Genetic variants in BAT2 are associated with immune responsiveness to influenza vaccination by Simin Wen, Hejiang Wei, Mao Li, Shuyi Zhong, Yanhui Cheng, Weijuan Huang, Dayan Wang, Yuelong Shu, Yuelong Shu

“…In this study, we aimed to explore whether the single nucleotide polymorphisms in BAT2 are associated with the antibody responses to influenza vaccines.Method: A nested case-control study was conducted in this research. 1968 healthy volunteers were enrolled and 1,582 of them from a Chinese Han population were eligible for further research. …”
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Effects of Tea Saponin Supplementation on Nutrient Digestibility, Methanogenesis, and Ruminal Microbial Flora in Dorper Crossbred Ewe by Yunlong Liu, Tao Ma, Dandan Chen, Naifeng Zhang, Bingwen Si, Kaidong Deng, Yan Tu, Qiyu Diao

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Identification of PTCSC3 as a Novel Locus for Large‐Vessel Ischemic Stroke: A Genome‐Wide Association Study by Tsong‐Hai Lee, Tai‐Ming Ko, Chien‐Hsiun Chen, Ming‐Ta Michael Lee, Yeu‐Jhy Chang, Chien‐Hung Chang, Kuo‐Lun Huang, Ting‐Yu Chang, Jiann‐Der Lee, Ku‐Chou Chang, Jen‐Tsung Yang, Ming‐Shien Wen, Chao‐Yung Wang, Ying‐Ting Chen, Chia‐San Hsieh, Shu‐Yu Chou, Yi‐Min Liu, Hui‐Wen Chen, Hung‐Ting Liao, Chia‐Wen Wang, Shih‐Ping Chen, Liang‐Suei Lu, Yuan‐Tsong Chen, Jer‐Yuarn Wu

“…The study was replicated in an independent Han Chinese population comprising an additional 319 cases and 1802 controls. …”
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Genomic and Transcriptomic Dissection of the Large-Effect Loci Controlling Drought-Responsive Agronomic Traits in Wheat by Liangjing Cao, Mingjie Lyu, Jingyi Wang, Xuan Wang, Xinchang Li, Ruilian Jing, Jun Liu, Xinwen Hu

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Reconstructing the ancestral gene pool to uncover the origins and genetic links of Hmong–Mien speakers by Yang Gao, Xiaoxi Zhang, Hao Chen, Yan Lu, Sen Ma, Yajun Yang, Menghan Zhang, Shuhua Xu

“…We identified highly differentiated variants between HM and Han Chinese, in particular, a deafness-related missense variant (rs72474224) in the GJB2 gene is in a higher frequency in HM speakers than in others. …”
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Millennial landscape and tourist development in China. The case of the Hani rice terraces in Yunnan by Myriam Dao

“…In this text, I examine the profound changes taking place in rural border areas inhabited by non-Han minorities, and particularly those of the Hani in the Yunnan Red River Valley. …”
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The role of natural resources in the territorial conflicts of Xinjiang and Tibet in the People´s Republic of China by José Antonio Peña-Ramos, Adrián García Peña, Chiara Olivieri

“…More than 91% are ethnic Han, leaving the rest divided into more than fifty groups officially recognized as minority nationalities. …”
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5'-UTR SNP of FGF13 causes translational defect and intellectual disability by Xingyu Pan, Jingrong Zhao, Zhiying Zhou, Jijun Chen, Zhenxing Yang, Yuxuan Wu, Meizhu Bai, Yang Jiao, Yun Yang, Xuye Hu, Tianling Cheng, Qianyun Lu, Bin Wang, Chang-Lin Li, Ying-Jin Lu, Lei Diao, Yan-Qing Zhong, Jing Pan, Jianmin Zhu, Hua-Sheng Xiao, Zi-Long Qiu, Jinsong Li, Zefeng Wang, Jingyi Hui, Lan Bao, Xu Zhang

“…We screened gene mutations in Chinese Han children suffering from severe ID and found a single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the 5′-untranslated region (5′-UTR) of fibroblast growth factor 13 (FGF13) mRNA (NM_001139500.1:c.-32c>G) shared by three male children. …”
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Associations of CXCL1 gene 5’UTR variations with ovarian cancer by Man Guo, Chao Xu, Yan-Zhe Chen, Qi-Wen Sun, Xin-Ying Zhao, Xin Liu, Yi Yang, Yi-Yan Hu, Fei-Feng Li, Shu-Lin Liu

“…Conclusions Rs11547681 in CXCL1 gene was associated with the risk of OC in the Chinese Han population.…”
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MicroRNA-599-Regulated Susceptibility to Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Cirrhosis is Mediated by the Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) rs4746720 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism by Fangfang Zhou, Yixin Chen, Youjun Xu, Qun Luo

“…Objective: The aim of this case-control study was to analyze the association between sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) in Han Chinese patients with cirrhosis and to explore its potential mechanism. …”
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Comparison of the prognostic value of four different critical illness scores in patients with sepsis-induced coagulopathy by Wang Chengli, Ma Li, Zhang Wei

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Effect of vascular endothelial growth factor rs35569394 in esophageal cancer and response to chemotherapy by Zishan Wang, Chenwei Li, Xinjian Li, Jianguang Shi, Weijie Wu

“… The objective of this study was to investigate the possible association between the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), rs35569394, of the vascular endothelial growth factor gene (VEGF) and the risk of esophageal cancer (EC) in the Han Chinese population. A total of 290 EC subjects and 322 ethnically matched unrelated healthy controls free from the esophageal disease were studied. …”
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When a house becomes a castle by Gayane Margaryan

“…The inhabitants of Tulou were not representatives of the titular Han nation, they were representatives of the Hakka people. …”
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Concordane of OSTA and lumbar spine BMD by DXA in identifying risk of osteoporosis by Cai YunHua, Chen DeCai, Lu ChunYan, Wei SongQuan

“…</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>For identifying risk of osteoporosis, the concurrence was lower than those reported studies when comparing LS BMD measurements to OSTA risk index in Chinese Han nationality postmenopausal women of Sichuan province. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE USAGE OF HANYU JIAOCHENG TEXTBOOK IN THE EIGHTH GRADE AT KALAM KUDUS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, BANDUNG by Kezia Forienka Carrin Natasha, Selvia Selvia

“…Mandarin is unique in its tone, Han characters, and how it is pronounced. In learning a language, textbooks are needed that are appropriate to the level of the learner. …”
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Association of rs2910164 in miR-146a with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A case–control and meta-analysis study by Wei-Wei Chang, Li-Ying Wen, Liu Zhang, Xin Tong, Yue-Long Jin, Gui-Mei Chen

“…This study is divided into two parts, and one is to explore the relationship between miR-146a rs2910164 polymorphism and the genetic susceptibility of T2DM in Chinese Han population. Second, a meta-analysis on the basis of a larger sample size was used to determine whether this is a susceptibility gene for T2DM.MethodsA case–control study including 574 T2DM patients and 596 controls was used to evaluate the association of miR-146a rs2910164 polymorphism with the risk of T2DM in Chinese Han People. …”
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PMCA4 (ATP2B4) mutation in familial spastic paraplegia. by Miaoxin Li, Philip Wing-Lok Ho, Shirley Yin-Yu Pang, Zero Ho-Man Tse, Michelle Hiu-Wai Kung, Pak-Chung Sham, Shu-Leong Ho

“…This novel R268Q mutation was not present in over 7,000 subjects in public databases, and over 1,000 Han Chinese in our database. Prediction of potential functional consequence of R268Q mutation on PMCA4 by computational modeling revealed that this mutation is located in protein aggregation-prone segment susceptible to protein misfolding. …”
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Manju The Composition of the Empire and the cultural anthropological nature of the Ch’ing’s ruling class: A case study of the Manju women by A. Kai He

“…Social life characteristics are completely different from Han Chinese, Mongol, Chinese Muslim, Tibetan and other cultural groups in the Empire. …”
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The Representation of Military Troops in Pingcheng Tombs and the Private Household Institution of Buqu in Practice by Chin-Yin Tseng

“…The large-scale appearance of these military troops inside Pingcheng period tombs might even suggest that with the “tribal policy” in place, the Han Chinese practice of keeping buqu retainers became a convenient method for the Tuoba to manage recently conquered tribal confederations, shifting clan loyalty based on bloodline to household loyalty based on the buqu institution, one with a long social tradition in Chinese history.   …”
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Ethnobotanical History: Duckweeds in Different Civilizations by Marvin Edelman, Klaus-Juergen Appenroth, K. Sowjanya Sree, Tokitaka Oyama

“…In this regard, we discuss a potential case of ethnobotanical convergence between the Chinese Han and Classical Maya cultures. Duckweeds played a part in several ancient rituals. …”
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