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Renin-Angiotensin System Activation in Renal Adipogenesis.

Sui Y, Zhao HL, Fan RR, Guan J, He L, Lee HM, Chan JC, Tong PC.

Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2009 Nov 25. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19940035 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

White blood cell count and renin-angiotensin system inhibitors for the risk of cancer in type 2 diabetes.

Yang X, Ma RC, So WY, Ko GT, Kong AP, Zhao H, Xu G, Tong PC, Chan JC.

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2009 Nov 20. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19932519 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Cold-vapour atomic absorption spectrometry underestimates total mercury in blood and urine compared to inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry: an important factor for determining mercury reference intervals.

Chan MH, Chan IH, Kong AP, Osaki R, Cheung RC, Ho CS, Wong GW, Tong PC, Chan JC, Lam CW.

Pathology. 2009;41(5):467-72.PMID: 19900086 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Lack of benefits for prevention of cardiovascular disease with aspirin therapy in type 2 diabetic patients--a longitudinal observational study.

Leung WY, So WY, Stewart D, Lui A, Tong PC, Ko GT, Kong AP, Ma RC, Chan FK, Yang X, Chiang SC, Chan JC.

Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2009 Oct 30;8:57.PMID: 19878541 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Low plasma adiponectin level, white blood cell count and Helicobacter pylori titre independently predict abnormal pancreatic beta-cell function.

So WY, Tong PC, Ko GT, Ma RC, Ozaki R, Kong AP, Yang X, Ho CS, Lam CC, Chan JC.

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2009 Nov;86(2):89-95. Epub 2009 Sep 10.PMID: 19747747 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Low LDL cholesterol, albuminuria, and statins for the risk of cancer in type 2 diabetes: the Hong Kong diabetes registry.

Yang X, So WY, Ma RC, Ko GT, Kong AP, Zhao H, Luk AO, Lam CW, Ho CS, Tong PC, Chan JC.

Diabetes Care. 2009 Oct;32(10):1826-32. Epub 2009 Jul 10.PMID: 19592629 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Cutoff values for central obesity in Chinese based on mesenteric fat thickness.

Ko GT, Liu KH, So WY, Tong PC, Ma RC, Ozaki R, Kong AP, Yeung CY, Yang X, Ho CS, Chu WC, Chan JC.

Clin Nutr. 2009 Dec;28(6):679-83. Epub 2009 Jun 26.PMID: 19560238 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Expression and subcellular targeting of human insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 in transgenic tobacco plants.

Cheung SC, Sun SS, Chan JC, Tong PC.

Transgenic Res. 2009 Dec;18(6):943-51. Epub 2009 Jun 6.PMID: 19504171 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Effects of structured versus usual care on renal endpoint in type 2 diabetes: the SURE study: a randomized multicenter translational study.

Chan JC, So WY, Yeung CY, Ko GT, Lau IT, Tsang MW, Lau KP, Siu SC, Li JK, Yeung VT, Leung WY, Tong PC; SURE Study Group.

Diabetes Care. 2009 Jun;32(6):977-82.PMID: 19460913 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Imaging studies for first urinary tract infection in infants less than 6 months old: can they be more selective?

Tse NK, Yuen SL, Chiu MC, Lai WM, Tong PC.

Pediatr Nephrol. 2009 Sep;24(9):1699-703. Epub 2009 May 15.PMID: 19444481 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Additive interaction between the renin-angiotensin system and lipid metabolism for cancer in type 2 diabetes.

Yang X, Zhao H, Sui Y, Ma RC, So WY, Ko GT, Kong AP, Ozaki R, Yeung CY, Xu G, Tong PC, Chan JC.

Diabetes. 2009 Jul;58(7):1518-25. Epub 2009 Apr 28.PMID: 19401427 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Effect of interactions between C peptide levels and insulin treatment on clinical outcomes among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Ko GT, So WY, Tong PC, Chan WB, Yang X, Ma RC, Kong AP, Ozaki R, Yeung CY, Chow CC, Chan JC.

CMAJ. 2009 Apr 28;180(9):919-26.PMID: 19398738 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Actions of fibroblast growth factor-8 in bone cells in vitro.

Lin JM, Callon KE, Lin JS, Watson M, Empson V, Tong PC, Grey A, Naot D, Green CR, Reid IR, Cornish J.

Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Jul;297(1):E142-50. Epub 2009 Apr 21.PMID: 19383871 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Apolipoprotein E polymorphism and expression in type 2 diabetic patients with nephropathy: clinicopathological correlation.

Guan J, Zhao HL, Baum L, Sui Y, He L, Wong H, Lai FM, Tong PC, Chan JC.

Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2009 Jun;24(6):1889-95. Epub 2009 Feb 14.PMID: 19218599 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Phycocyanin protects INS-1E pancreatic beta cells against human islet amyloid polypeptide-induced apoptosis through attenuating oxidative stress and modulating JNK and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways.

Li XL, Xu G, Chen T, Wong YS, Zhao HL, Fan RR, Gu XM, Tong PC, Chan JC.

Int J Biochem Cell Biol. 2009 Jul;41(7):1526-35. Epub 2009 Jan 8.PMID: 19166964 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Amyloid oligomers in diabetic and nondiabetic human pancreas.

Zhao HL, Sui Y, Guan J, He L, Gu XM, Wong HK, Baum L, Lai FM, Tong PC, Chan JC.

Transl Res. 2009 Jan;153(1):24-32. Epub 2008 Nov 19.PMID: 19100955 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Glucose intolerance and cardiometabolic risk in children exposed to maternal gestational diabetes mellitus in utero.

Tam WH, Ma RC, Yang X, Ko GT, Tong PC, Cockram CS, Sahota DS, Rogers MS, Chan JC.

Pediatrics. 2008 Dec;122(6):1229-34.PMID: 19047239 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The NCEP-ATPIII but not the IDF criteria for the metabolic syndrome identify Type 2 diabetic patients at increased risk of chronic kidney disease.

Luk AO, Ma RC, So WY, Yang XL, Kong AP, Ozaki R, Ko GT, Chow CC, Cockram CS, Chan JC, Tong PC.

Diabet Med. 2008 Dec;25(12):1419-25.PMID: 19046240 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Metabolic syndrome by the new IDF criteria in Hong Kong Chinese adolescents and its prediction by using body mass index.

Kong AP, Ko GT, Ozaki R, Wong GW, Tong PC, Chan JC.

Acta Paediatr. 2008 Dec;97(12):1738-42. Epub 2008 Oct 6.PMID: 18945275 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Use of anti-diabetic drugs and glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes-tThe Hong Kong Diabetes Registry.

Tong PC, Ko GT, So WY, Chiang SC, Yang X, Kong AP, Ozaki R, Ma RC, Cockram CS, Chow CC, Chan JC.

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2008 Dec;82(3):346-52. Epub 2008 Oct 15.PMID: 18926583 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Ten-year review of disease pattern from percutaneous renal biopsy: an experience from a paediatric tertiary renal centre in Hong Kong.

Yuen LK, Lai WM, Lau SC, Tong PC, Tse KC, Chiu MC.

Hong Kong Med J. 2008 Oct;14(5):348-55.PMID: 18840904 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Metabolic syndrome predicts new onset of chronic kidney disease in 5,829 patients with type 2 diabetes: a 5-year prospective analysis of the Hong Kong Diabetes Registry.

Luk AO, So WY, Ma RC, Kong AP, Ozaki R, Ng VS, Yu LW, Lau WW, Yang X, Chow FC, Chan JC, Tong PC; Hong Kong Diabetes Registry.

Diabetes Care. 2008 Dec;31(12):2357-61. Epub 2008 Oct 3.PMID: 18835954 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Higher islet amyloid load in men than in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Zhao HL, Sui Y, Guan J, He L, Lai FM, Zhong DR, Yang D, Baum L, Tong PC, Tomlinson B, Chan JC.

Pancreas. 2008 Oct;37(3):e68-73.PMID: 18815541 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Additive interaction of hyperglycemia and albuminuria on risk of ischemic stroke in type 2 diabetes: Hong Kong Diabetes Registry.

Yang X, Ko GT, So WY, Ma RC, Kong AP, Lam CW, Ho CS, Chow CC, Tong PC, Chan JC; Hong Kong Diabetes Registry.

Diabetes Care. 2008 Dec;31(12):2294-300. Epub 2008 Sep 22.PMID: 18809627 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Peritonitis and exit-site infection in pediatric automated peritoneal dialysis.

Chiu MC, Tong PC, Lai WM, Lau SC.

Perit Dial Int. 2008 Jun;28 Suppl 3:S179-82.PMID: 18552252 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Independent associations between low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and cancer among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Yang X, So W, Ko GT, Ma RC, Kong AP, Chow CC, Tong PC, Chan JC.

CMAJ. 2008 Aug 26;179(5):427-37.PMID: 18725615 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Aldose reductase genotypes and cardiorenal complications: an 8-year prospective analysis of 1,074 type 2 diabetic patients.

So WY, Wang Y, Ng MC, Yang X, Ma RC, Lam V, Kong AP, Tong PC, Chan JC.

Diabetes Care. 2008 Nov;31(11):2148-53. Epub 2008 Aug 20.PMID: 18716049 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Modulation of osteoclastogenesis by fatty acids.

Cornish J, MacGibbon A, Lin JM, Watson M, Callon KE, Tong PC, Dunford JE, van der Does Y, Williams GA, Grey AB, Naot D, Reid IR.

Endocrinology. 2008 Nov;149(11):5688-95. Epub 2008 Jul 10.PMID: 18617622 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

A novel CASR gene mutation in an octogenarian with asymptomatic hypercalcaemia.

Ma RC, Lam CW, So WY, Tong PC, Cockram CS, Chow CC.

Hong Kong Med J. 2008 Jun;14(3):226-8.PMID: 18525093 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Thresholds of risk factors for ischemic stroke in type 2 diabetic patients with and without albuminuria: a non-linear approach.

Yang X, So WY, Ma RC, Ko GT, Kong AP, Ho CS, Lam CW, Ozaki R, Cockram CS, Tong PC, Wong V, Chan JC.

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2008 Jul;110(7):701-9. Epub 2008 Jun 2.PMID: 18514394 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Predicting values of lipids and white blood cell count for all-site cancer in type 2 diabetes.

Yang X, So WY, Ma RC, Ko GT, Kong AP, Wang Q, Cockram CS, Chow CC, Chan JC, Tong PC.

Endocr Relat Cancer. 2008 Jun;15(2):597-607.PMID: 18509007 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Associations of overweight with insulin resistance, beta-cell function and inflammatory markers in Chinese adolescents.

Kong AP, Choi KC, Ko GT, Wong GW, Ozaki R, So WY, Tong PC, Chan JC.

Pediatr Diabetes. 2008 Oct;9(5):488-95. Epub 2008 May 22.PMID: 18503497 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Erectile dysfunction predicts coronary heart disease in type 2 diabetes.

Ma RC, So WY, Yang X, Yu LW, Kong AP, Ko GT, Chow CC, Cockram CS, Chan JC, Tong PC.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 May 27;51(21):2045-50.PMID: 18498959 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Fat redistribution and adipocyte transformation in uninephrectomized rats.

Zhao HL, Sui Y, Guan J, He L, Zhu X, Fan RR, Xu G, Kong AP, Ho CS, Lai FM, Rowlands DK, Chan JC, Tong PC.

Kidney Int. 2008 Aug;74(4):467-77. Epub 2008 May 21.PMID: 18496513 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Independent associations of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels with cardiovascular risk factor clustering in Chinese adolescents.

Kong AP, Choi KC, Cockram CS, Ho CS, Chan MH, Ozaki R, Wong GW, Ko GT, So WY, Tong PC, Lam CW, Lau JT, Chow FC, Chan JC.

J Hepatol. 2008 Jul;49(1):115-22. Epub 2008 Mar 26.PMID: 18462825 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Development and validation of a risk score for hospitalization for heart failure in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Yang X, Ma RC, So WY, Kong AP, Ko GT, Ho CS, Lam CW, Cockram CS, Tong PC, Chan JC.

Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2008 Apr 22;7:9.PMID: 18430204 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Cardiovascular risks and metabolic syndrome in Hong Kong Chinese women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Cheung LP, Ma RC, Lam PM, Lok IH, Haines CJ, So WY, Tong PC, Cockram CS, Chow CC, Goggins WB.

Hum Reprod. 2008 Jun;23(6):1431-8. Epub 2008 Mar 21.PMID: 18359783 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Development and validation of an all-cause mortality risk score in type 2 diabetes.

Hong Kong Diabetes Registry, Yang X, So WY, Tong PC, Ma RC, Kong AP, Lam CW, Ho CS, Cockram CS, Ko GT, Chow CC, Wong VC, Chan JC.

Arch Intern Med. 2008 Mar 10;168(5):451-7.PMID: 18332288 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The problem of obesity among adolescents in Hong Kong: a comparison using various diagnostic criteria.

Ko GT, Ozaki R, Wong GW, Kong AP, So WY, Tong PC, Chan MH, Ho CS, Lam CW, Chan JC.

BMC Pediatr. 2008 Mar 4;8:10.PMID: 18315886 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Development and validation of a total coronary heart disease risk score in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Yang X, So WY, Kong AP, Ma RC, Ko GT, Ho CS, Lam CW, Cockram CS, Chan JC, Tong PC.

Am J Cardiol. 2008 Mar 1;101(5):596-601. Epub 2007 Dec 21.PMID: 18308005 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Topographical associations between islet endocrine cells and duct epithelial cells in the adult human pancreas.

Zhao HL, Sui Y, Guan J, Lai FM, Gu XM, He L, Zhu X, Rowlands DK, Xu G, Tong PC, Chan JC.

Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2008 Sep;69(3):400-6. Epub 2008 Jan 21.PMID: 18221396 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Impacts of chronic kidney disease and albuminuria on associations between coronary heart disease and its traditional risk factors in type 2 diabetic patients - the Hong Kong diabetes registry.

Yang X, Ma RC, So WY, Ko GT, Kong AP, Lam CW, Ho CS, Cockram CS, Wong VC, Tong PC, Chan JC.

Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2007 Dec 2;6:37.PMID: 18053157 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Aberrant expression of soluble co-stimulatory molecules and adhesion molecules in type 2 diabetic patients with nephropathy.

Wong CK, Ho AW, Tong PC, Yeung CY, Chan JC, Kong AP, Lam CW.

J Clin Immunol. 2008 Jan;28(1):36-43. Epub 2007 Nov 17.PMID: 18026823 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Risk factors in V-shaped risk associations with all-cause mortality in type 2 diabetes-The Hong Kong Diabetes Registry.

So WY, Yang X, Ma RC, Kong AP, Lam CW, Ho CS, Cockram CS, Ko GT, Chow CC, Wong V, Tong PC, Chan JC.

Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2008 Mar-Apr;24(3):238-46.PMID: 17992700 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Pancreatic islet beta-cell deficit and glucose intolerance in rats with uninephrectomy.

Sui Y, Zhao HL, Ma RC, Ho CS, Kong AP, Lai FM, Ng HK, Rowlands DK, Chan JC, Tong PC.

Cell Mol Life Sci. 2007 Dec;64(23):3119-28.PMID: 17955176 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Recurrent thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in a young boy with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Yuen LK, Lai WM, Tong PC, Poon WT, Tse KC, Chiu MC.

J Clin Rheumatol. 2007 Aug;13(4):224-8.PMID: 17762461 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Reference values for serum levels of insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) and IGF-binding protein 3 (IGFBP-3) and their ratio in Chinese adolescents.

Kong AP, Wong GW, Choi KC, Ho CS, Chan MH, Lam CW, Tong PC, Ozaki R, So WY, Ma RC, Lau JT, Chan JC.

Clin Biochem. 2007 Oct;40(15):1093-9. Epub 2007 Jun 30.PMID: 17673197 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Two variants on chromosome 17 confer prostate cancer risk, and the one in TCF2 protects against type 2 diabetes.

Gudmundsson J, Sulem P, Steinthorsdottir V, Bergthorsson JT, Thorleifsson G, Manolescu A, Rafnar T, Gudbjartsson D, Agnarsson BA, Baker A, Sigurdsson A, Benediktsdottir KR, Jakobsdottir M, Blondal T, Stacey SN, Helgason A, Gunnarsdottir S, Olafsdottir A, Kristinsson KT, Birgisdottir B, Ghosh S, Thorlacius S, Magnusdottir D, Stefansdottir G, Kristjansson K, Bagger Y, Wilensky RL, Reilly MP, Morris AD, Kimber CH, Adeyemo A, Chen Y, Zhou J, So WY, Tong PC, Ng MC, Hansen T, Andersen G, Borch-Johnsen K, Jorgensen T, Tres A, Fuertes F, Ruiz-Echarri M, Asin L, Saez B, van Boven E, Klaver S, Swinkels DW, Aben KK, Graif T, Cashy J, Suarez BK, van Vierssen Trip O, Frigge ML, Ober C, Hofker MH, Wijmenga C, Christiansen C, Rader DJ, Palmer CN, Rotimi C, Chan JC, Pedersen O, Sigurdsson G, Benediktsson R, Jonsson E, Einarsson GV, Mayordomo JI, Catalona WJ, Kiemeney LA, Barkardottir RB, Gulcher JR, Thorsteinsdottir U, Kong A, Stefansson K.

Nat Genet. 2007 Aug;39(8):977-83. Epub 2007 Jul 1.PMID: 17603485 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Modified end-stage renal disease risk score for Chinese type 2 diabetic patients--the Hong Kong Diabetes Registry.

Yang XL, So WY, Kong AP, Ho CS, Lam CW, Ng MH, Lyu RR, Yin DD, Chow CC, Cockram CS, Tong PC, Chan JC.

Diabetologia. 2007 Jun;50(6):1348-50. Epub 2007 Apr 13. No abstract available. PMID: 17431580 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Aberrant activation profile of cytokines and mitogen-activated protein kinases in type 2 diabetic patients with nephropathy.

Wong CK, Ho AW, Tong PC, Yeung CY, Kong AP, Lun SW, Chan JC, Lam CW.

Clin Exp Immunol. 2007 Jul;149(1):123-31. Epub 2007 Apr 11.PMID: 17425653 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article