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Adulteration of herbal antidiabetic products with undeclared pharmaceuticals: a case series in Hong Kong by Ching, Chor Kwan, Lam, Ying Hoo, Chan, Albert Y. W., Mak, Tony W. L.

“…WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT • Proprietary Chinese medicines (pCMs), generally considered to be natural and harmless, are commonly used for many…”
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Case series on a diversity of illicit weight‐reducing agents: from the well known to the unexpected by Tang, Magdalene H. Y., Chen, Sammy P. L., Ng, Sau W., Chan, Albert Y. W., Mak, Tony W. L.

“…WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT Adulteration of over‐the‐counter proprietary medications has been reported previously. However, to date a detailed…”
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Bromadiolone toxicokinetics: Diagnosis and treatment implications by Lo, Vanessa Mh, Ching, Ck, Chan, Albert Y.W., Mak, Tony W.L.

“…Introduction. Ingestion of bromadiolone can lead to prolonged and life-threatening coagulopathy. Traditional treatment of bromadiolone intoxication relies on…”
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A novel mutation in pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1a in a Chinese woman and her son with hypocalcaemia by Tam, Vicki H K, Chen, Sammy P L, Mak, Chole M, Fung, L M, Lee, C Y, Chan, Albert Y W

“…Pseudohypoparathyroidism is a rare genetic disorder characterised by end-organ resistance to parathyroid hormone due to a defect of the guanine…”
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Hyperornithinaemia-hyperammonaemia-homocitrullinuria syndrome: a treatable genetic liver disease warranting urgent diagnosis by Lee, Hencher H C, Poon, K H, Lai, C K, Au, K M, Siu, T S, Lai, Judy P S, Mak, Chloe M, Yuen, Y P, Lam, C W, Chan, Albert Y W

“…Hyperornithinaemia-hyperammonaemia-homocitrullinuria syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by a defect in ornithine translocase. This condition…”
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A patient with congenital hyperlactataemia and Leigh syndrome: an uncommon mitochondrial variant by Ching, C K, Mak, Chloe M, Au, K M, Chan, K Y, Yuen, Y P, Yau, Eric K C, Ma, Louis C K, Chow, H L, Chan, Albert Y W

“…We report an uncommon mitochondrial variant in a baby girl with congenital hyperlactataemia and Leigh syndrome. The patient presented with a single episode of…”
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Construction of the Tuen Mun–Chek Lap Kok Link Sub-sea Tunnels in Hong Kong by Chan, Albert W Y Chan, Yeung, Charles H C, Westmoreland, Andy J, Fok, S W, Ng, Conrad C W, Guedon, F

“…The entire Tuen Mun–Chek Lap Kok Link (TM-CLKL) was commissioned on 27 December 2020 and comprises a 9 km dual twolane carriageway between Tuen Mun and North…”
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A report of two families with sarcosinaemia in Hong Kong and revisiting the pathogenetic potential of hypersarcosinaemia by Lee, Shing-Yan, Chan, Kwok-Yin, Chan, Albert Y W, Lai, Chi-Kong

“…Sarcosinaemia is a rare metabolic disorder which has not been reported in Asia. The urine samples of 2 patients were screened as a routine metabolic screening…”
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Psychosis associated with usage of herbal slimming products adulterated with sibutramine: a case series by Chen, Sammy P.L., Tang, Magdalene H.Y., Ng, Sau Wah, Poon, Wing Tat, Chan, Albert Y.W., Mak, Tony W.L.

“…Context. Sibutramine, or its structurally related analogs, is often found as an adulterant in proprietary herbal slimming products in Hong Kong. A few solitary…”
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Development of a galactose biosensor with galactose oxidase-immobilized epidermis of Solanum lycopersicum: Potential point-of-care testing for citrin deficiency in high-prevalence areas by Lee, Hencher H.C., Wong, Esther S.C., Chan, Albert Y.W., Choi, Martin M.F.

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Analogues of erectile dysfunction drugs: an under-recognised threat by Poon, W T, Lam, Y H, Lai, C K, Chan, Albert Y W, Mak, Tony W L

“…To investigate the problem of drug analogue adulteration in male erectile dysfunction health products. Survey of over-the-counter male erectile dysfunction…”
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Outbreak of hypoglycaemia: sexual enhancement products containing oral hypoglycaemic agent by Poon, W T, Lam, Y H, Lee, Hencher H C, Ching, C K, Chan, W T, Chan, S S, Lai, C K, Tse, M L, Chan, Albert Y W, Mak, Tony W L

“…To describe a cluster of Hong Kong subjects with hypoglycaemia, after they had taken various non-prescription sildenafil products containing glibenclamide…”
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A novel duplication at the putative DNA polymerase alpha arrest site and a founder mutation in Chinese in the IVD gene underlie isovaleric acidaemia by Lee, Hencher H C, Lee, Robert S Y, Lai, C K, Yuen, Y P, Siu, T S, Chan, Albert Y W, Lam, C W

“…Isovaleric acidaemia is a rare inherited organic acidaemia associated with a characteristic odour in affected patients. Fewer than 40 causative mutations have…”
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Grayanotoxin poisoning from Rhododendron simsii in an infant by Poon, W T, Ho, C H, Yip, K L, Lai, C K, Cheung, K L, Sung, Rita Y T, Chan, Albert Y W, Mak, Tony W L

“…We report a case of severe poisoning in a 57-day-old infant who presented with vomiting, convulsions, and shock after ingesting a bottle of milk containing a…”
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Genetic diagnosis of severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy (Dravet syndrome) with SCN1A mutations in the Hong Kong Chinese patients by Mak, Chloe M, Chan, K Y, Yau, Eric K C, Chen, Sammy P L, Siu, W K, Law, C Y, Lam, C W, Chan, Albert Y W

“…Epilepsy is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of disorders. The advent of molecular genetics brings unprecedented advancement in diagnostic…”
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Hereditary spastic paraplegia: identification of an SPG3A gene mutation in a Chinese family by Chan, K Y, Ching, C K, Mak, Chloe M, Lam, C W, Chan, Albert Y W

“…Hereditary spastic paraplegias are a heterogeneous group of chronic central motor system disorders, characterised by progressive lower limb spasticity…”
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Circulatory collapse in a patient with gastrinoma after metoclopramide administration by Lau, K K, Chan, K W, Lok, C M, Lam, Angus W S, Lee, Hencher H C, Luk, W F, Mak, Chloe M, Ching, C K, Lo, Joyce, Li, S M, Chan, Albert Y W

“…A patient who was given metoclopramide for vomiting and diarrhoea developed circulatory collapse with his blood pressure dropping to 50/20 mm Hg. A gastrinoma…”
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Hazards posed by a banned drug--phenformin is still hanging around by Ching, C K, Lai, C K, Poon, W T, Wong, Ernest N P, Yan, W W, Chan, Albert Y W, Mak, Tony W L

“…The Hospital Authority Toxicology Reference Laboratory confirmed six cases of phenformin use, with or without complications, from July 2005 to November 2006…”
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Adulteration of over-the-counter slimming products with pharmaceutical analogue--an emerging threat by Yuen, Y P, Lai, C K, Poon, W T, Ng, S W, Chan, Albert Y W, Mak, Tony W L

“…To review pharmaceutical analogue adulteration of non-prescription slimming products. Retrospective study. Tertiary referral centre for toxicology analysis,…”
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A multidisciplinary approach to the toxicologic problems associated with the use of herbal medicines by Chan, Thomas Y K, Tam, Hung P, Lai, Chi K, Chan, Albert Y W

“…In Hong Kong, a multidisciplinary team consisting of a pharmacist, a chemical pathologist, a scientific officer, and a physician has jointly provided an…”
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