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Traditional Chinese medicine causing hepatotoxicity in patients with chronic hepatitis B infection: a 1‐year prospective study by YUEN, M.‐F., TAM, S., FUNG, J., WONG, D. K.‐H., WONG, B. C.‐Y., LAI, C.‐L.

“…Summary Background Safety of traditional Chinese medicine in patients with chronic hepatitis B is unknown. Aim To study the clinical outcome of traditional…”
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Prevalence, clinical spectrum and health care utilization of gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease in a Chinese population: a population‐based study by Wong, W. M., Lai, K. C., Lam, K. F., Hui, W. M., Hu, W. H. C., Lam, C. L. K., Xia, H. H. X., Huang, J. Q., Chan, C. K., Lam, S. K., Wong, B. C. Y.

“…Summary Background : Population‐based data on gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease in Chinese are lacking. The prevalence, clinical spectrum and health…”
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Clinical features, biochemical parameters, and virological profiles of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in Hong Kong by CHEUNG, T.‐K., LAI, C.‐L., WONG, B. C.‐Y., FUNG, J., YUEN, M.‐F.

“…Summary Background  Clinical features of hepatocellular carcinoma patients are changing because of screening. Aim  To examine the clinical features of…”
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Lansoprazole, levofloxacin and amoxicillin triple therapy vs. quadruple therapy as second‐line treatment of resistant Helicobacter pylori infection by WONG, W. M., GU, Q., CHU, K.‐M., YEE, Y. K., FUNG, F. M. Y., TONG, T. S. M., CHAN, A. O. O., LAI, K. C., CHAN, C. K., WONG, B. C. Y.

“…Summary Aim To test the efficacy of levofloxacin‐based second‐line therapy for resistant Helicobacter pylori infection. Methods One hundred and six patients…”
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Randomized controlled study of rabeprazole, levofloxacin and rifabutin triple therapy vs. quadruple therapy as second‐line treatment for Helicobacter pylori infection by Wong, W. M., Gu, Q., Lam, S. K., Fung, F. M. Y., Lai, K. C., Hu, W. H. C., Yee, Y. K., Chan, C. K., Xia, H. H. X., Yuen, M. F., Wong, B. C. Y.

“…Summary Aim : To test the efficacy of rabeprazole, levofloxacin and rifabutin triple therapy vs. quadruple therapy for the second‐line treatment of…”
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Trends in the prevalence of peptic ulcer disease and Helicobacter pylori infection in family physician‐referred uninvestigated dyspeptic patients in Hong Kong by XIA, B., XIA, H. H. X., MA, C. W., WONG, K. W., FUNG, F. M. Y., HUI, C. K., CHAN, C. K., CHAN, A. O. O., LAI, K. C., YUEN, M. F., WONG, B. C. Y.

“…Summary Background:  Peptic ulcer disease is mainly caused by Helicobacter pylori infection and the use of non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs. Aim:  To…”
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Silencing of Jagged1 inhibits cell growth and invasion in colorectal cancer by Dai, Y, Wilson, G, Huang, B, Peng, M, Teng, G, Zhang, D, Zhang, R, Ebert, M P A, Chen, J, Wong, B C Y, Chan, K W, George, J, Qiao, L

“…Dysregulated Notch signaling has a critical role in the tumorigenesis. Jagged1, a Notch ligand, is overexpressed in various human cancers. Recent studies…”
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Outcome of emergency ERCP for acute cholangitis in patients 90 years of age and older by Hui, C.‐K., Liu, C.‐L., Lai, K.‐C., Chan, S.‐C., Hu, W. H. C., Wong, W.‐M., Cheung, W. W., Ng, M., Yuen, M.‐F., Chan, A. O., Lo, C. M., Fan, S.‐T., Wong, B. C. Y.

“…Summary Background : An increasing proportion of the general population across the Western World now survives to an advanced age. However, there is limited…”
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Promoter methylation of E-cadherin gene in gastric mucosa associated with Helicobacter pylori infection and in gastric cancer by Chan, A O-O, Lam, S-K, Wong, B C-Y, Wong, W-M, Yuen, M-F, Yeung, Y-H, Hui, W-M, Rashid, A, Kwong, Y-L

“…Background:E-cadherin is an adhesion molecule involved in tumour invasion/metastasis. Silencing of E-cadherin by promoter CpG methylation has been shown in…”
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Eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection reverses E-cadherin promoter hypermethylation by Chan, A O O, Peng, J Z, Lam, S K, Lai, K C, Yuen, M F, Cheung, H K L, Kwong, Y L, Rashid, A, Chan, C K, Wong, B C-Y

“…Background: E-cadherin methylation is important in gastric carcinogenesis. Reversing hypermethylation may halt the carcinogenic process. We have previously…”
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Stability of E‐cadherin methylation status in gastric mucosa associated with histology changes by CHAN, A. O. O., HUANG, C., HUI, W. M., CHO, C. H., YUEN, M. F., LAM, S. K., RASHID, A., WONG, B. C.‐Y.

“…Summary Background We have previously shown reversal of E‐cadherin methylation in gastric mucosa from patients with dyspepsia at week 6 after Helicobacter…”
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Anxiety but not depression determines health care‐seeking behaviour in Chinese patients with dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome: a population‐based study by Hu, W. H. C., Wong, W.‐M., Lam, C. L. K., Lam, K. F., Hui, W. M., Lai, K. C., Xia, H. X. H., Lam, S. K., Wong, B. C. Y.

“…Summary Aims : To study the prevalence of dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome and the effects of co‐existing anxiety and depression on health care…”
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Clopidogrel plus omeprazole compared with aspirin plus omeprazole for aspirin‐induced symptomatic peptic ulcers/erosions with low to moderate bleeding/re‐bleeding risk — a single‐blind, randomized controlled study by Ng, F.‐H., Wong, B. C.‐Y., Wong, S.‐Y., Chen, W.‐H., Chang, C.‐M.

“…Summary Background : Clopidogrel causes significantly less symptomatic peptic ulcer disease and gastrointestinal bleeding than low‐dose aspirin in average‐risk…”
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Positive association between gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease and irritable bowel syndrome in a Chinese population by CHEUNG, T. K., LAM, K. F., HU, W. H. C., LAM, C. L. K., WONG, W. M., HUI, W. M., LAI, K. C., LAM, S. K., WONG, B. C. Y

“…Summary Background Gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease and irritable bowel syndrome are common diseases which may be related. Aim To examine the association…”
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Long‐term prospective follow‐up of endoscopic oesophagitis in southern Chinese — prevalence and spectrum of the disease by Wong, W.‐M., Lam, S. K., Hui, W. M., Lai, K. C., Chan, C. K., Hu, W. H. C., Xia, H. H. X., Hui, C. K., Yuen, M. F., Chan, A. O. O., Wong, B. C. Y.

“…Summary Aims : To study the prevalence, clinical characteristics and long‐term outcome of oesophagitis in Chinese patients. Methods : Clinical and endoscopic…”
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A validated symptoms questionnaire (Chinese GERDQ) for the diagnosis of gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease in the Chinese population by Wong, W. M., Lam, K. F., Lai, K. C., Hui, W. M., Hu, W. H. C., Lam, C. L. K., Wong, N. Y. H., Xia, H. H. X., Huang, J. Q., Chan, A. O. O., Lam, S. K., Wong, B. C. Y.

“…Summary Background and aims: To develop a validated gastro‐oesophageal disease (GERD) symptom questionnaire for the Chinese population. Methods: One hundred…”
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Review article: current management of metastatic colorectal cancer – the evolving impact of targeted drug therapies by YAU, T., CHAN, P., Ching CHAN, Y., WONG, B. C. Y., LIANG, R., EPSTEIN, R. J.

“…Summary Background  The field of colorectal cancer chemotherapy has been transformed by the advent of molecule‐specific drugs. Combined use of such drugs…”
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Clinical trial: levofloxacin‐based quadruple therapy was inferior to traditional quadruple therapy in the treatment of resistant Helicobacter pylori infection by YEE, Y. K., CHEUNG, T. K., CHU, K.‐M., CHAN, C. K., FUNG, J., CHAN, P., BUT, D., HUNG, I., CHAN, A. O. O., YUEN, M. F., HSU, A., WONG, B. C. Y.

“…Summary Background  The efficacy of levofloxacin‐based quadruple therapy in resistant Helicobacter pylori infection is not known. Aim  To test the efficacy of…”
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Lansoprazole reduces ulcer relapse after eradication of Helicobacter pylori in nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drug users – a randomized trial by Lai, K. C., Lam, S. K., Chu, K. M., Hui, W. M., Kwok, K. F., Wong, B. C. Y., Hu, H. C., Wong, W. M., Chan, O. O., Chan, C. K.

“…Summary Aim : To study whether prophylaxis with lansoprazole could prevent relapse of ulcers after eradication of Helicobacter pylori in patients with…”
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A sensitive guaiac faecal occult blood test is less useful than an immunochemical test for colorectal cancer screening in a Chinese population by Wong, B. C.‐Y., Wong, W. M., Cheung, K. L., Tong, T. S. M., Rozen, P., Young, G. P., Chu, K. W., Ho, J., Law, W. L., Tung, H. M., Lai, K. C., Hu, W. H. C., Chan, C. K., Lam, S. K.

“…Summary Background : Colorectal cancer screening by guaiac faecal occult blood test has been shown to reduce the incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer…”
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