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Modulation of Osteoclastogenesis by Fatty Acids by Cornish, Jillian, MacGibbon, Alastair, Lin, Jian-Ming, Watson, Maureen, Callon, Karen E, Tong, P. C, Dunford, James E, van der Does, Yvonne, Williams, Garry A, Grey, Andrew B, Naot, Dorit, Reid, Ian R

“…Clinical studies have shown that total body fat mass is related to both bone density and fracture risk and that fat ingestion reduces bone turnover. These…”
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Lactoferrin Is a Potent Regulator of Bone Cell Activity and Increases Bone Formation in Vivo by Cornish, Jillian, Callon, Karen E, Naot, Dorit, Palmano, Kate P, Banovic, Tatjana, Bava, Usha, Watson, Maureen, Lin, Jian-Ming, Tong, P. C, Chen, Qi, Chan, Vincent A, Reid, Helen E, Fazzalari, Nick, Baker, Heather M, Baker, Edward N, Haggarty, Neill W, Grey, Andrew B, Reid, Ian R

“…Lactoferrin is an iron-binding glycoprotein present in epithelial secretions, such as milk, and in the secondary granules of neutrophils. We found it to be…”
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Sonographic Measurement of Mesenteric Fat Predicts Presence of Fatty Liver among Subjects with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Ma, R. C. W, Liu, K. H, Lam, P. M, Cheung, L. P, Tam, W. H, Ko, G. T. C, Chan, M. H. M, Ho, C. S, Lam, C. W. K, Chu, W. C. W, Tong, P. C. Y, So, W. Y, Chan, J. C. N, Chow, C. C

“…Sonographic measurement of mesenteric fat predicts presence of fatty liver and can impact on manifestation of hyperandrogenism through its effects on SHBG…”
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Cardiovascular risks and metabolic syndrome in Hong Kong Chinese women with polycystic ovary syndrome by Cheung, L.P., Ma, R.C.W., Lam, P.M., Lok, I.H., Haines, C.J., So, W.Y., Tong, P.C.Y., Cockram, C.S., Chow, C.C., Goggins, W.B.

“…BACKGROUND Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) frequently exhibit central obesity, glucose intolerance, atherogenic dyslipidaemia and hypertension…”
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Aberrant activation profile of cytokines and mitogen-activated protein kinases in type 2 diabetic patients with nephropathy by Wong, C.K, Ho, A.W.Y, Tong, P.C.Y, Yeung, C.Y, Kong, A.P.S, Lun, S.W.M, Chan, J.C.N, Lam, C.W.K

“…Cytokine-induced inflammation is involved in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). We investigated plasma concentrations and ex vivo production of…”
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Prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes and postchallenge hyperglycaemia in Chinese patients with non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease by WONG, V. W. S., HUI, A. Y., TSANG, S. W. C., CHAN, J. L. Y., WONG, G. L. H., CHAN, A. W. H., SO, W. Y., CHENG, A. Y. S., TONG, P. C. Y., CHAN, F. K. L., SUNG, J. J. Y., CHAN, H. L. Y.

“…Summary Background Non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease is prevalent in affluent countries and is strongly associated with metabolic syndrome. Aim To study the…”
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End-stage renal disease risk equations for Hong Kong Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes: Hong Kong Diabetes Registry by Yang, X. L, So, W. Y, Kong, A. P. S, Clarke, P, Ho, C. S, Lam, C. W. K, Ng, M. H. L, Lyu, R. R, Yin, D. D, Chow, C. C, Cockram, C. S, Tong, P. C. Y, Chan, J. C. N

“…Aims/hypothesis The objective of the study was to investigate risk factors and develop risk equations for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in Chinese patients…”
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Phenotypic and genetic clustering of diabetes and metabolic syndrome in Chinese families with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Li, J. K. Y., Ng, M. C. Y., So, W. Y., Chiu, C. K. P., Ozaki, R., Tong, P. C. Y., Cockram, C. S., Chan, J. C. N.

“…Background The aim of this study was to investigate the familiality and clustering of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and metabolic syndrome (MES) predominantly in…”
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The associations of body mass index, C-peptide and metabolic status in Chinese Type 2 diabetic patients by Chan, W. B., Tong, P. C. Y., Chow, C. C., So, W. Y., Ng, M. C. Y., Ma, R. C. W., Osaki, R., Cockram, C. S., Chan, J. C. N.

“…Background  Chinese Type 2 diabetic subjects are generally less obese than their Caucasian counterparts. We hypothesized that lean and obese Chinese Type 2…”
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Pictorial Review of Paediatric Renal Transplant Vascular Complications by Ng, CWK, Yeung, JTH, Pan, KNY, Luk, WH, Liu, DCY, Ma, ALT, Tong, PC, Chan, THF

“…Additional risk factors include hypotension, multiple renal arteries, and unidentified intimal flaps, young age of the recipient, young age of the deceased…”
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Association of the POU class 2 homeobox 1 gene (POU2F1) with susceptibility to Type 2 diabetes in Chinese populations by Ng, M. C. Y., Lam, V. K. L., Tam, C. H. T., Chan, A. W. H., So, W.-Y., Ma, R. C. W., Zee, B. C. Y., Waye, M. M. Y., Mak, W. W., Hu, C., Wang, C. R., Tong, P. C. Y., Jia, W. P., Chan, J. C. N.

“…Diabet. Med. 27, 1443–1449 (2010) Aims  POU class 2 homeobox 1 (POU2F1), also known as octamer‐binding transcription factor‐1 (OCT‐1), is a ubiquitous…”
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Chronic hepatitis B viral infection independently predicts renal outcome in type 2 diabetic patients by CHENG, A. Y. S, KONG, A. P. S, CHAN, J. C. N, TONG, P. C. Y, WONG, V. W. S, SO, W. Y, CHAN, H. L. Y, HO, C. S, LAM, C. W. K, TAM, J. S, CHOW, C. C, COCKRAM, C. S

“…We examined the association between chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and clinical outcomes in a consecutive cohort of Chinese patients with type 2…”
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Chronic peritoneal dialysis in Chinese infants and children younger than two years by Chan, Y H, Ma, A Lt, Tong, P C, Lai, W M, Tse, N Kc

“…To review the outcome for Chinese infants and young children on chronic peritoneal dialysis. The Paediatric Nephrology Centre of Princess Margaret Hospital is…”
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Trading experience modulates anterior insula to reduce the endowment effect by Tong, Lester C. P., Ye, Karen J., Asai, Kentaro, Ertac, Seda, List, John A., Nusbaum, Howard C., Hortaçsu, Ali

“…People often demand a greater price when selling goods that they own than they would pay to purchase the same goods—a well-known economic bias called the…”
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Interactive effect of retinopathy and macroalbuminuria on all-cause mortality, cardiovascular and renal end points in Chinese patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus by Tong, P. C. Y., Kong, A. P., So, W Y., Yang, X., Ng, M C. Y., Ho, C S., Ma, R C. W., Ozaki, R., Ng, V., Chow, C C., Lam, C W. K., Chan, J C. N., Cockram, C S.

“…Aims  To examine the effect of albuminuria and retinopathy on the risk of cardiovascular and renal events, and all‐cause mortality in patients with Type 2…”
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Pancreatic islet β-cell deficit and glucose intolerance in rats with uninephrectomy by Sui, Y, Zhao, H.-L, Ma, R. C. W, Ho, C. S, Kong, A. P. S, Lai, F. M. M, Ng, H. K, Rowlands, D. K, Chan, J. C. N, Tong, P. C. Y

“…This study was performed to examine the effect of chronic renal impairment and renin-angiotensin system (RAS) activation induced by unilateral nephrectomy…”
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The NCEP-ATPIII but not the IDF criteria for the metabolic syndrome identify Type 2 diabetic patients at increased risk of chronic kidney disease by Luk, A. O. Y., Ma, R. C. W., So, W-Y., Yang, X-L., Kong, A. P. S., Ozaki, R., Ko, G. T. C., Chow, C-C., Cockram, C. S., Chan, J. C. N., Tong, P. C. Y.

“…Aim  To examine the association between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the metabolic syndrome (MetS) using both International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and…”
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Modified end-stage renal disease risk score for Chinese type 2 diabetic patients--the Hong Kong Diabetes Registry by Yang, X. L, So, W. Y, Kong, A. P. S, Ho, C. S, Lam, C. W. K, Ng, M. H. L, Lyu, R. R, Yin, D. D, Chow, C. C, Cockram, C. S, Tong, P. C. Y, Chan, J. C. N

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Evaluation of erectile dysfunction and associated cardiovascular risk using structured questionnaires in Chinese type 2 diabetic men by Yu, L.W, Kong, A.P, Tong, P.C, Tam, C, Ko, G.T, Ho, C.‐S, So, W.‐Y, Ma, R.C, Chow, C.‐C, Chan, J.C

“…Erectile dysfunction (ED) is not uncommon, but frequently underdiagnosed in type 2 diabetic men. In this study, we aimed to explore the frequency and severity…”
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Prediction of cardiovascular and total mortality in Chinese type 2 diabetic patients by the WHO definition for the metabolic syndrome by Ko, G. T.-C., So, W.-Y., Chan, N. N., Chan, W.-B., Tong, P. C.-Y., Li, J., Yeung, V., Chow, C.-C., Ozaki, R., Ma, R. C.-W., Cockram, C. S., Chan, J. C.-N.

“…Aim:  The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MES) in type 2 diabetic patients and the predictive values of the World…”
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