Tu Xin
Cardiovascular disease
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
China
Biography
Xin Tu, MD, is a cardiologist in the field of cardiovascular medicine. Of special interest to Dr. Tu are genomics, physiology and physiopathology, coronary artery disease, cardiac arrhythmia, heart failure and preventive medicine. He has done many research in the discovery of multiple genes that increase susceptibility for cardiovascular disease and continues his research in this area.
Research Interest
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Genetics and Genomics
Publications
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The IL-33-ST2L pathway is associated with coronary artery disease in a Chinese Han population. Am J Hum Genet. 2013; 93(4): 652-660.
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Genome-wide association identifies a susceptibility locus for coronary artery disease in the Chinese Han population. Nat Genet. 2011; 43(4): 345-349.
