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Acute kidney injury and maladaptive tubular repair leading to renal fibrosis by Yu, Samuel M.-W., Bonventre, Joseph V.

“…PURPOSE OF REVIEWDespite improvements in acute kidney injury (AKI) detection, therapeutic options to halt the progression of AKI to chronic kidney disease…”
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Effectiveness of a school-based programme of animal-assisted humane education in Hong Kong for the promotion of social and emotional learning: A quasi-experimental pilot study by Ngai, Joe T K, Yu, Rose W M, Chau, Kathy K Y, Wong, Paul W C

“…Humane education, which focuses on the cultivation of kindness and empathy towards animals, the environment, and fellow humans, helps children to be less…”
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Inhibition of the Gab2/PI3K/mTOR signaling ameliorates myeloid malignancy caused by Ptpn11 (Shp2) gain-of-function mutations by Liu, W, Yu, W-M, Zhang, J, Chan, R J, Loh, M L, Zhang, Z, Bunting, K D, Qu, C-K

“…Activating mutations, such as E76K and D61Y, in PTPN11 (SHP2), a protein tyrosine phosphatase implicated in multiple cell signaling processes, are associated…”
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The platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of patient outcomes in ovarian cancer: a meta-analysis by Ma, X-M., Sun, X., Yang, G-W., Yu, M-W., Zhang, G-L., Yu, J., Zhang, Y., Wang, X-M.

“…Objectives: The platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) is a predictive clinical biomarker for different cancers. However, the results of several studies…”
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Residual sleep disturbances in patients remitted from major depressive disorder: a 4-year naturalistic follow-up study by Li, Shirley X, Lam, Siu P, Chan, Joey W Y, Yu, Mandy W M, Wing, Yun-Kwok

“…To investigate the prevalence and clinical, psychosocial, and functional correlates of residual sleep disturbances in remitted depressed outpatients. A 4-yr…”
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Insomnia, sleep quality, pain, and somatic symptoms: Sex differences and shared genetic components by Zhang, Jihui, Lam, Siu-Ping, Li, S.X., Tang, N.L., Yu, M.W.M., Li, A.M., Wing, Yun-Kwok

“…A shared genetic predisposition might underlie the associations of insomnia and sleep quality with pain and somatic symptoms. Insomnia seems to modulate the…”
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Sudden cardiac arrest with pericardial contrast during computed tomography aortogram in a type A aortic dissection patient by Yu, W M, Wong, W L, Ng, F H

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Collaborative study to establish a World Health Organization International genotype panel for parvovirus B19 DNA nucleic acid amplification technology (NAT)-based assays by Baylis, S. A., Ma, L., Padley, D. J., Heath, A. B., Yu, M. W.

“…Background and Objectives  The aim of the collaborative study was to evaluate a panel of plasma samples containing different genotypes of parvovirus B19 (B19V)…”
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Hormonal Markers and Hepatitis B Virus-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk: a Nested Case–Control Study Among Men by Yu, Ming-Whei, Yang, Yu-Ching, Yang, Shi-Yi, Cheng, Shu-Wen, Liaw, Yun-Fan, Lin, Shi-Ming, Chen, Chien-Jen

“…Background: The incidence of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is higher in men than in women. We examined whether endogenous sex…”
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Ruptured ovarian teratoma with granulomatous peritonitis by Wong, W L, Chin, A W T, Yu, W M, Ng, F H

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Prospective Study of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Liver Cirrhosis in Asymptomatic Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Carriers by Yu, Ming-Whei, Hsu, Fang-Chi, Sheen, I-Shyan, Chu, Chia-Ming, Lin, Deng-Yn, Chen, Chien-Jen, Liaw, Yun-Fan

“…The authors conducted a study to assess the importance of underlying liver cirihosis in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and the…”
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Incidence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Chinese immigrants, compared with Chinese in China and South East Asia: review by Yu, W M, Hussain, S S M

“…To evaluate the literature and to compare published data on age-standardised incidence rates of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Chinese people living in and…”
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Plasma Selenium Levels and Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma among Men with Chronic Hepatitis Virus Infection by Yu, Ming-Whei, Horng, Ing-Sheng, Hsu, Kuang-Hung, Chiang, Yi-Ching, Liaw, Yun Fan, Chen, Chien-Jen

“…Both experimental and epidemiologic studies have linked a low dietary intake of selenium with an increased risk of cancer. The authors examined the association…”
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Androgen-Receptor Gene CAG Repeats, Plasma Testosterone Levels, and Risk of Hepatitis B-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Yu, Ming-Whei, Cheng, Shu-Wen, Lin, Ming-Wei, Yang, Shi-Yi, Liaw, Yun-Fan, Chang, Hung-Chuen, Hsiao, Tun-Jen, Lin, Shi-Ming, Lee, Shou-Dong, Chen, Pei-Jer, Liu, Chun-Jen, Chen, Chien-Jen

“…Background: Worldwide, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is more prevalent in men than in women, suggesting that sex hormones and/or X-chromosome-linked genes may…”
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Calibration of the second International Standard for hepatitis B immunoglobulin in an international collaborative study by Ferguson, M., Yu, M. W., Heath, A.

“…Background and Objectives  The International Standard for hepatitis B immunoglobulin is used in the standardization of the anti‐HBs content of immunoglobulins…”
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Effectiveness of Partially Hydrolyzed Guar Gum in Reducing Constipation in Long Term Care Facility Residents: A Randomized Single-Blinded Placebo-Controlled Trial by Chan, Tuen-Ching, Yu, V. M. W., Luk, J. K. H., Chu, L. W., Yuen, J. K. Y., Chan, F. H. W.

“…Objectives To assess the effectiveness of partially hydrolyzed guar gum (PHGG) in improving constipation and reducing the use of laxatives among long term care…”
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Long‐term outcome and neuroradiological findings of 31 patients with 6‐pyruvoyltetrahydropterin synthase deficiency by Wang, L., Yu, W.‐M., He, C., Chang, M., Shen, M., Zhou, Z., Zhang, Z., Shen, S., Liu, T.‐T., Hsiao, K.‐J.

“…Summary Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) deficiency is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by enzyme defects in the biosynthesis or recycling of BH4. Patients with…”
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Familial Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Among Chronic Hepatitis B Carriers and Their Relatives by Yu, Ming-Whei, Chang, Hung-Chuen, Liaw, Yun-Fan, Lin, Shi-Ming, Lee, Shou-Dong, Liu, Chun-Jen, Chen, Pei-Jer, Hsiao, Tun-Jen, Lee, Po-Huang, Chen, Chien-Jen

“…Background: Familial predisposition as a risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers has not been thoroughly explored…”
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Establishment of the first World Health Organization International Standard for human parvovirus B19 DNA nucleic acid amplification techniques by Saldanha, J., Lelie, N., Yu, M. W., Heath, A.

“…Background and Objectives A collaborative study, involving 26 laboratories from 14 countries, was carried out in order to establish a World Health Organization…”
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Freestream velocity-profile measurement in a large-scale, high-enthalpy reflected-shock tunnel by Shekhtman, D., Yu, W. M., Mustafa, M. A., Parziale, N. J., Austin, J. M.

“…We apply Krypton Tagging Velocimetry (KTV) to measure velocity profiles in the freestream of a large, national-scale high-enthalpy facility, the T5…”
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