Associate Professor Bing Yu

Associate Professor
Genetic Medicine, Central Clinical School

C39 - Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
The University of Sydney
NSW 2006 Australia

T: +61 2 9515 5016
F: +61 2 9550 4017
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Research interests

A/Prof Bing Yu is a Molecular Geneticist and his research focuses on the identification of functional DNA variants involving gene-environment interaction and contributing to complex disease.

Keywords

Motor neuron disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Genetic diseases; Molecular biology

Publications

2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007

2013

   
  • Ng, E., Lu, Y., Hambly, B., Jelinek, H., Yu, B., Matthews, S., McLachlan, C. (2013), Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene DD genotype is associated with increased systolic blood pressure in an Australian Rural Type 2 Diabetic Cohort. Hypertension Research. 36(4), 381-382. [Abstract]

2012

   
  • Pamphlett, R., Cheong, P., Trent, R., Yu, B. (2012), Transmission of C9orf72 hexanucleotide repeat expansions in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: an Australian trio study. Neuroreport. 23(9), 556-559. [Abstract]
  • Pamphlett, R., Morahan, J., Luquin, N., Yu, B. (2012), An approach to finding brain-situated mutations in sporadic Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism & related disorders. 18(1), 82-5. [Abstract]

2011

   
  • Pamphlett, R., Morahan, J., Luquin, N., Yu, B. (2011), Looking for differences in copy number between blood and brain in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Muscle & nerve. 44(4), 492-8. [Abstract]
  • Yu, B., Fey, P., Kestin-Pilcher, K., Fedorov, A., Prakash, A., Chisholm, R., Wu, J. (2011), Spliceosomal genes in the D. discoideum genome: a comparison with those in H. sapiens, D. melanogaster, A. thaliana and S. cerevisiae. Protein & Cell. 2(5), 395-409. [Abstract]
  • Pamphlett, R., Morahan, J., Yu, B. (2011), Using case-parent trios to look for rare de novo genetic variants in adult-onset neurodegenerative diseases. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 197(2), 297-301. [Abstract]
  • Sandhu, S., McKenzie, P., Yu, B., Chua, E. (2011), Phaeochromocytoma, Neurofibromatosis and Gastrointestinal stromal tumour: Just a random event?. Internal Medicine Journal. 41(2), 212-213.
  • Yu, B., Hinchcliffe, M. (2011), Methods in Molecular Biology: In Silico Tools for Gene Discovery. United States: Springer.
  • Dong, C., Yu, B. (2011), Mutation Surveyor: An In Silico Tool for Sequencing Analysis. In: Methods in Molecular Biology:In Silico Tools for Gene Discovery. (pp.223-237).United States: Springer.
  • Yu, B., Zhang, C. (2011), In silico PCR analysis. In: Methods in Molecular Biology:In Silico Tools for Gene Discovery. (pp.91-107).United States: Springer.

2010

   
  • Xu, M., Bi, Y., Xu, Y., Yu, B., Huang, Y., Gu, L., Wu, Y., Zhu, X., Li, M., Wang, T., Song, A., Hou, J., Li, X., Ning, G. (2010), Combined effects of 19 common variations on type 2 diabetes in Chinese: results from two community-based studies. PloS One. 5(11), e14022. [Abstract]
  • Luquin, N., Yu, B., Trent, R., Pamphlett, R. (2010), DHPLC can be used to detect low-level mutations in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. 11(1-2), 76-82. [Abstract]
  • Yu, B., Trent, R. (2010), Genetics of Athletic Performance. In: Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. (pp.1-8).United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons Ltd..

2009

   
  • Luquin, N., Yu, B., Saunderson, R., Trent, R., Pamphlett, R. (2009), Genetic variants in the promoter of TARDBP in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Neuromuscular Disorders. 19(10), 696-700. [Abstract]
  • Yu, B. (2009), Role of In Silico Tools in Gene Discovery. Molecular biotechnology. 41(0), 296-306. [Abstract]
  • Morahan, J., Yu, B., Trent, R., Pamphlett, R. (2009), A genome-wide analysis of brain DNA methylation identifies new candidate genes for sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. 10(5-6), 418-429. [Abstract]
  • Trent, R., Yu, B. (2009), The future of genetic research in exercise science and sports medicine. Medicine and Sport Science. 54, 187-195. [Abstract]

2008

   
  • Xiang, J., Li, X., Xu, M., Hong, J., Huang, Y., Tan, J., Lu, X., Dai, M., Yu, B., Ning, G. (2008), Zinc Transporter-8 Gene (SLC30A8) Is Associated with Type 2 Diabetes in Chinese. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism. 93(10), 4107-12. [Abstract]
  • Luquin, N., Yu, B., Trent, R., Morahan, J., Pamphlett, R. (2008), An analysis of the entire SOD1 gene in sporadic ALS. Neuromuscular disorders : NMD. 18(7), 545-52. [Abstract]
  • Saunderson, R., Yu, B., Trent, R., Pamphlett, R. (2008), A comparison of the lengths of androgen receptor triplet repeats in brain and blood in motor neuron diseases. Journal of the neurological sciences. 267(0), 125-8. [Abstract]
  • Le, H., Hinchcliffe, M., Yu, B., Trent, R. (2008), Computer-assisted reading of DNA sequences. Methods in Molecular Medicine. 141, 177-197. [Abstract]
  • Yu, B. (2008), In silico gene discovery. Methods in Molecular Medicine. 141, 1-22. [Abstract]

2007

   
  • Saunderson, R., Yu, B., Trent, R., Pamphlett, R. (2007), Low yield in screening patients with sporadic motor neuron disease for Kennedy disease. Internal medicine journal. 37(11), 772-774. [Abstract]
  • Morahan, J., Yu, B., Trent, R., Pamphlett, R. (2007), Genetic susceptibility to environmental toxicants in ALS. American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics. 144B(7), 885-90. [Abstract]
  • Morahan, J., Yu, B., Trent, R., Pamphlett, R. (2007), A gene-environment study of the paraoxonase 1 gene and pesticides in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Neurotoxicology. 28, 532-40. [Abstract]
  • Saunderson, R., Yu, B., Trent, R., Pamphlett, R. (2007), Are enteroviral receptors different in sporadic motor neuron disease?. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis : official publication of the World Federation of Neurology Research Group on Motor Neuron Diseases. 8(1), 26-30. [Abstract]
  • Wang, B., Yu, B., Karim, M., Hu, H., Sun, Y., McGreevy, P., Petocz, P., Held, S., Brand-Miller, J. (2007), Dietary sialic acid supplementation improves learning and memory in piglets. The American journal of clinical nutrition. 85(2), 561-569. [Abstract]
  • Morahan, J., Yu, B., Trent, R., Pamphlett, R. (2007), Are metallothionein genes silenced in ALS?. Toxicology letters. 168(1), 83-7. [Abstract]
  • Ma, X., Yu, B., Zhang, Y., Pei, F., Wang, Y., Sun, H., Sun, H. (2007), A method of oligochip for single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping in the promoter region of the interleukin-1 beta gene and its clinical application. OLIGONUCLEOTIDES. 17(3), 336-344. [Abstract]
  • Wang, B., Hu, H., Yu, B., Troy II, F. (2007), Molecular characterisation of pig UDP-N-acetylglucosamine-2-epimerase/Nacetylmannosamine kinase (Gne) gene and effect of dietary sialic acid supplementation on gene expression of Gne in piglets. Current Topics in Nutraceutical Research. 5(4), 165-176.