Research Interest :
Osteoporosis and Osteopenia in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Selected Publications on Women's Health :
1.
Hung VWY, Yeung HY, Lam TP, Ng BKW, Guo X, Qin L,
Cheng JCY. Persistent Low Bone Mass in Adolescent
Idiopathic Scoliosis: A New Prognotic Factor of Curve
Progression. IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis; 2006;
Toronto, Canada; 2006.
2.
Qiu XS, Qiu Y, Sun X, Xia CW, Cheng JCY. A
common polymorphism of growth hormone receptor is
associated with bone mineral density in girls. IOF
World Congress on Osteoporosis; 2006; Toronto, Canada;
2006.
3.
Tang NL, Yeung HY, Lee KM, Hung VW, Cheung CS, Ng BK,
Kwok R, Guo X, Qin L, Cheng JC. A relook into
the association of the estrogen receptor [alpha] gene (PvuII,
XbaI) and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a study of
540 Chinese cases. Spine. 2006 Oct 1;31(21):2463-8.
4.
Yeung HY, Tang NL, Lee KM, Ng BK, Hung VW, Kwok R, Guo
X, Qin L, Cheng JC. Genetic association study of
insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) gene with curve
severity and osteopenia in adolescent idiopathic
scoliosis. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2006;123:18-24.
