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Ka-Wing Au

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Zhen Z, Liao S, Zhu Z, Sijia S, Au K, Lai W, et al.
Hypertension . 2019 May; 74(1):47-55. PMID: 31132949
Emerging preclinical data suggest that splanchnic sympathetic nerve activation may play an important role in the pathophysiology of hypertension. We sought to determine the potential therapeutic application of catheter-based splanchnic...
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Wong Y, Cheung C, Tang C, Au K, Hai J, Lee C, et al.
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol . 2018 Oct; 38(10):2519-2527. PMID: 30354221
Objective- In patients with stable coronary artery disease, conventional risk factors provide limited incremental predictive value for cardiovascular events. We sought to investigate whether a panel of cardiometabolic biomarkers alone...
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Cheung C, Lee C, Tang C, Xu A, Au K, Fong C, et al.
Diabetes . 2018 Oct; 68(1):198-206. PMID: 30305369
Elevated circulating levels of pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) have been reported in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and its associated microvascular complications. This study aimed to ) identify the...
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Yang J, Wong L, Tian X, Wei R, Lai W, Au K, et al.
J Vis Exp . 2018 Oct; (139). PMID: 30272645
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is mostly caused by low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) mutations and results in an increased risk of early-onset cardiovascular disease due to marked elevation of LDL cholesterol (LDL-C)...
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Chan Y, Wong M, Au K, Chuang S
Hum Vaccin Immunother . 2018 Aug; 15(1):97-101. PMID: 30148689
The 2017/18 winter influenza season in Hong Kong started in early January 2018, predominated by influenza B/Yamagata. We collaborated with private medical practitioners of our sentinel surveillance system to collect...
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Law C, Siu C, Fan K, Lai W, Au K, Lau Y, et al.
Biochem Biophys Rep . 2017 Sep; 5:335-345. PMID: 28955840
Patients with Danon disease may suffer from severe cardiomyopathy, skeletal muscle dysfunction as well as varying degrees of mental retardation, in which the primary deficiency of lysosomal membrane-associated protein-2 (LAMP2)...
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Cheung C, Tang C, Xu A, Lee C, Au K, Xu L, et al.
Diabetes . 2017 Apr; 66(6):1723-1728. PMID: 28385800
Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) is increasingly recognized as an important metabolic regulator of glucose homeostasis. Here, we conducted an exome-chip association analysis by genotyping 5,169 Chinese individuals from a...
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Yang J, Wang Y, Zhou T, Wong L, Tian X, Hong X, et al.
Stem Cell Reports . 2017 Mar; 8(3):605-618. PMID: 28262545
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) causes elevation of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in blood and carries an increased risk of early-onset cardiovascular disease. A caveat for exploration of new therapies for FH...
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Cheung C, Tang C, Xu A, Lee C, Au K, Xu L, et al.
Diabetologia . 2016 Oct; 60(1):107-115. PMID: 27744525
Aims/hypothesis: Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified many common type 2 diabetes-associated variants, mostly at the intronic or intergenic regions. Recent advancements of exome-array genotyping platforms have opened up a...
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Ng K, Mok P, Butler A, Ho J, Choi S, Lee Y, et al.
Circulation . 2016 Sep; 134(18):1373-1389. PMID: 27678261
Background: Danon disease is an X-linked disorder that leads to fatal cardiomyopathy caused by a deficiency in lysosome-associated membrane protein-2 (LAMP2). In female patients, a later onset and less severe...