Search Results - "Yip, P S"

Sequence variation at the human ABO locus by YIP, S. P.

“…The ABO blood group is the most important blood group system in transfusion medicine. Since the ABO gene was cloned and the molecular basis of the three major…”
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Acylated and unacylated ghrelin inhibit doxorubicin-induced apoptosis in skeletal muscle by Yu, A. P., Pei, X. M., Sin, T. K., Yip, S. P., Yung, B. Y., Chan, L. W., Wong, C. S., Siu, P. M.

“…Aim Doxorubicin, a potent chemotherapeutic drug, has been demonstrated previously as an inducer of apoptosis in muscle cells. Extensive induction of apoptosis…”
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An economic evaluation of setting up physical barriers in railway stations for preventing railway injury: evidence from Hong Kong by Law, C K, Yip, P S F

“…BackgroundSetting physical barriers, for example platform screen doors (PSDs), has been proven to be effective in preventing falls onto railway tracks, but its…”
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Heart rate and suicide: findings from two cohorts of 533 000 Taiwanese and 75 000 Norwegian adults by Chang, S.-S., Bjørngaard, J. H., Tsai, M. K., Bjerkeset, O., Wen, C. P., Yip, P. S. F., Tsao, C. K., Gunnell, D.

“…Objective To investigate the association of resting heart rate with suicide in two large cohorts. Method The MJ cohort (Taiwan) included 532 932 adults from a…”
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Subjective wellbeing, suicide and socioeconomic factors: an ecological analysis in Hong Kong by Hsu, C.-Y., Chang, S.-S., Yip, P. S. F.

“…There has recently been an increased interest in mental health indicators for the monitoring of population wellbeing, which is among the targets of Sustainable…”
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Health system responsiveness in Hong Kong: a comparison between South Asian and Chinese patients’ experiences by Vandan, N., Wong, J.Y.-H., Gong, W.-J., Yip, P.S.-F., Fong, D.Y.-T.

“…Health system responsiveness is related to the way and the environment in which individuals are treated during their health system interaction. Generally,…”
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Elderly suicide in Hong Kong - a case-controlled psychological autopsy study by Chiu, H. F. K., Yip, P. S. F., Chi, I., Chan, S., Tsoh, J., Kwan, C. W., Li, S. F., Conwell, Y., Caine, E.

“…Objective:  To examine some of the risk factors for late life suicide in Hong Kong Chinese using a case‐controlled psychological autopsy approach. Method: …”
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Changes in Reporting of Suicide News After the Promotion of the WHO Media Recommendations by Fu, K. W., Yip, P.S.F.

“…Media recommendations on suicide reporting are available in many countries and in different languages. Hong Kong newspapers have been found to be noncompliant…”
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Neural correlates of attention biases of people with major depressive disorder: a voxel-based morphometric study by Leung, K-K, Lee, T M C, Wong, M M C, Li, L S W, Yip, P S F, Khong, P-L

“…Patients with major depressive disorder are found to show selective attention biases towards mood-congruent information. Although previous studies have…”
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Lessons learnt from a genetic disease registry in Hong Kong by Lam, S T S, To, C H, Leung, K W, Yip, S P, Lo, I F M, Tsang, K P

“…[...]it provides a systemic index of patients and families with the condition. [...]it helps in the classification and management of patients with the…”
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Common polymorphisms in TLR4 gene associated with susceptibility to pulmonary tuberculosis in the Sudanese by Zaki, H. Y., Leung, K. H., Yiu, W. C., Gasmelseed, N., Elwali, N. E. M., Yip, S. P.

“…SETTING: Host genetic risk factors influence susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB). There is ample evidence supporting the involvement of toll-like receptor 4…”
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The WHO START Study: Suicidal Behaviors Across Different Areas of the World by De Leo, D, Milner, A, Fleischmann, A, Bertolote, J, Collings, S, Amadeo, S, Chan, S, Yip, P. S. F, Huang, Y, Saniel, B, Lilo, F, Lilo, C, David, A. M, Benavente, B, Nadera, D, Pompili, M, Kolves, K. E, Kolves, K, Wang, X

“…Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) study entitled Suicide Trends in At-Risk Territories (START) is an international multisite initiative that aims…”
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TP53 regulates human AlkB homologue 2 expression in glioma resistance to Photofrin-mediated photodynamic therapy by Lee, S Y, Luk, S K, Chuang, C P, Yip, S P, To, S S T, Yung, Y M B

“…Background: Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising adjuvant therapy in cancer treatment. However, cancers resistant to PDT, mediated through the efflux of…”
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Novel structural co-expression analysis linking the NPM1-associated ribosomal biogenesis network to chronic myelogenous leukemia by Chan, Lawrence WC, Lin, Xihong, Yung, Godwin, Lui, Thomas, Chiu, Ya Ming, Wang, Fengfeng, Tsui, Nancy BY, Cho, William CS, Yip, SP, Siu, Parco M., Wong, SC Cesar, Yung, Benjamin YM

“…Co-expression analysis reveals useful dysregulation patterns of gene cooperativeness for understanding cancer biology and identifying new targets for…”
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Phenotypic and population differences in the association between CILP and lumbar disc disease by Virtanen, I M, Song, Y Q, Cheung, K M C, Ala-Kokko, L, Karppinen, J, Ho, D W H, Luk, K D K, Yip, S P, Leong, J C Y, Cheah, K S E, Sham, P, Chan, D

“…Background: Lumbar disc disease (LDD) is one of the leading causes of disability in the working-age population. A functional single-nucleotide polymorphism…”
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Novel Approach for Coexpression Analysis of E2F1–3 and MYC Target Genes in Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia by Wang, Fengfeng, Chan, Lawrence W. C., Cho, William Chi-Shing, Tang, Petrus, Yu, Jun, Shyu, Chi-Ren, Tsui, Nancy B. Y., Wong, S. C. Cesar, Siu, Parco M., Yip, Shea Ping, Yung, Benjamin Y. M.

“…Background. Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is characterized by tremendous amount of immature myeloid cells in the blood circulation. E2F1–3 and MYC are…”
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Roles of Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin in Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis-Related Peritonitis by Leung, Joseph C. K, Lam, Man Fai, Tang, Sydney C. W, Chan, Loretta Y. Y, Tam, K. Y, Yip, Terence P. S, Lai, Kar Neng

“…Introduction We measured the neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) concentration in peritoneal dialysate effluent (PDE) collected following an…”
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Functional polymorphisms in the BRCA1 promoter influence transcription and are associated with decreased risk for breast cancer in Chinese women by Chan, K Y-K, Liu, W, Long, J-R, Yip, S-P, Chan, S-Y, Shu, X-O, Chua, D T-T, Cheung, A N-Y, Ching, J C-Y, Cai, H, Au, G K-H, Chan, M, Foo, W, Ngan, H Y-S, Gao, Y-T, Ngan, E S-W, Garcia-Barceló, M-M, Zheng, Wei, Khoo, U-S

“…The BRCA1 gene is an important breast-cancer susceptibility gene. Promoter polymorphisms can alter the binding affinity of transcription factors, changing…”
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Trends in breast cancer incidence in Hong Kong between 1973 and 1999: an age-period-cohort analysis by LEUNG, G. M, THACH, T. Q, LAM, T-H, HEDLEY, A. J, FOO, W, FIELDING, R, YIP, P. S. F, LAU, E. M. C, WONG, C-M

“…Hong Kong has the highest breast cancer incidence in Asia and studying secular changes in its rates may lead to hypotheses regarding disease aetiology and also…”
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Monitoring the severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic and assessing effectiveness of interventions in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region by Chau, P H, Yip, P S F

“…Objective: To estimate the infection curve of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) using the back projection method and to assess the effectiveness of…”
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