Gary W.K. Wong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
214 Papers
2.1K Citations
Gary W.K. Wong is an academic researcher from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Asthma. The author has an hindex of 48, co-authored 197 publications. Previous affiliations of Gary W.K. Wong include University of Hong Kong.
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Papers
Childhood asthma and spirometric indices are associated with polymorphic markers of two vitamin D 25-hydroxylase genes.
Ting Fan Leung,Susan Shuxin Wang,Man Fung Tang,Alice P.S. Kong,H.Y. Sy,Kam Lun Hon,Juliana C.N. Chan,Gary W.K. Wong +7 more
TL;DR: This study investigated the relationship between asthma phenotypes and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of vitamin D receptor, vitamin D binding protein, two 25‐hydroxylases, and CYP27A1 in Hong Kong Chinese children.
The association between foodborne and orofecal pathogens and allergic sensitisation -- EuroPrevall study.
Jacqueline J. Janse,Gary W.K. Wong,James Potts,Ludmila M. Ogorodova,O. S. Fedorova,Padukudru Anand Mahesh,A. Sakellariou,Nikolaos G. Papadopoulos,André C. Knulst,Serge A. Versteeg,Aloys C.M. Kroes,Ann C. T. M. Vossen,Maiza Campos Ponce,Ischa Kummeling,Peter Burney,Ronald van Ree,Maria Yazdanbakhsh +16 more
TL;DR: This study investigated the relationship between antibodies to hepatitis A, Toxoplasma gondii and salmonella and allergic sensitization to food and aeroallergens in children from different geographical areas.
Changing pattern of pediatric anaphylaxis in Hong Kong, 2010-2019.
Agnes Sze Yin Leung,Rebecca M. Y. Li,Ann W. S. Au,Jaime S. Rosa Duque,Po Ki Ho,Gilbert T. Chua,Chi Hang Wong,David C K Luk,Mike Y W Kwan,Yat Sun Yau,Gary W.K. Wong,Ting Fan Leung +11 more
TL;DR: There is a pressing need to heighten public and physicians’ awareness of the distinctive features of anaphylaxis in the paediatric age group in Hong Kong, with an increasing trend of anphylaxis incidence over the past decade evident in children.
Bird flu: lessons from SARS
Gary W.K. Wong,Ting Fan Leung +1 more
TL;DR: As with the outbreak of SARS, the development of sensitive and accurate early diagnostic tests is extremely important for successful control of the outbreak at source and the availability of isolation facilities, the stockpiling of antiviral agents and effective and safe vaccination will be extremely important in minimising the damage of a new influenza pandemic.
Prevalence of respiratory and atopic disorders in Chinese schoolchildren
Gary W.K. Wong,David S.C. Hui,Henry H Chan,Tai Fai Fok,Roland Leung,N. S. Zhong,Yu-zhi Chen,Christopher K.W. Lai +7 more
TL;DR: The prevalence of asthma in the Asian population is relatively low, but within the Chinese population, schoolchildren from Hong Kong were found to have the highest rate of asthma.