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Wai Kei Kwok

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Cheung S, Kwok W, To K, Lau J
PLoS One . 2014 Nov; 9(11):e113038. PMID: 25397776
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is an important gaseous signaling molecule that functions in physiological and pathological conditions, such as atherosclerosis. H2S dilates vessels and therefore has been suggested as an anti-atherogenic...
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Kwok W, Pang J, Lo K, Ng H
Cancer Genet Cytogenet . 2009 Sep; 194(1):58-64. PMID: 19737656
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a unique type of head and neck cancer that is most prevalent in southern China. Previous studies have suggested that genetic susceptibility, environmental carcinogens, and Epstein-Barr...
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Pang J, Kwok W, Chen Z, Ng H
Acta Neuropathol . 2009 Apr; 117(6):599-611. PMID: 19343354
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short non-protein-coding RNAs that function as key regulators of diverse biological processes through negative control on gene expression at the post-transcriptional level. Emerging evidence indicates that miRNAs...
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Kwok W, Ling M, Yuen H, Wong Y, Wang X
Carcinogenesis . 2007 Aug; 28(12):2467-75. PMID: 17690110
Recently, TWIST, a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor, is suggested to be an oncogene because of its over-expression in many types of human cancer and its positive role in promoting cell...
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Kwok W, Ling M, Lee T, Lau T, Zhou C, Zhang X, et al.
Cancer Res . 2005 Jun; 65(12):5153-62. PMID: 15958559
Androgen-independent metastatic prostate cancer is the main obstacle in the treatment of this cancer. Unlike a majority of solid cancers, prostate cancer usually shows poor response to chemotherapeutic drugs. In...
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Ling M, Lau T, Zhou C, Chua C, Kwok W, Wang Q, et al.
Carcinogenesis . 2005 May; 26(10):1668-76. PMID: 15905202
Androgen-independent metastatic prostate cancer is the main cause of cancer related death in men. One of the reasons for this is the lack of understanding of the molecular mechanisms leading...