Weida, Xie, Qian, Hong, Huixiao, Fang, Hong, Shi, Leming, Perkins, Roger, ...

Class prediction using “omics” data is playing an increasing role in toxicogenomics, diagnosis/prognosis, and risk assessment. These data are usually noisy and represented by relatively few...

Assessment of Prediction Confidence and Domain Extrapolation of Two Structure–Activity Relationship Models for Predicting Estrogen Receptor Binding Activity

Tong, Weida, Xie, Qian, Hong, Huixiao, Shi, Leming, Fang, Hong, Perkins, Roger

Quantitative structure–activity relationship (QSAR) methods have been widely applied in drug discovery, lead optimization, toxicity prediction, and regulatory decisions. Despite major advances in...

Use of Cefoxitin-Based Selective Broth for Improved Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Fang, Hong, Hedin, Göran

A cefoxitin-based selective broth was evaluated for its efficiency in detecting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by the use of laboratory reference strains, clinical isolates of...

A yeast assay probes the interaction between botulinum neurotoxin serotype B and its SNARE substrate

Fang, Hong, Luo, Wentian, Henkel, Jim, Barbieri, Joseph, Green, Neil

The seven functionally distinct serotypes (A–G) of botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) are dichains consisting of light chain (LC) with zinc-dependent endoprotease activity connected by one disulfide bond...

Molecular Epidemiology of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases among Escherichia coli Isolates Collected in a Swedish Hospital and Its Associated Health Care Facilities from 2001 to 2006▿

Fang, Hong, Ataker, Ferda, Hedin, Göran, Dornbusch, Kathrine

The genetic characteristics and molecular epidemiology of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) among Escherichia coli isolates were investigated at a general hospital and its associated health...