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Noninvasive prenatal diagnosis of fetal chromosomal aneuploidy by massively parallel genomic sequencing of DNA in maternal plasma by Chiu, Rossa W.K, Chan, K.C. Allen, Gao, Yuan, Lau, Virginia Y.M, Zheng, Wenli, Leung, Tak Y, Foo, Chris H.F, Xie, Bin, Tsui, Nancy B.Y, Lun, Fiona M.F, Zee, Benny C.Y, Lau, Tze K, Cantor, Charles R, Lo, Y.M. Dennis

“…Chromosomal aneuploidy is the major reason why couples opt for prenatal diagnosis. Current methods for definitive diagnosis rely on invasive procedures, such…”
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Digital PCR for the molecular detection of fetal chromosomal aneuploidy by Lo, Y.M. Dennis, Lun, Fiona M.F, Chan, K.C. Allen, Tsui, Nancy B.Y, Chong, Ka C, Lau, Tze K, Leung, Tak Y, Zee, Benny C.Y, Cantor, Charles R, Chiu, Rossa W.K

“…Trisomy 21 is the most common reason that women opt for prenatal diagnosis. Conventional prenatal diagnostic methods involve the sampling of fetal materials by…”
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An increasing trend of rural infections of human influenza A (H7N9) from 2013 to 2017: A retrospective analysis of patient exposure histories in Zhejiang province, China by Chen, Enfu, Wang, Maggie H, He, Fan, Sun, Riyang, Cheng, Wei, Zee, Benny C Y, Lau, Steven Y F, Wang, Xiaoxiao, Chong, Ka Chun

“…Although investigations have shown that closing live poultry markets (LPMs) is highly effective in controlling human influenza A (H7N9) infections, many of the…”
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Real-time quantification of the transmission advantage associated with a single mutation in pathogen genomes: a case study on the D614G substitution of SARS-CoV-2 by Zhao, Shi, Lou, Jingzhi, Cao, Lirong, Zheng, Hong, Chong, Marc K C, Chen, Zigui, Chan, Renee W Y, Zee, Benny C Y, Chan, Paul K S, Wang, Maggie H

“…The COVID-19 pandemic poses serious threats to global health, and the emerging mutation in SARS-CoV-2 genomes, e.g., the D614G substitution, is one of the…”
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Sequencing-based counting and size profiling of plasma Epstein–Barr virus DNA enhance population screening of nasopharyngeal carcinoma by Lam, W. K. Jacky, Jiang, Peiyong, Chan, K. C. Allen, Cheng, Suk H., Zhang, Haiqiang, Peng, Wenlei, Tse, O. Y. Olivia, Tong, Yu K., Gai, Wanxia, Zee, Benny C. Y., Ma, Brigette B. Y., Hui, Edwin P., Chan, Anthony T. C., Woo, John K. S., Chiu, Rossa W. K., Lo, Y. M. Dennis

“…Circulating tumor-derived DNA testing for cancer screening has recently been demonstrated in a prospective study on identification of nasopharyngeal carcinoma…”
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Distinguishing early-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma from benign hyperplasia using intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion-weighted MRI by Ai, Qi-Yong, King, Ann D., Chan, Janet S. M., Chen, Weitian, Chan, K. C. Allen, Woo, John K. S., Zee, Benny C. Y., Chan, Anthony T. C., Poon, Darren M. C., Ma, Brigette B. Y., Hui, Edwin P., Ahuja, Anil T., Vlantis, Alexander C., Yuan, Jing

“…Objectives MRI can detect early-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), but the detection is more challenging in early-stage NPCs because they must be…”
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Estimating the incidence reporting rates of new influenza pandemics at an early stage using travel data from the source country by CHONG, K. C., FONG, H. F., ZEE, C. Y.

“…During the surveillance of influenza pandemics, underreported data are a public health challenge that complicates the understanding of pandemic threats and can…”
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Health-Related Quality of Life After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Profile and Clinical Factors by Wong, George K.C., Poon, Wai S., Boet, Ronald, Chan, Matthew T.V., Gin, Tony, Ng, Stephanie C.P., Zee, Benny C.Y.

“…Abstract BACKGROUND: Health-related quality of life has recently been suggested as a supplement to the traditional neurological outcome measures from the…”
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Inferring the Association between the Risk of COVID-19 Case Fatality and N501Y Substitution in SARS-CoV-2 by Zhao, Shi, Lou, Jingzhi, Chong, Marc K C, Cao, Lirong, Zheng, Hong, Chen, Zigui, Chan, Renee W Y, Zee, Benny C Y, Chan, Paul K S, Wang, Maggie H

“…As COVID-19 is posing a serious threat to global health, the emerging mutation in SARS-CoV-2 genomes, for example, N501Y substitution, is one of the major…”
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Intravenous Magnesium Sulphate for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (IMASH): A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Phase III Trial by KWOK CHU WONG, George, POON, Wai S, CHAN, Matthew T. V, BOET, Ronald, GIN, Tony, NG, Stephanie C. P, ZEE, Beny C. Y

“…Pilot clinical trials using magnesium sulfate in patients with acute aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage have reported trends toward improvement in clinical…”
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A proof-of-concept study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of BTI320 on post-prandial hyperglycaemia in Chinese subjects with pre-diabetes by Luk, Andrea O Y, Zee, Benny C Y, Chong, Marc, Ozaki, Risa, Rausch, Carl W, Chan, Michael H M, Ma, Ronald C W, Kong, Alice P S, Chow, Francis C C, Chan, Juliana C N

“…Galactomannan(s) are plant-derived fiber shown to reduce post-prandial blood glucose by delaying intestinal absorption of carbohydrates and slowing down…”
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Differential Influence of Age on the Relationship between Genetic Mismatch and A(H1N1)pdm09 Vaccine Effectiveness by Cao, Lirong, Zhao, Shi, Lou, Jingzhi, Zheng, Hong, Chan, Renee W Y, Chong, Marc K C, Chen, Zigui, Chan, Paul K S, Zee, Benny C Y, Wang, Maggie H

“…Assessment of influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) and identification of relevant influencing factors are the current priorities for optimizing vaccines to…”
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Modelling the association between COVID-19 transmissibility and D614G substitution in SARS-CoV-2 spike protein: using the surveillance data in California as an example by Zhao, Shi, Lou, Jingzhi, Cao, Lirong, Zheng, Hong, Chong, Marc K C, Chen, Zigui, Zee, Benny C Y, Chan, Paul K S, Wang, Maggie H

“…The COVID-19 pandemic poses a serious threat to global health, and pathogenic mutations are a major challenge to disease control. We developed a statistical…”
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Primary Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Diagnostic Accuracy of MR Imaging versus that of Endoscopy and Endoscopic Biopsy by KING, Ann D, VLANTIS, Alexander C, BHATIA, Kunwar S. S, ZEE, Benny C. Y, WOO, John K. S, TSE, Gary M. K, CHAN, Anthony T. C, AHUJA, Anil T

“…To compare the accuracy of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging with that of the current clinical standard of endoscopy and endoscopic biopsy, to determine whether…”
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Hemorrhagic complications in a phase II study of sunitinib in patients of nasopharyngeal carcinoma who has previously received high-dose radiation by Hui, E.P., Ma, B.B.Y., King, A.D., Mo, F., Chan, S.L., Kam, M.K.M., Loong, H.H., Ahuja, A.T., Zee, B.C.Y., Chan, A.T.C.

“…We aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of single-agent sunitinib in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Eligible patients had progressive disease after prior…”
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A Bayesian method for synthesizing multiple diagnostic outcomes of COVID-19 tests by Cao, Lirong, Zhao, Shi, Li, Qi, Ling, Lowell, Wu, William K K, Zhang, Lin, Lou, Jingzhi, Chong, Marc K C, Chen, Zigui, Wong, Eliza L Y, Zee, Benny C Y, Chan, Matthew T V, Chan, Paul K S, Wang, Maggie H

“…The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread worldwide and threatened human life. Diagnosis is crucial to contain the spread of SARS-CoV-2…”
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Overall Survival After Concurrent Cisplatin–Radiotherapy Compared With Radiotherapy Alone in Locoregionally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma by Chan, Anthony T. C., Leung, S. F., Ngan, Roger K. C., Teo, Peter M. L., Lau, W. H., Kwan, W. H., Hui, Edwin P., Yiu, H. Y., Yeo, Winnie, Cheung, F. Y., Yu, K. H., Chiu, K. W., Chan, D. T., Mok, Tony S. K., Yau, Stephen, Yuen, K. T., Mo, Frankie K. F., Lai, Maria M. P., Ma, Brigette B. Y., Kam, Michael K. M., Leung, Thomas W. T., Johnson, Philip J., Choi, Peter H. K., Zee, Benny C. Y.

“…This phase III randomized study compared concurrent cisplatin–radiotherapy (CRT) versus radiotherapy (RT) alone in patients with locoregionally advanced…”
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Quantifying the effect of government interventions and virus mutations on transmission advantage during COVID-19 pandemic by Lou, Jingzhi, Zheng, Hong, Zhao, Shi, Cao, Lirong, Wong, Eliza LY, Chen, Zigui, Chan, Renee WY, Chong, Marc KC, Zee, Benny CY, Chan, Paul KS, Yeoh, Eng-kiong, Wang, Maggie H

“…The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has become a major public health threat. This study aims to evaluate the effect of virus mutation activities…”
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Interleukin-27 is differentially associated with HIV viral load and CD4+ T cell counts in therapy-naïve HIV-mono-infected and HIV/HCV-co-infected Chinese by He, Lai, Zhao, Jin, Wang, Maggie Haitian, Siu, Kenny K Y, Gan, Yong-Xia, Chen, Lin, Zee, Benny C Y, Yang, Li, Kung, Hsiang-Fu, Yang, Zheng-Rong, He, Ming-Liang

“…Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection and the resultant Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic are major global health challenges; hepatitis…”
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Genetic association of COVID-19 severe versus non-severe cases by RNA sequencing in patients hospitalised in Hong Kong by Li, Q, Chen, Z, Zhang, Y, Chan, R W Y, Chong, M K C, Zee, B C Y, Ling, L, Lui, G, Chan, P K S, Wang, M H

“…The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused extensive disruption of public health worldwide. There were reports of COVID-19 patients having…”
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