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Xiangrong Kong
Researcher at Johns Hopkins University
Publications - 86
Citations - 3191
Xiangrong Kong is an academic researcher from Johns Hopkins University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 29, co-authored 72 publications receiving 2682 citations. Previous affiliations of Xiangrong Kong include University of Massachusetts Amherst & Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
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Preoperative Pain Catastrophizing Predicts Pain Outcome after Knee Arthroplasty
TL;DR: It was found pain catastrophizing was the only consistent psychologic predictor of poor WOMAC pain outcome and an intervention focusing on pain catastrophicizing seems to have potential for improving pain outcome in patients prone to catastrophized pain.
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Genes Involved in Viral Carcinogenesis and Tumor Initiation in Hepatitis C Virus-Induced Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Valeria R. Mas,Daniel G. Maluf,Kellie J. Archer,Kenneth Yanek,Xiangrong Kong,Laura Kulik,Chris E. Freise,Kim M. Olthoff,Rafik M. Ghobrial,Paula McIver,Robert A. Fisher +10 more
TL;DR: The role of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the pathogenesis of HCV-associated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains controversial and a set of genes were identified to predict whether the cirrhotic tissue was associated with HCC.
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Effect of circumcision of HIV-negative men on transmission of human papillomavirus to HIV-negative women: a randomised trial in Rakai, Uganda
Maria J. Wawer,Aaron A.R. Tobian,Godfrey Kigozi,Xiangrong Kong,Patti E. Gravitt,David Serwadda,Fred Nalugoda,Frederick Makumbi,Victor Ssempiija,Nelson K. Sewankambo,Stephen Watya,Kevin P. Eaton,Amy E. Oliver,Michael Z. Chen,Steven J. Reynolds,Steven J. Reynolds,Thomas C. Quinn,Thomas C. Quinn,Ronald H. Gray +18 more
TL;DR: The findings indicate that male circumcision should now be accepted as an efficacious intervention for reducing the prevalence and incidence of HPV infections in female partners.
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The effectiveness of male circumcision for HIV prevention and effects on risk behaviors in a posttrial follow-up study.
Ronald H. Gray,Godfrey Kigozi,Xiangrong Kong,Victor Ssempiija,Frederick Makumbi,Stephen Wattya,David Serwadda,Fred Nalugoda,Nelson K. Sewenkambo,Maria J. Wawer +9 more
TL;DR: High effectiveness of male circumcision for HIV prevention was maintained for almost 5 years following trial closure and there was no self-selection or evidence of behavioral risk compensation associated with posttrial male circumcision acceptance.
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Male Circumcision Decreases Acquisition and Increases Clearance of High-Risk Human Papillomavirus in HIV-Negative Men: A Randomized Trial in Rakai, Uganda
Ronald H. Gray,David Serwadda,Xiangrong Kong,Frederick Makumbi,Godfrey Kigozi,Patti E. Gravitt,Stephen Watya,Fred Nalugoda,Victor Ssempijja,Aaron A.R. Tobian,Noah Kiwanuka,Lawrence H. Moulton,Nelson K. Sewankambo,Steven J. Reynolds,Steven J. Reynolds,Thomas C. Quinn,Thomas C. Quinn,Boaz Iga,Oliver Laeyendecker,Oliver Laeyendecker,Amy E. Oliver,Maria J. Wawer +21 more
TL;DR: Male circumcision reduces the incidence of multiple HR- HPV infections and increases clearance of HR-HPV infections in HIV-uninfected men.