Publications by authors named "Wing Chung Yiu"
Hemophilia A is a rare bleeding disorder with variable expressivity and allelic heterogeneity. Despite the advancement of prenatal diagnostics and molecular studies, the number of studies reviewing the reproductive choices of hemophilia A carriers and affected individuals remains limited. Through this retrospective review, we hope to gain a deeper understanding of hemophilia A-affected individuals' clinical and molecular characteristics, as well as the reproductive choices of the at-risk couples.
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- Micro-RNAs are often found grouped together in animal genomes, but the reasons for this clustering are not fully understood.
- Researchers studied a specific micro-RNA cluster in fruit flies (Drosophila) that affects leg development, finding that overexpressing the entire cluster led to shorter leg appendages.
- The study revealed that while individual micro-RNAs do not cause noticeable changes, certain combinations can lead to similar leg-shortening effects, highlighting the unique roles of both ancient and newer micro-RNAs in regulating gene networks.
Background: Schistosomiasis, also generally known as snail fever, is a parasitic disease caused by trematode flatworms of the genus Schistosoma. In Hong Kong and mainland China, the freshwater snail Biomphalaria straminea has been introduced and has the potential to transmit intestinal schistosomiasis caused by S. mansoni, a parasite of man which has a wide distribution in Africa and parts of the New World, especially Brazil.
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