Clinical Interests

Cancer genetics

Research Interests

Pathogenesis of hematological malignancies; molecular genetics of inherited disorders

MD: Shanghai Medical University

PhD: University Of South Alabama

Medical Genetics Fellowship: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Certifications: Clinical molecular genetics 1999

Clinical cytogenetics: 2001

Lv L, Wu C, Sun H, Zhu S, Yang Y, Chen X, Fu H, Bao L.  Combined 677CC/1298AC genotypes of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) reduce susceptibility to precursor B lymphoblastic leukemia in a Chinese population. Eur J Haematol. 2010;84(6):506-12.

Irons RD, Le A, Bao L, Zhu X, Ryder J, Wang XQ, Ji M, Chen Y, Wu X, Lin G.  Characterization of chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) in Shanghai, China: Molecular and cytogenetic characteristics, IgV gene restriction and hypermutation patterns. Leuk Res. 2009;33(12):1599-603.

Bao L, Gross SA, Ryder J, Wang X, Ji M, Chen Y, Yang Y, Zhu S, Irons RD.  Adult precursor B lymphoblastic leukemia in Shanghai, China: characterization of phenotype, cytogenetics and outcome for 137 consecutive cases. Int J Hematol. 2009;89(4):431-7.

Gross SA, Zhu X, Bao L, Ryder J, Le A, Chen Y, Wang XQ, Irons RD.  A prospective study of 728 cases of non-Hodgkin lymphoma from a single laboratory in Shanghai, China. Int J Hematol. 2008;88(2):165-73. 

Lv L, Lin GW, Wang XQ, Bao LM & Zou HJ.  A case-control study of risk factors for myelodysplastic syndromes. J of Chin. Occup Health, 2007. 25, 705-709.