Queen Mary Hospital

Mutations of the BRAF gene in human cancer

Temporal profiles of viral load in posterior oropharyngeal saliva samples and serum antibody responses during infection by SARS-CoV-2: an observational cohort study

Coronavirus as a possible cause of severe acute respiratory syndrome

Isolation and Characterization of Viruses Related to the SARS Coronavirus from Animals in Southern China

A novel coronavirus (SCoV) is the etiological agent of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). SCoV-like viruses were isolated from Himalayan palm civets found in a live-anima...

Clinical progression and viral load in a community outbreak of coronavirus-associated SARS pneumonia: a prospective study

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-like virus in Chinese horseshoe bats

Although the finding of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) in caged palm civets from live animal markets in China has provided evidence for interspecies tr...

Stress and Psychological Distress among SARS Survivors 1 Year after the Outbreak

Objective: Our study examined the stress level and psychological distress of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) survivors 1 year after the outbreak. Method: During the SAR...

Independent risk factors and predictive score for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic hepatitis B

To determine whether gender, age, hepatitis B virus genotype, core promoter and precore mutations, HBeAg/ anti-HBe status, HBV DNA, ALT levels and cirrhosis on presentation were...

Human intestinal tract serves as an alternative infection route for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

Human intestinal tract as an alternative route to acquire MERS-CoV infection.

Meta‐analysis of large randomized controlled trials to evaluate the impact of statins on cardiovascular outcomes

Aims Since 2002, there have been five major outcome trials of statins reporting findings from more than 47 000 subjects. As individual trial results differed, we performed a met...