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• 2007

  Waist circumference thresholds provide an accurate and widely applicable method for the discrimination of diabetes

  Huxley, R., Barzi, F., Lee, C. M. Y., Lear, S., Shaw, J., Tai, H. L., Caterson, I., Azizi, F., Patel, J., Suriyawongpaisal, P., Sang, W. O., Kang, J. H., Gill, T., Zimmet, P., James, P. T. & Woodward, M., Dec 2007, In: Diabetes Care. 30, 12, p. 3116-3118 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  54 Citations (Scopus)
• 2006

  A case-control study on environmental and familial risk factors for colorectal cancer in Hong Kong: Chronic illnesses, medication and family history

  Ho, J. W. C., Yuen, S. T. & Lam, T. H., Apr 2006, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 12, 2, p. S14-S16

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• A case-control study on environmental and familial risk factors for colorectal cancer in Hong Kong: Physical activity reduces colorectal cancer risk

  Ho, J. W. C., Yuen, S. T. & Lam, T. H., Apr 2006, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 12, 2, p. S8-S10

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• A case-control study on environmental and familial risk factors for colorectal cancer in Hong Kong: Dietary determinants of colorectal cancer risk

  Ho, J. W. C., Yuen, S. T. & Lam, T. H., Apr 2006, In: Hong Kong Medical Journal. 12, 2, p. S11-S13

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

• Accelerated evolutionary rate may be responsible for the emergence of lineage-specific genes in Ascomycota

  Cai, J. J., Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Smith, D. K. & Yuen, K. Y., Jul 2006, In: Journal of Molecular Evolution. 63, 1, p. 1-11 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  56 Citations (Scopus)

• Age-versus time-comparative self-rated health in Hong Kong Chinese older adults

  Li, Z. B., Lam, T. H., Ho, S. Y., Chan, W. M., Ho, K. S., Li, M. P., Leung, G. M. & Fielding, R., Aug 2006, In: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 21, 8, p. 729-739 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• A novel approach for screening immunogenic proteins in Penicillium marneffei using the ΔAFMP1ΔAFMP2 deletion mutant of Aspergillus fumigatus

  Woo, P. C. Y., Chong, K. T. K., Lau, C. C. Y., Wong, S. S. Y., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., Sept 2006, In: FEMS Microbiology Letters. 262, 2, p. 138-147 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Antibody responses against SARS coronavirus are correlated with disease outcome of infected individuals

  Zhang, L., Zhang, F., Yu, W., He, T., Yu, J., Yi, C. E., Ba, L., Li, W., Farzan, M., Chen, Z., Yuen, K. Y. & Ho, D., Jan 2006, In: Journal of Medical Virology. 78, 1, p. 1-8 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  161 Citations (Scopus)

• A patient with asymptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and antigenemia from the 2003-2004 community outbreak of SARS in Guangzhou, China.

  Che, X. Y., Di, B., Zhao, G. P., Wang, Y. D., Qiu, L. W., Hao, W., Wang, M., Qin, P. Z., Liu, Y. F., Chan, K. H., Cheng, V. C. C. & Yuen, K. Y., Jul 1 2006, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 43, 1, p. e1-5

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  54 Citations (Scopus)

• A prospective cohort study on comparison of risk of death of respiratory system diseases between occupational dust exposure and smoking

  Zhang, W. S., Jiang, C. Q., Hing, L. T., Yin, H. S., Liu, W. W., He, J. M., Cao, M. & Chen, Q., Jun 2006, In: Zhonghua lao dong wei sheng zhi ye bing za zhi = Zhonghua laodong weisheng zhiyebing zazhi = Chinese journal of industrial hygiene and occupational diseases. 24, 6, p. 364-367 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• A prospective study of stage of change for general health promotion action and health-related lifestyle practices among Chinese adults

  Lam, T. H., Chan, B. H. Y., Chan, S. K. K., Leung, G. M., Ho, S. Y. & Chan, W. M., Oct 2006, In: Social Science and Medicine. 63, 7, p. 1846-1856 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Association of smoking with increasing vascular involvement in type 2 diabetic Chinese patients

  Thomas, G. N., Tomlinson, B., McGhee, S. M., Lam, T. H., Abdullah, A. S. M., Yeung, V. T. F., Wong, K. S. & Chan, J. C. N., Jun 2006, In: Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes. 114, 6, p. 301-305 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Association of the metabolic syndrome with vascular disease in an older Chinese population: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Lao, X. Q., Thomas, G. N., Jiang, C. Q., Zhang, W. S., Yin, P., Adab, P., Lam, T. H. & Cheng, K. K., Dec 2006, In: Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. 29, 11, p. 989-996 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  28 Citations (Scopus)

• Association of vascular risk factors with increasing glycemia even in normoglycemic subjects in an older Chinese population: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  Thomas, G. N., Jiang, C. Q., McGhee, S. M., Zhang, W. S., Lao, X. Q., Schooling, M., Adab, P., Lam, T. H. & Cheng, K. K., Aug 2006, In: Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental. 55, 8, p. 1035-1041 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• Avian influenza virus infections in humans

  Wong, S. S. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Jan 2006, In: Chest. 129, 1, p. 156-168 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  252 Citations (Scopus)

• Bacteraemia caused by Anaerotruncus colihominis and emended description of the species

  Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y., Woo, G. K. S., Fung, A. M. Y., Ngan, A. H. Y., Song, Y., Liu, C., Summanen, P., Finegold, S. M. & Yuen, K. Y., Jul 2006, In: Journal of Clinical Pathology. 59, 7, p. 748-752 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  44 Citations (Scopus)

• Bacteremia caused by Solobacterium moorei in a patient with acute proctitis and carcinoma of the cervix

  Lau, S. K. P., Teng, J. L. L., Leung, K. W., Li, N. K. H., Ng, K. H. L., Chau, K. Y., Que, T. L., Woo, P. C. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Aug 2006, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 44, 8, p. 3031-3034 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  32 Citations (Scopus)

• Bisphosphonates for advanced prostate cancer

  Yuen, K. Y., Shelley, M., Sze, W. M., Wilt, T. & Mason, M. D., 2006, In: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 4, CD006250.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
  149 Citations (Scopus)

• Caecal-caecal intussusception caused by Trichuris trichiura in a young healthy adult

  To, K. K. W., Cheng, V. C. C., Hung, I. F. N., Tang, B. S. F., Wong, S. S. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Sept 2006, In: Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 38, 9, p. 813-815 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Clinical, phenotypic, and genotypic evidence for Streptococcus sinensis as the common ancestor of anginosus and mitis groups of streptococci

  Woo, P. C. Y., Teng, J. L. L., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., 2006, In: Medical Hypotheses. 66, 2, p. 345-351 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Clinical isolates of Streptococcus iniae from Asia are more mucoid and β-hemolytic than those from North America

  Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y., Luk, W. K., Fung, A. M. Y., Hui, W. T., Fong, A. H. C., Chow, C. W., Wong, S. S. Y. & Yuen, K. Y., Mar 2006, In: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 54, 3, p. 177-181 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  70 Citations (Scopus)

• Clinical prognostic rules for severe acute respiratory syndrome in low- and high-resource settings

  Cowling, B. J., Muller, M. P., Wong, I. O. L., Ho, L. M., Lo, S. V., Tsang, T., Tai, H. L., Louie, M. & Leung, G. M., Jul 24 2006, In: Archives of Internal Medicine. 166, 14, p. 1505-1511 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Clinical utility of genotyping resistance test on determining the mutation patterns in HIV-1 CRF01_AE and subtype B patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in Hong Kong

  Yam, W. C., Chen, J. H. K., Wong, K. H., Chan, K., Cheng, V. C. C., Lam, H. Y., Lee, S. S., Zheng, B. J. & Yuen, K. Y., Apr 2006, In: Journal of Clinical Virology. 35, 4, p. 454-457 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  24 Citations (Scopus)

• Cohort profile: the Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration

  Woodward, M., Barzi, F., Martiniuk, A., Fang, X., Gu, D. F., Imai, Y., Lam, T. H., Pan, W. H., Rodgers, A., Suh, I., Jee, S. H., Ueshima, H. & Huxley, R., Dec 2006, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 35, 6, p. 1412-1416 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  82 Citations (Scopus)

• Cohort profile: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, a Guangzhou-Hong Kong-Birmingham collaboration

  Jiang, C., Thomas, G. N., Lam, T. H., Schooling, C. M., Zhang, W., Lao, X., Adab, P., Liu, B., Leung, G. M. & Cheng, K. K., Aug 2006, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 35, 4, p. 844-852 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  221 Citations (Scopus)

• Comparative analysis of 22 coronavirus HKU1 genomes reveals a novel genotype and evidence of natural recombination in coronavirus HKU1

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Yip, C. C. Y., Huang, Y., Tsoi, H. W., Chan, K. H. & Yuen, K. Y., Jul 2006, In: Journal of Virology. 80, 14, p. 7136-7145 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  196 Citations (Scopus)

• Coronaviruses in bent-winged bats (Miniopterus spp.)

  Chu, D. K. W., Poon, L. L. M., Chan, K. H., Chen, H., Guan, Y., Yuen, K. Y. & Peiris, J. S. M., Sept 2006, In: Journal of General Virology. 87, 9, p. 2461-2466 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  65 Citations (Scopus)

• Coronavirus HKU1 and other coronavirus infections in Hong Kong

  Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y., Yip, C. C. Y., Tse, H., Tsoi, H. W., Cheng, V. C. C., Lee, P., Tang, B. S. F., Cheung, C. H. Y., Lee, R. A., So, L. Y., Lau, Y. L., Chan, K. H. & Yuen, K. Y., Jun 2006, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 44, 6, p. 2063-2071 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  362 Citations (Scopus)

• Correlation between generic health status and region-specific functional measures on patients with neck pain

  Lee, K. C., Chiu, T. T. W. & Lam, T. H., Sept 2006, In: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research. 29, 3, p. 217-220 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Corrigendum to "Genomic and experimental evidence for a potential sexual cycle in the pathogenic thermal dimorphic fungus Penicillium marneffei" [FEBS Lett. 580 (2006) 3409-3416] (DOI:10.1016/j.febslet.2006.05.014)

  Woo, P. C. Y., Chong, K. T. K., Tse, H., Cai, J. J., Lau, C. C. Y., Zhou, A. C., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., Sept 4 2006, In: FEBS Letters. 580, 20, p. 4976-4977 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Cost of tobacco-related diseases, including passive smoking, in Hong Kong

  McGhee, S. M., Ho, L. M., Lapsley, H. M., Chau, J., Cheung, W. L., Ho, S. Y., Pow, M., Lam, T. H. & Hedley, A. J., Apr 2006, In: Tobacco Control. 15, 2, p. 125-130 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  67 Citations (Scopus)

• Determinants of normoglycemia and contribution to cardiovascular risk factors in a Chinese population: The Hong Kong Cardiovascular Risk Factor Study

  Thomas, G. N., McGhee, S. M., Schooling, C. M., Ho, S. Y., Lam, K. S. L., Janus, E. D., Lam, T. H., Cockram, C. S., Fielding, R., Hedley, A. J., Ho, P., Lau, C. P., Lo, M., Lo, S. L., Ma, P. L., Maserei, J. R. C., Tai, Y. T., Tomlinson, B., Wong, S. P. & Woo, J. L. F., Jun 2006, In: Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. 29, 6, p. 528-535 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Determination of cotinine in human urine with gas chromatograph-mass spectrometry

  Cao, M., Zhang, Y. L., Jiang, C. Q., Lam, T. H., Cheng, K. K. & Zhang, W. S., Jan 2006, In: Zhonghua lao dong wei sheng zhi ye bing za zhi = Zhonghua laodong weisheng zhiyebing zazhi = Chinese journal of industrial hygiene and occupational diseases. 24, 1, p. 39-41 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Diagnostic application of genotypic identification of mycobacteria

  Yam, W. C., Yuen, K. Y., Kam, S. Y., Yiu, L. S., Chan, K. S., Leung, C. C., Tam, C. M., Ho, P. O., Yew, W. W., Seto, W. H. & Ho, P. L., May 2006, In: Journal of Medical Microbiology. 55, 5, p. 529-536 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  42 Citations (Scopus)

• Diet synergies and mortality - A population-based case-control study of 32 462 Hong Kong Chinese older adults

  Schooling, C. M., Ho, S. Y., Leung, G. M., Thomas, G. N., McGhee, S. M., Mak, K. H. & Lam, T. H., Apr 2006, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 35, 2, p. 418-426 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Distribution of amantadine-resistant H5N1 avian influenza variants in Asia

  Cheung, C. L., Rayner, J. M., Smith, G. J. D., Wang, P., Naipospos, T. S. P., Zhang, J., Yuen, K. Y., Webster, R. G., Peiris, J. S. M., Guan, Y. & Chen, H., Jun 15 2006, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 193, 12, p. 1626-1629 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  256 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of obesity in patients with coronary artery disease

  Schooling, C. M., Lam, T. H. & Leung, G. M., Nov 11 2006, In: Lancet. 368, 9548, p. 1645 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

• Endothelial nitric oxide synthase G894T (Glu298Asp) polymorphism was predictive of glycemic status in a 5-year prospective study of Chinese subjects with impaired glucose tolerance

  Tso, A. W. K., Tan, K. C. B., Wat, N. M. S., Janus, E. D., Lam, T. H. & S.L. Lam, K., Sept 2006, In: Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental. 55, 9, p. 1155-1158 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  24 Citations (Scopus)

• Escherichia coli producing CTX-M β-lactamases in food animals in Hong Kong

  Duan, R. S., Sit, T. H. C., Wong, S. S. Y., Wong, R. C. W., Chow, K. H., Mak, G. C., Ng, L. T., Yam, W. C., Yuen, K. Y. & Ho, P. L., Jun 2006, In: Microbial Drug Resistance. 12, 2, p. 145-148 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  74 Citations (Scopus)

• Establishment of multiple sublineages of H5N1 influenza virus in Asia: Implications for pandemic control

  Chen, H., Smith, G. J. D., Li, K. S., Wang, J., Fan, X. H., Rayner, J. M., Vijaykrishna, D., Zhang, J. X., Zhang, L. J., Guo, C. T., Cheung, C. L., Xu, K. M., Duan, L., Huang, K., Qin, K., Leung, Y. H. C., Wu, W. L., Lu, H. R., Chen, Y. & Xia, N. S. & 8 others, Naipospos, T. S. P., Yuen, K. Y., Hassan, S. S., Bahri, S., Nguyen, T. D., Webster, R. G., Peiris, J. S. M. & Guan, Y., Feb 21 2006, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 103, 8, p. 2845-2850 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  579 Citations (Scopus)

• False-negative cerebrospinal fluid cryptococcal antigen test due to small-colony variants of Cryptococcus neoformans meningitis in a patient with cystopleural shunt

  To, K. K. W., Cheng, V. C. C., Tang, B. S. F., Fan, Y. W. & Yuen, K. Y., Nov 2006, In: Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 38, 11-12, p. 1110-1114 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Genomic and experimental evidence for a potential sexual cycle in the pathogenic thermal dimorphic fungus Penicillium marneffei

  Woo, P. C. Y., Chong, K. T. K., Tse, H., Cai, J. J., Lau, C. C. Y., Zhou, A. C., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., Jun 12 2006, In: FEBS Letters. 580, 14, p. 3409-3416 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  62 Citations (Scopus)

• Genomic evidence for antibiotic resistance genes of actinomycetes as origins of antibiotic resistance genes in pathogenic bacteria simply because actinomycetes are more ancestral than pathogenic bacteria

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P., Huang, Y. & Yuen, K. Y., 2006, In: Medical Hypotheses. 67, 6, p. 1297-1304 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Globicatella bacteraemia identified by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing

  Lau, S. K. P., Woo, P. C. Y., Li, N. K. H., Teng, J. L. L., Leung, K. W., Ng, K. H. L., Que, T. L. & Yuen, K. Y., Mar 2006, In: Journal of Clinical Pathology. 59, 3, p. 303-307 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  25 Citations (Scopus)

• Identification of factors differentially associated with isolated impaired fasting glucose and isolated post-load impaired glucose tolerance: The Hong Kong Cardiovascular Risk Factor Study

  Thomas, G. N., Schooling, C. M., McGhee, S. M., Ho, S. Y., Cheung, B. M. Y., Wat, N. M., Janus, E. D. & Lam, T. H., Oct 2006, In: European Journal of Endocrinology. 155, 4, p. 623-632 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Impact of sex-specific body composition on cardiovascular risk factors: the Hong Kong Cardiovascular Risk Factor Study

  Thomas, G. N., McGhee, S. M., Schooling, M., Ho, S. Y., Lam, K. S. L., Janus, E. D. & Lam, T. H., May 2006, In: Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental. 55, 5, p. 563-569 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• Infectious diseases emerging from Chinese wet-markets: Zoonotic origins of severe respiratory viral infections

  Woo, P. C. Y., Lau, S. K. P. & Yuen, K. Y., Oct 2006, In: Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases. 19, 5, p. 401-407 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access
  155 Citations (Scopus)

• Influenza-associated hospitalization in a subtropical city

  Chit, M. W., Yang, L., King, P. C., Leung, G. M., Chan, K. H., Guan, Y., Tai, H. L., Hedley, A. J. & Peiris, J. S. M., Apr 2006, In: PLoS Medicine. 3, 4, p. 485-492 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  126 Citations (Scopus)

• Kinetics and synergistic effects of siRNAs targeting structural and replicase genes of SARS-associated coronavirus

  He, M. L., Zheng, B. J., Chen, Y., Wong, K. L., Huang, J. D., Lin, M. C., Peng, Y., Yuen, K. Y., Sung, J. J. Y. & Kung, H. F., May 1 2006, In: FEBS Letters. 580, 10, p. 2414-2420 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  34 Citations (Scopus)

• Lymphopenia at presentation is associated with increased risk of infections in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

  Ng, W. L., Chu, C. M., Wu, A. K. L., Cheng, V. C. C. & Yuen, K. Y., Jan 2006, In: QJM: An International Journal of Medicine. 99, 1, p. 37-47 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  108 Citations (Scopus)