
Xiao-Fei Kong
@xiaofeikong1
Human Genetics, Immunology, Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology @UTSW
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04-10-2012 00:22:59
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Our recent work, Dr. Wenjing Ying, a fantastic pediatrician, reports epidermodysplasia verruciformis in a STK4 deficient case from UTSW, despite CD4+ T lymphopenia, expanded Vδ2+ γδ-T cells compensate for immune surveillance. link.springer.com/article/10.100… Thanks for Casanova Lab





An update of LoGoFunc (pathogenic gain-of-function and loss-of-function predictions for all possible human missense variants) has just been generated by David Stein: itanlab.shinyapps.io/goflof/ Fixing some issues with VEP annotations. Thanks to Meltem Ece Kars for testing.

📢Its National Healthcare Quality Week!📢 The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) #QualityCommittee has been working on exciting tools to help your practice deliver ⭐️High Quality Care⭐️ WE want to know...➡️What does healthcare quality mean to you?




Our latest publication with #DrHur & #DrKastrinos, Impact of Population Screening for Lynch Syndrome, reveals that Lynch syndrome is not so rare in AllofUsResearch. Clinical penetrance varies: MLH1 > MSH2 > MSH6 > PMS2. UTSW Internal Medicine read more rdcu.be/d5Mse


We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with the International Alliance for Primary Immunodeficiency Societies (#IAPIDS) to launch the Journal of Human Immunity (JHI) Journal of Human Immunity! Stay tuned for groundbreaking, #OpenAccess research on #HumanImmunity! hubs.la/Q032Q5Zt0


1/ We are proud of our former trainees and will be highlighting their accomplishments from time-to-time. First up is Satoshi Okada, appointed Chief Professor of the Department of Pediatrics at Hiroshima University in 2020 and advanced to Head of the Program of Medicine in 2024.


1/_Spotlight on our former trainee - Yuval Itan! With us from 2010-17, Yuval was a post doc in our dry lab, then a research associate, and finally a research associate professor. He is now an associate professor at Icahn School of Medicine, Mt. Sinai and PI at the Itan Lab.


*******JOB ALERT********* Join our team as a Postdoc or Research Assistant investigating the genetic basis of life-threatening infections in children Imperial College London . Apply now 🔗 rb.gy/1c6b3n #ScienceJobs #Postdoc #Immunology #IEI #Humangenetics Imperial Department of Infectious Disease