Fang Fang Zhang

Summary

Affiliation: Tufts University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Total energy intake and breast cancer risk in sisters: the Breast Cancer Family Registry
    Fang Fang Zhang
    Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, 150 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    Breast Cancer Res Treat 137:541-51. 2013
  2. ncbi White blood cell global methylation and IL-6 promoter methylation in association with diet and lifestyle risk factors in a cancer-free population
    Fang Fang Zhang
    Department of Nutrition Science Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy Tufts University Boston, MA, USA
    Epigenetics 7:606-14. 2012
  3. ncbi Physical activity and global genomic DNA methylation in a cancer-free population
    Fang Fang Zhang
    Department of Nutrition Science, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA
    Epigenetics 6:293-9. 2011
  4. ncbi Dietary patterns are associated with levels of global genomic DNA methylation in a cancer-free population
    Fang Fang Zhang
    Department of Nutrition Science, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    J Nutr 141:1165-71. 2011
  5. ncbi Significant differences in global genomic DNA methylation by gender and race/ethnicity in peripheral blood
    Fang Fang Zhang
    Department of Nutrition Science, Friedman School of Nutrition Science, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA
    Epigenetics 6:623-9. 2011

Detail Information

Publications5

  1. ncbi Total energy intake and breast cancer risk in sisters: the Breast Cancer Family Registry
    Fang Fang Zhang
    Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, 150 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    Breast Cancer Res Treat 137:541-51. 2013
    ..If replicated in prospective studies, then these findings suggest that reductions in total energy intake may help in modifying breast cancer risk...
  2. ncbi White blood cell global methylation and IL-6 promoter methylation in association with diet and lifestyle risk factors in a cancer-free population
    Fang Fang Zhang
    Department of Nutrition Science Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy Tufts University Boston, MA, USA
    Epigenetics 7:606-14. 2012
    ..The long-term consequence of folate fortification on DNA methylation needs to be further evaluated in longitudinal settings...
  3. ncbi Physical activity and global genomic DNA methylation in a cancer-free population
    Fang Fang Zhang
    Department of Nutrition Science, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA
    Epigenetics 6:293-9. 2011
    ..24, 95%CI:-0.93, 3.40). There were some suggestions of a positive association between physical activity and global genomic DNA methylation in non-Hispanics (β=1.50, 95%CI: -0.08, 3.08) that warrants further investigation...
  4. ncbi Dietary patterns are associated with levels of global genomic DNA methylation in a cancer-free population
    Fang Fang Zhang
    Department of Nutrition Science, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    J Nutr 141:1165-71. 2011
    ..55). Thus, a dietary pattern characterized by a high intake of vegetables and fruits may protect against global DNA hypomethylation. Future studies with a larger sample size need to confirm that this association holds longitudinally...
  5. ncbi Significant differences in global genomic DNA methylation by gender and race/ethnicity in peripheral blood
    Fang Fang Zhang
    Department of Nutrition Science, Friedman School of Nutrition Science, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA
    Epigenetics 6:623-9. 2011
    ..Global leukocyte DNA methylation differs by gender and race/ethnicity, suggesting these variables need to be taken into consideration in studies of global DNA methylation as an epigenetic marker for cancer...