Tong Gong

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About me

I am a researcher specialist in pediatric epidemiology with Professor Catarina Almqvist Malmros (20%) and in psychiatric epidemiology with Dr. Lu Yi (80%).

Research

I am interested in combining molecular genetic methods and epidemiological designs to understand asthma comorbidities and long-term outcomes of major depressive disorders.

Teaching

Group leader in VetU evidence-based medicine course (term 5 of MD program) 2019-2024
Coordinator for exjobb (term 8 of MD program) 2022-2024
Main supervisor of one exjobb student, and co-supervisor of 5 exjobb/master students
Co-supervisor of one PhD student

Articles

Article: INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES. 2024;:izae027

Comorbidity Between Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Asthma and Allergic Diseases: A Genetically Informed Study.

Gong T; Brew BK; Lundholm C; Smew AI; Harder A; Kuja-Halkola R; Ludvigsson JF; Lu Y; Almqvist C
Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2023;:1-11

Maternal educational attainment in pregnancy and epigenome-wide DNA methylation changes in the offspring from birth until adolescence.

Choudhary P; Monasso GS; Karhunen V; Ronkainen J; Mancano G; Howe CG; Niu Z; Zeng X; Guan W; Dou J; Feinberg JI; Mordaunt C; Pesce G; Baïz N; Alfano R; Martens DS; Wang C; Isaevska E; Keikkala E; Mustaniemi S; Thio CHL; Fraszczyk E; Tobi EW; Starling AP; Cosin-Tomas M; Urquiza J; Röder S; Hoang TT; Page C; Jima DD; House JS; Maguire RL; Ott R; Pawlow X; Sirignano L; Zillich L; Malmberg A; Rauschert S; Melton P; Gong T; Karlsson R; Fore R; Perng W; Laubach ZM; Czamara D; Sharp G; Breton CV; Schisterman E; Yeung E; Mumford SL; Fallin MD; LaSalle JM; Schmidt RJ; Bakulski KM; Annesi-Maesano I; Heude B; Nawrot TS; Plusquin M; Ghantous A; Herceg Z; Nisticò L; Vafeiadi M; Kogevinas M; Vääräsmäki M; Kajantie E; Snieder H; Corpeleijn E; Steegers-Theunissen RPM; Yang IV; Dabelea D; Fossati S; Zenclussen AC; Herberth G; Magnus M; Håberg SE; London SJ; Munthe-Kaas MC; Murphy SK; Hoyo C; Ziegler A-G; Hummel S; Witt SH; Streit F; Frank J; Räikkönen K; Lahti J; Huang R-C; Almqvist C; Hivert M-F; Jaddoe VWV; Järvelin M-R; Kantomaa M; Felix JF; Sebert S
Article: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2023;14(1):6172

European and multi-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of atopic dermatitis highlights importance of systemic immune regulation.

Budu-Aggrey A; Kilanowski A; Sobczyk MK; 23andMe Research Team; Shringarpure SS; Mitchell R; Reis K; Reigo A; Estonian Biobank Research Team; Mägi R; Nelis M; Tanaka N; Brumpton BM; Thomas LF; Sole-Navais P; Flatley C; Espuela-Ortiz A; Herrera-Luis E; Lominchar JVT; Bork-Jensen J; Marenholz I; Arnau-Soler A; Jeong A; Fawcett KA; Baurecht H; Rodriguez E; Alves AC; Kumar A; Sleiman PM; Chang X; Medina-Gomez C; Hu C; Xu C-J; Qi C; El-Heis S; Titcombe P; Antoun E; Fadista J; Wang CA; Thiering E; Wu B; Kress S; Kothalawala DM; Kadalayil L; Duan J; Zhang H; Hadebe S; Hoffmann T; Jorgenson E; Choquet H; Risch N; Njølstad P; Andreassen OA; Johansson S; Almqvist C; Gong T; Ullemar V; Karlsson R; Magnusson PKE; Szwajda A; Burchard EG; Thyssen JP; Hansen T; Kårhus LL; Dantoft TM; Jeanrenaud ACSN; Ghauri A; Arnold A; Homuth G; Lau S; Nöthen MM; Hübner N; Imboden M; Visconti A; Falchi M; Bataille V; Hysi P; Ballardini N; Boomsma DI; Hottenga JJ; Müller-Nurasyid M; Ahluwalia TS; Stokholm J; Chawes B; Schoos A-MM; Esplugues A; Bustamante M; Raby B; Arshad S; German C; Esko T; Milani LA; Metspalu A; Terao C; Abuabara K; Løset M; Hveem K; Jacobsson B; Pino-Yanes M; Strachan DP; Grarup N; Linneberg A; Lee Y-A; Probst-Hensch N; Weidinger S; Jarvelin M-R; Melén E; Hakonarson H; Irvine AD; Jarvis D; Nijsten T; Duijts L; Vonk JM; Koppelmann GH; Godfrey KM; Barton SJ; Feenstra B; Pennell CE; Sly PD; Holt PG; Williams LK; Bisgaard H; Bønnelykke K; Curtin J; Simpson A; Murray C; Schikowski T; Bunyavanich S; Weiss ST; Holloway JW; Min JL; Brown SJ; Standl M; Paternoster L
Article: CLINICAL EPIGENETICS. 2023;15(1):148

Analysis of DNA methylation at birth and in childhood reveals changes associated with season of birth and latitude.

Kadalayil L; Alam MZ; White CH; Ghantous A; Walton E; Gruzieva O; Merid SK; Kumar A; Roy RP; Solomon O; Huen K; Eskenazi B; Rzehak P; Grote V; Langhendries J-P; Verduci E; Ferre N; Gruszfeld D; Gao L; Guan W; Zeng X; Schisterman EF; Dou JF; Bakulski KM; Feinberg JI; Soomro MH; Pesce G; Baiz N; Isaevska E; Plusquin M; Vafeiadi M; Roumeliotaki T; Langie SAS; Standaert A; Allard C; Perron P; Bouchard L; van Meel ER; Felix JF; Jaddoe VWV; Yousefi PD; Ramlau-Hansen CH; Relton CL; Tobi EW; Starling AP; Yang IV; Llambrich M; Santorelli G; Lepeule J; Salas LA; Bustamante M; Ewart SL; Zhang H; Karmaus W; Röder S; Zenclussen AC; Jin J; Nystad W; Page CM; Magnus M; Jima DD; Hoyo C; Maguire RL; Kvist T; Czamara D; Räikkönen K; Gong T; Ullemar V; Rifas-Shiman SL; Oken E; Almqvist C; Karlsson R; Lahti J; Murphy SK; Håberg SE; London S; Herberth G; Arshad H; Sunyer J; Grazuleviciene R; Dabelea D; Steegers-Theunissen RPM; Nohr EA; Sørensen TIA; Duijts L; Hivert M-F; Nelen V; Popovic M; Kogevinas M; Nawrot TS; Herceg Z; Annesi-Maesano I; Fallin MD; Yeung E; Breton CV; Koletzko B; Holland N; Wiemels JL; Melén E; Sharp GC; Silver MJ; Rezwan FI; Holloway JW
Journal article: NATURE MENTAL HEALTH. 2023;1(6):410-419

Childhood asthma, allergies and risk of premenstrual disorders in young adulthood

Yang Y; Gong T; Camargo CA; Valdimarsdóttir UA; Bertone-Johnson E; Lu D
Article: CELL METABOLISM. 2023;35(5):807-820.e5

Biological age is increased by stress and restored upon recovery.

Poganik JR; Zhang B; Baht GS; Tyshkovskiy A; Deik A; Kerepesi C; Yim SH; Lu AT; Haghani A; Gong T; Hedman AM; Andolf E; Pershagen G; Almqvist C; Clish CB; Horvath S; White JP; Gladyshev VN
Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2023;53(7):3096-3104

Understanding the relationship between asthma and autism spectrum disorder: a population-based family and twin study.

Gong T; Lundholm C; Lundström S; Kuja-Halkola R; Taylor MJ; Almqvist C
Article: BMJ OPEN DIABETES RESEARCH & CARE. 2023;11(2):e003303

Maternal depression or anxiety during pregnancy and offspring type 1 diabetes: a population-based family-design cohort study.

Smew AI; Lundholm C; Gong T; Sävendahl L; Lichtenstein P; Brew BK; Almqvist C
Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY. 2022;52(7):868-877

Comorbidity of atopic diseases and gastro-oesophageal reflux: evidence of a shared cause.

Brew BK; Almqvist C; Lundholm C; Andreasson A; Lehto K; Talley NJ; Gong T
Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY. 2022;52(1):94-103

Parental socioeconomic status and asthma in children: Using a population-based cohort and family design.

Caffrey Osvald E; Gong T; Lundholm C; Larsson H; Bk B; Almqvist C
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2021;50(2):475-484

Early-life antibiotic use and risk of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder: results of a discordant twin study.

Slob EMA; Brew BK; Vijverberg SJH; Dijs T; van Beijsterveldt CEM; Koppelman GH; Bartels M; Dolan CV; Larsson H; Lundström S; Lichtenstein P; Gong T; Maitland-van der Zee AH; Kraneveld AD; Almqvist C; Boomsma DI
Article: GENOME MEDICINE. 2020;12(1):105

DNA methylation and body mass index from birth to adolescence: meta-analyses of epigenome-wide association studies.

Vehmeijer FOL; Küpers LK; Sharp GC; Salas LA; Lent S; Jima DD; Tindula G; Reese S; Qi C; Gruzieva O; Page C; Rezwan FI; Melton PE; Nohr E; Escaramís G; Rzehak P; Heiskala A; Gong T; Tuominen ST; Gao L; Ross JP; Starling AP; Holloway JW; Yousefi P; Aasvang GM; Beilin LJ; Bergström A; Binder E; Chatzi L; Corpeleijn E; Czamara D; Eskenazi B; Ewart S; Ferre N; Grote V; Gruszfeld D; Håberg SE; Hoyo C; Huen K; Karlsson R; Kull I; Langhendries J-P; Lepeule J; Magnus MC; Maguire RL; Molloy PL; Monnereau C; Mori TA; Oken E; Räikkönen K; Rifas-Shiman S; Ruiz-Arenas C; Sebert S; Ullemar V; Verduci E; Vonk JM; Xu C-J; Yang IV; Zhang H; Zhang W; Karmaus W; Dabelea D; Muhlhausler BS; Breton CV; Lahti J; Almqvist C; Jarvelin M-R; Koletzko B; Vrijheid M; Sørensen TIA; Huang R-C; Arshad SH; Nystad W; Melén E; Koppelman GH; London SJ; Holland N; Bustamante M; Murphy SK; Hivert M-F; Baccarelli A; Relton CL; Snieder H; Jaddoe VWV; Felix JF
Article: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2020;55(4):1902021

Early-life antibiotic use and risk of asthma and eczema: results of a discordant twin study.

Slob EMA; Brew BK; Vijverberg SJH; Kats CJAR; Longo C; Pijnenburg MW; van Beijsterveldt TCEM; Dolan CV; Bartels M; Magnusson P; Lichtenstein P; Gong T; Koppelman GH; Almqvist C; Boomsma DI; Maitland-van der Zee AH
Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY. 2019;49(6):883-891

Parental asthma and risk of autism spectrum disorder in offspring: A population and family-based case-control study.

Gong T; Lundholm C; Rejnö G; Bölte S; Larsson H; D'Onofrio BM; Lichtenstein P; Almqvist C
Article: PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY. 2018;27(10):1139-1146

Agreement between asthma questionnaire and health care register data.

Hedman AM; Gong T; Lundholm C; Dahlén E; Ullemar V; Brew BK; Almqvist C
Article: EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2018;29(5):618-626

Air Pollution Exposure During Pregnancy and Symptoms of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder in Children in Europe.

Forns J; Sunyer J; Garcia-Esteban R; Porta D; Ghassabian A; Giorgis-Allemand L; Gong T; Gehring U; Sørensen M; Standl M; Sugiri D; Almqvist C; Andiarena A; Badaloní C; Beelen R; Berdel D; Cesaroni G; Charles M-A; Eriksen KT; Estarlich M; Fernandez MF; Forhan A; Jaddoe VWV; Korek M; Lichtenstein P; Lertxundi A; Lopez-Espinosa M-J; Markevych I; de Nazelle A; Raaschou-Nielsen O; Nieuwenhuijsen M; Pérez-Lobato R; Philippat C; Slama R; Tiesler CMT; Verhulst FC; von Berg A; Vrijkotte T; Nybo Andersen A-M; Heude B; Krämer U; Heinrich J; Tiemeier H; Forastiere F; Pershagen G; Brunekreef B; Guxens M
Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY. 2018;48(6):703-711

The familial aggregation of atopic diseases and depression or anxiety in children.

Brew BK; Lundholm C; Gong T; Larsson H; Almqvist C
Article: TWIN RESEARCH AND HUMAN GENETICS. 2017;20(5):380-388

Associations Between Asthma and Sensitization to Pet or Pollen Allergens in Young Swedish Twins - The STOPPA Study.

Lindemalm C; Nordlund B; Örtqvist AK; Lundholm C; van Hage M; Gong T; Almqvist C
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;45(17_suppl):36-40

Using fathers as a negative control exposure to test the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease Hypothesis: A case study on maternal distress and offspring asthma using Swedish register data.

Brew BK; Gong T; Williams DM; Larsson H; Almqvist C
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;45(17_suppl):30-35

Towards non-conventional methods of designing register-based epidemiological studies: An application to pediatric research.

Gong T; Brew B; Sjölander A; Almqvist C
Article: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES. 2017;125(1):119-126

Perinatal Exposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Gong T; Dalman C; Wicks S; Dal H; Magnusson C; Lundholm C; Almqvist C; Pershagen G
Article: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES. 2016;124(1):133-140

Air Pollution Exposure during Pregnancy and Childhood Autistic Traits in Four European Population-Based Cohort Studies: The ESCAPE Project.

Guxens M; Ghassabian A; Gong T; Garcia-Esteban R; Porta D; Giorgis-Allemand L; Almqvist C; Aranbarri A; Beelen R; Badaloni C; Cesaroni G; de Nazelle A; Estarlich M; Forastiere F; Forns J; Gehring U; Ibarluzea J; Jaddoe VWV; Korek M; Lichtenstein P; Nieuwenhuijsen MJ; Rebagliato M; Slama R; Tiemeier H; Verhulst FC; Volk HE; Pershagen G; Brunekreef B; Sunyer J
Article: PLOS ONE. 2016;11(10):e0164126

Antibiotic Treatment and Length of Hospital Stay in Relation to Delivery Mode and Prematurity.

Ahlén KM; Örtqvist AK; Gong T; Wallas A; Ye W; Lundholm C; Almqvist C
Article: DIABETES CARE. 2015;38(12):2308-2315

Gestational Age and Birth Weight and the Risk of Childhood Type 1 Diabetes: A Population-Based Cohort and Sibling Design Study.

Khashan AS; Kenny LC; Lundholm C; Kearney PM; Gong T; McNamee R; Almqvist C
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2015;104(4):392-395

Individual maternal and child exposure to antibiotics in hospital - a national population-based validation study.

Almqvist C; Örtqvist AK; Gong T; Wallas A; Ahlén KM; Ye W; Lundholm C
Article: TWIN RESEARCH AND HUMAN GENETICS. 2014;17(6):553-562

Exposure to air pollution from traffic and neurodevelopmental disorders in Swedish twins.

Gong T; Almqvist C; Bölte S; Lichtenstein P; Anckarsäter H; Lind T; Lundholm C; Pershagen G
Article: PEDIATRICS. 2014;134(3):e806-e813

Mode of obstetrical delivery and type 1 diabetes: a sibling design study.

Khashan AS; Kenny LC; Lundholm C; Kearney PM; Gong T; Almqvist C
Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(9):e106579

Parental socioeconomic status, childhood asthma and medication use--a population-based study.

Gong T; Lundholm C; Rejnö G; Mood C; Långström N; Almqvist C
Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(8):e104755

Asthma during pregnancy in a population-based study--pregnancy complications and adverse perinatal outcomes.

Rejnö G; Lundholm C; Gong T; Larsson K; Saltvedt S; Almqvist C
Journal article: EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2012;23(5S):&na-1

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Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2023;62:pa4427

Comorbidity between inflammatory bowel disease and asthma and allergic diseases - a genetically informed study

Gong T; Brew B; Lundholm C; Smew A; Harder A; Kuja-Halkola R; Ludvigsson JF; Lu Y; Almqvist C
Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2023;62:pa5030

Comorbidity of allergic diseases and type 1 diabetes - using genetically informative methods

Smew AI; Gong T; Kuja-Halkola R; Savendahl L; Lichtenstein P; Brew BK; Almqvist C
Conference publication: RESPIROLOGY. 2023;28:114

Shared genetic architecture between asthma and gastroesophageal disease

Brew B; Kuja-Halkola R; Harder A; Lundholm C; Smew A; Lehto K; Andreasson A; Lu Y; Talley N; Almqvist C; Gong T
Preprint: 2022;medRxiv

European and multi-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of atopic dermatitis highlights importance of systemic immune regulation

Budu-Aggrey A; Kilanowski A; Sobczyk MK; Shringarpure SS; Mitchell R; Reis K; Reigo A; Mägi R; Nelis M; Tanaka N; Brumpton BM; Thomas LF; Sole-Navais P; Flatley C; Espuela-Ortiz A; Herrera-Luis E; Lominchar JV; Bork-Jensen J; Marenholz I; Arnau-Soler A; Jeong A; Fawcett KA; Baurecht H; Rodriguez E; Alves AC; Kumar A; Sleiman PM; Chang X; Medina-Gomez C; Hu C; Xu C-J; Qi C; El-Heis S; Titcombe P; Antoun E; Fadista J; Wang CA; Thiering E; Xiao S; Kress S; Kothalawala DM; Kadalayil L; Duan J; Zhang H; Hoffmann T; Jorgenson E; Choquet H; Risch N; Njølstad P; Andreassen OA; Johansson S; Almqvist C; Gong T; Ullemar V; Karlsson R; Magnusson PK; Szwajda A; Burchard EG; Thyssen JP; Hansen T; Kårhus LL; Dantoft TM; Jeanrenaud ACSN; Ghauri A; Arnold A; Homuth G; Lau S; Nöthen MM; Hübner N; Imboden M; Visconti A; Falchi M; Bataille V; Hysi P; Ballardini N; Boomsma DI; Hottenga JJ; Müller-Nurasyid M; Ahluwalia TS; Stokholm J; Chawes B; Schoos A-MM; Esplugues A; Bustamante M; Raby B; Arshad H; German C; Team AR; Esko T; Milani LA; Metspalu A; Terao C; Abuabara K; Løset M; Hveem K; Jacobsson B; Pino-Yanes M; Strachan DP; Grarup N; Linneberg A; Lee Y-A; Probst-Hensch N; Weidinger S; Jarvelin M-R; Melén E; Hakonarson H; Irvine AD; Jarvis DL; Nijsten T; Duijts L; Vonk JM; Koppelmann GH; Godfrey KM; Barton SJ; Feenstra B; Pennell CE; Sly PD; Holt PG; Williams KL; Bisgaard H; Bønnelykke K; Curtin J; Simpson A; Murray C; Schikowski T; Bunyavanich S; Weiss ST; Holloway JW; Min J; Brown SJ; Standl M; Paternoster L
Review: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY. 2022;52(9):1035-1047

Paediatric asthma and non-allergic comorbidities: A review of current risk and proposed mechanisms.

Brew BK; Osvald EC; Gong T; Hedman AM; Holmberg K; Larsson H; Ludvigsson JF; Mubanga M; Smew AI; Almqvist C
Preprint: 2022;bioRxiv

Biological age is increased by stress and restored upon recovery

Poganik JR; Zhang B; Baht GS; Kerepesi C; Yim SH; Lu AT; Haghani A; Gong T; Hedman AM; Andolf E; Pershagen G; Almqvist C; White JP; Horvath S; Gladyshev VN
Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2021;58:pa2155

Comorbidity of adult asthma and gastroesophageal reflux disease in a large twin cohort: the role of genes and affective traits

Haasdyk B; Almqvist C; Lundholm C; Andreasson A; Lehto K; Talley N; Gong T
Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2021;50:37

Comorbidity of atopic diseases and gastroesophageal reflux in adults: a co-twin control study

Brew B; Almqvist C; Lundholm C; Andreasson A; Lehto K; Talley N; Gong T
Letter: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2020;49(3):1053-1054

Modelling paternal exposure as a negative control.

Brew BK; Gong T
Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2017;50:oa503

Is there a genetic association between atopic disease and internalizing disorders in children?

Brew B; Gong T; Lundholm C; Larsson H; Almqvist C
KI thesis / dissertation: 2016

Epidemiological studies of asthma and neurodevelopmental disorders in children

Gong, Tong
Conference publication: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2015;45(6):658

Parental asthma and maternal asthma medication during pregnancy and risk of offspring autism spectrum disorder

Gong T; Lundholm C; Rejno G; Bolte S; Larsson H; D'Onofrio B; Lichtenstein P; Almqvist C
Conference publication: REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES. 2014;21(3):199A

Gestational Age and Childhood Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Sibling Design Study

Khashan AS; Kenny LC; Lundholm C; Kearney PM; Gong T; Almqvist C
Conference publication: REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES. 2014;21(3):199A

Caesarean Section Delivery and the Risk of Childhood Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Sibling Design Study

Khashan AS; Kenny LC; Lundholm C; Kearney PM; Gong T; Almqvist C

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Research Specialist, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-

Degrees and Education

Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, 2016
Degree Of Master Of Medical Science 120 Credits, Karolinska Institutet, 2010

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