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Adolescents’ attitudes to the COVID-19 vaccination by Wong, W.H.S., Leung, D., Chua, G.T., Duque, J.S.R., Peare, S., So, H.K., Chan, S.M., Kwan, M.Y.W., Ip, P., Lau, Y.L.

“…Vaccines against COVID-19 are now available for adolescents in Hong Kong but vaccine hesitancy is a major barrier to herd immunity. This survey study explores…”
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Effectiveness of inactivated COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac in children aged less than 3 years old during Omicron wave in Hong Kong by Wong, W.H.S., Leung, D.L., Yip, K.M., So, H.K., Rosa Duque, J.S., Lau, Y.L.

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has affected people of all ages worldwide. However, there is still no information on the vaccine effectiveness (VE) of inactivated…”
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Association between air pollution and asthma admission among children in Hong Kong by Lee, S. L., Wong, W. H. S., Lau, Y. L.

“…Summary Objective To examine the association of air pollutants with hospital admission for childhood asthma in Hong Kong. Methods Data on hospital admissions…”
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Mannose-Binding Lectin in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection by Ip, W. K. Eddie, Chan, Kwok Hung, Law, Helen K. W., Tso, Gloria H. W., Kong, Eric K. P., Wong, Wilfred H. S., To, Yuk Fai, Yung, Raymond W. H., Chow, Eudora Y., Au, Ka Leung, Chan, Eric Y. T., Lim, Wilina, Jensenius, Jens C., Turner, Malcolm W., Peiris, J. S. Malik, Lau, Yu Lung

“…Little is known about the innate immune response to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus (CoV) infection. Mannose-binding lectin (MBL), a key…”
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Influenza-Related Hospitalizations among Children in Hong Kong by Chiu, Susan S, Lau, Yu Lung, Chan, Kwok H, Wong, Wilfred Hing Sang, Peiris, J.S. Malik

“…In Hong Kong, the seasons for influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection sometimes do not overlap, so that a relatively accurate estimate can be…”
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Virologically Confirmed Population-Based Burden of Hospitalization Caused by Influenza A and B among Children in Hong Kong by Chiu, Susan S., Chan, Kwok-Hung, Chen, Hong, Young, Betty W., Lim, Wilina, Wong, Wilfred Hing Sang, Lau, Yu Lung, Peiris, J. S. Malik

“…Background.We sought to determine the virologically confirmed hospitalization rates associated with influenza virus infection among Hong Kong children…”
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Aortic Root Dilation and Aortic Elastic Properties in Children After Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot by Chong, Wan-Yip, Wong, Wilfred H.S., Chiu, Clement S.W., Cheung, Yiu-Fai

“…Analyses of aortic specimens obtained from patients with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) revealed elastic fiber fragmentation. This study sought to determine the…”
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Mannose-binding lectin in chronic hepatitis B virus infection by WAI PO CHONG, YUK FAI TO, WAI KEE IP, MAN FUNG YUEN, TUNG PING POON, WONG, Wilfred H. S, CHING LUNG LAI, YU LUNG LAU

“…Mannose binding lectin (MBL) is a pattern-recognition molecule of the innate immune system. The roles of MBL and its gene (mbl2) polymorphisms, -221X/Y and…”
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Among Children by Leung, Chi-wai, Kwan, Yat-wah, Ko, Po-wan, Chiu, Susan S, Loung, Po-yee, Fong, Nai-chung, Lee, Lai-ping, Hui, Yim-wo, Law, Helen K.W, Wong, Wilfred H.S, Chan, Kwok-hung, Peiris, J.S. Malik, Lim, Wilina W.L, Lau, Yu-lung, Chiu, Man-chun

“…To study the epidemiologic, clinical, laboratory, and radiologic features, prognostic indicators, and short-term to medium-term outcomes for children with…”
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Association of CD247 with systemic lupus erythematosus in Asian populations by Li, R, Yang, W, Zhang, J, Hirankarn, N, Pan, H-F, Mok, CC, Chan, TM, Wong, RWS, Mok, MY, Lee, KW, Wong, SN, Leung, AMH, Li, X-P, Avihingsanon, Y, Lee, TL, Ho, MHK, Lee, PPW, Wong, WHS, Wong, C-M, Ng, IOL, Yang, J, Li, PH, Zhang, Y, Zhang, L, Li, W, Baum, L, Kwan, P, Rianthavorn, P, Deekajorndej, T, Suphapeetiporn, K, Shotelersuk, V, Garcia-Barceló, M-M, Cherny, SS, Tam, PK-H, Sham, PC, Lau, CS, Shen, N, Lau, YL, Ye, D-Q

“…Objective: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a prototypic autoimmune disease with complex genetic inheritance. CD247 (CD3Z, TCRZ) plays a vital role in…”
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Polymorphisms of the toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) gene with systemic lupus erythematosus in Chinese by Ng, M. W., Lau, C. S., Chan, T. M., Wong, W. H. S., Lau, Y. L.

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Recurrent major infections in juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus—a close link with long-term disease damage by Lee, P. P. W., Lee, T.-L., Ho, M. H.-K., Wong, W. H. S., Lau, Y.-L.

“…Objectives. We postulate that patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) having recurrent infections are more likely to have poorer disease outcome. The…”
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Association of interleukin-10 promoter polymorphisms with systemic lupus erythematosus by Chong, W P, Ip, W K, Wong, W H-S, Lau, C S, Chan, T M, Lau, Y L

“…Several lines of evidence suggest interleukin-10 gene (IL-10) is a candidate gene in susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We investigated the…”
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White matter anisotropy in childhood medulloblastoma survivors: association with neurotoxicity risk factors by Khong, Pek-Lan, Leung, Lucullus H T, Chan, Godfrey C F, Kwong, Dora L W, Wong, Wilfred H S, Cao, Guang, Ooi, Gaik-Cheng

“…To prospectively evaluate the relationships between change in white matter (WM) anisotropy and (a) patient age at craniospinal irradiation (CSI), (b) CSI dose,…”
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Protection Offered by Root-surface Restorative Materials against Biofilm Challenge by Yip, H.K., Guo, J., Wong, W.H.S.

“…The prevalence of root-surface caries is increasing. We hypothesized that some restorative materials are protective against cariogenic challenge on root…”
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Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury in the Neonatal Rat Model: Relationship between Lesion Size at Early MR Imaging and Irreversible Infarction by Wang, Y, Cheung, P.-T, Shen, G.X, Wu, E.X, Cao, G, Bart, I, Wong, W.H.S, Khong, P.-L

“…By using a neonatal rat hypoxia-ischemia (HI) model, we studied the relationship between lesion volume-measured by diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and…”
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Use of midazolam and ketamine as sedation for children undergoing minor operative procedures by Cheuk, D K L, Wong, W H S, Ma, E, Lee, T L, Ha, S Y, Lau, Y L, Chan, G C F

“…We used intravenous midazolam and ketamine for children undergoing minor operative procedures with satisfactory results. We aimed to further evaluate its…”
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Portal venous velocity in the follow-up of patients with biliary atresia after Kasai portoenterostomy by Khong, P.L., Ooi, C.G.C., Saing, H., Chan, K.L., Wong, W.H.S., Tam, P.K.H., Han, H., Peh, W.C.G.

“…Background/Purpose: Liver transplantation is the only therapeutic option for biliary atresia (BA) patients with failed Kasai portoenterostomy (PE). The…”
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A new haplotype of PDCD1 is associated with rheumatoid arthritis in Hong Kong Chinese by Kong, Eric Kai‐Pang, Prokunina‐Olsson, Ludmila, Wong, Wilfred Hing‐Sang, Lau, Chak‐Sing, Chan, Tak‐Mao, Alarcón‐Riquelme, Marta, Lau, Yu‐Lung

“…Objective The programmed death 1 (PD‐1) molecule is a negative regulator of T cells, and a genetic association between PD‐1 and systemic lupus erythematosus…”
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