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MBBS MM (Sydney), PhD (Cambridge), FRACP, FCSANZ, FRCP (London), FESC
Consultant Cardiologist, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane.
Associate Professor, PAH-Southside Clinical Unit, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland.
Research interests: clinical cardiology, cardiovascular imaging, genetics and indigenous health.
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2004
Conference Publication
Association of g protein-coupled receptor kinase 4 haplotypes with essential hypertension
Speirs, HJL, Katyk, K, Benjafield, AV, Wang, WYS and Morris, BJ (2004). Association of g protein-coupled receptor kinase 4 haplotypes with essential hypertension. 30th International Geographical Congress 2004, Glasgow Scotland, Aug, 2004. HOBOKEN: WILEY-BLACKWELL.
2004
Journal Article
Association of human endogenous retrovirus K-18 polymorphisms with type 1 diabetes
Marguerat, S, Wang, WYS, Todd, JA and Conrad, B (2004). Association of human endogenous retrovirus K-18 polymorphisms with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes, 53 (3), 852-854. doi: 10.2337/diabetes.53.3.852
2004
Conference Publication
Interaction between beta2-adrenergic receptor gene (ADRB2) and preproneuropeptide Y gene (NPY) in determination of metabolic risk in patients with essential hypertension
Tomaszewski, M, Charchar, FJ, Pesonen, U, Lacka, B, Wang, WYS, Zukowska-Szczechowska, E, Grzeszczak, W and Dominiczak, AF (2004). Interaction between beta2-adrenergic receptor gene (ADRB2) and preproneuropeptide Y gene (NPY) in determination of metabolic risk in patients with essential hypertension. 20th ISH Meeting, Soa Paulo Brazil, Feb 15-19, 2004. PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. doi: 10.1097/00004872-200402001-00770
2004
Journal Article
The allelic spectra of common diseases may resemble the allelic spectrum of the full genome
Wang, WYS and Pike, N (2004). The allelic spectra of common diseases may resemble the allelic spectrum of the full genome. Medical Hypotheses, 63 (4), 748-751. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2003.12.057
2003
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The usefulness of different density SNP maps for disease association studies of common variants
Wang, WYS and Todd, JA (2003). The usefulness of different density SNP maps for disease association studies of common variants. Human Molecular Genetics, 12 (23), 3145-3149. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddg337
2003
Journal Article
The effects of selection for early (day) and late (dusk) mating lines of hybrids of Bactrocera tryoni and Bactrocera neohumeralis
Meats, A, Pike, N, An, X, Raphael, K and Wang, WYS (2003). The effects of selection for early (day) and late (dusk) mating lines of hybrids of Bactrocera tryoni and Bactrocera neohumeralis. Genetica, 119 (3), 283-293. doi: 10.1023/B:GENE.0000003683.42395.51
2003
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Overweight, but not hypertension, is associated with SAH polymorphisms in Caucasians with essential hypertension.
Benjafield, AV, Iwai, N, Ishikawa, K, Wang, WYS and Morris, BJ (2003). Overweight, but not hypertension, is associated with SAH polymorphisms in Caucasians with essential hypertension.. Hypertension Research, 26 (8), 591-595. doi: 10.1291/hypres.26.591
2003
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Haplotype analysis of aldosterone synthase gene (CYP11B2) polymorphisms shows association with essential hypertension
Kumar, Natasha N., Benjafield, Adam V., Lin, Ruby C. Y., Wang, William Y. S., Stowasser, Michael and Morris, Brian J. (2003). Haplotype analysis of aldosterone synthase gene (CYP11B2) polymorphisms shows association with essential hypertension. Journal of Hypertension, 21 (7), 1331-1337. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328332031a
2003
Conference Publication
Genome-wide scan for essential hypertension in Sydney Sibships
Benjafield, AV, Wang, WYS, Nyholt, DR and Morris, BJ (2003). Genome-wide scan for essential hypertension in Sydney Sibships. 24th Annual Scientific Meeting of High-Blood-Pressure-Research-Council-of-Australia-Inc, Melbourne Australia, Nov 25-29, 2002. CARLTON: BLACKWELL PUBLISHING ASIA.
2003
Conference Publication
Association analyses of polymorphisms in WNK4 and FKBP12.6 genes in Sydney hypertensives
Benjafield, AV, Wang, WYS and Morris, BJ (2003). Association analyses of polymorphisms in WNK4 and FKBP12.6 genes in Sydney hypertensives. 24th Annual Scientific Meeting of High-Blood-Pressure-Research-Council-of-Australia-Inc, Melbourne Australia, Nov 25-29, 2002. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
2003
Conference Publication
Beta2-adrenergic receptor gene and weight-related phenotypes in hypertension family-based and case-control association analysis
Tomaszewski, M, Charchar, FJ, Lacka, B, Wang, WYS, Brain, NJR, Zukowska-Szczechowska, E, Grzeszczak, W and Dominiczak, AF (2003). Beta2-adrenergic receptor gene and weight-related phenotypes in hypertension family-based and case-control association analysis. 13th European Meeting on Hypertension, Milan Italy, Jun 13-17, 2003. PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.
2003
Journal Article
Haplotype structure, LD blocks, and uneven recombination within the LRPS gene
Twells, Rebecca C. J., Mein, Charles A., Philips, Michael S., Hess, J. Fred, Veijola, Riitta, Gilbey, Matthew, Bright, Matthew, Metzker, Michael, Lie, Benedicte A., Kingsnorth, Amanda, Gregory, Edward, Nakagawa, Yusuke, Snook, Hywel, Wang, William Y. S., Masters, Jennifer, Johnson, Gillian, Eaves, Iain, Howson, Joanna M. M., Clayton, David, Cordell, Heather J., Nutland, Sarah, Rance, Helen, Carr, Philippa and Todd, John A. (2003). Haplotype structure, LD blocks, and uneven recombination within the LRPS gene. Genome Research, 13 (5), 845-855. doi: 10.1101/gr.563703
2003
Journal Article
The likely fate of hybrids of Bactrocera tryoni and Bactrocera neohumeralis
Pike, N, Wang, WYS and Meats, A (2003). The likely fate of hybrids of Bactrocera tryoni and Bactrocera neohumeralis. Heredity, 90 (5), 365-370. doi: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800253
2003
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Increased nitric oxide production and protection from malaria [2] (multiple letters)
Heales, Simon, Wang, William Y. S., Adams, David J., Hobbs, Maurine R., Levesque, Marc C., Anstey, Nicholas M., Granger, Donald L. and Weinberg, J. Brice (2003). Increased nitric oxide production and protection from malaria [2] (multiple letters). Lancet, 361 (9357), 609-610. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)12529-9
2003
Journal Article
Increased nitric oxide production and protection from malaria
Wang, WYS and Adams, DJ (2003). Increased nitric oxide production and protection from malaria. Lancet, 361 (9357), 610-610. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)12531-7
2003
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Association mapping of complex diseases in linked regions: Estimation of genetic effects and feasibility of testing rare variants
Wang, WYS, Cordell, HJ and Todd, JA (2003). Association mapping of complex diseases in linked regions: Estimation of genetic effects and feasibility of testing rare variants. Genetic Epidemiology, 24 (1), 36-43. doi: 10.1002/gepi.10216
2002
Journal Article
Essential hypertension and beta(2)-adrenergic receptor gene linkage and association analysis
Tomaszewski, M, Brain, NJR, Charchar, FJ, Wang, WYS, Lacka, B, Padmanabahn, S, Clark, JS, Anderson, NH, Edwards, HV, Zukowska-Szczechowska, E, Grzeszczak, W and Dominiczak, AF (2002). Essential hypertension and beta(2)-adrenergic receptor gene linkage and association analysis. Hypertension, 40 (3), 286-291. doi: 10.1161/01.HYP.0000029105.21202.FE
2002
Conference Publication
beta(2)-adrenergic receptor gene in essential hypertension: Results from linkage and association studies
Tomaszewski, M, Lacka, B, Charchar, FJ, Wang, W, Brain, N, Zukowska-Szczechowska, E, Grzeszczak, W and Dominiczak, AF (2002). beta(2)-adrenergic receptor gene in essential hypertension: Results from linkage and association studies. 19th Meeting of the International-Society-for-Hypertension/12th European-Society-of-Hypertension Meeting, Prague Czech Republic, Jun 23-27, 2002. PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.
2002
Conference Publication
Genome scan for essential hypertension
Benjafield, AV, Wang, WYS, Nyholt, DR and Morris, BJ (2002). Genome scan for essential hypertension. 19th Meeting of the International-Society-for-Hypertension/12th European-Society-of-Hypertension Meeting, Prague Czech Republic, Jun 23-27, 2002. PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.
2002
Journal Article
Parameters for reliable results in genetic association studies in common disease
Dahlman, I, Eaves, IA, Kosoy, R, Morrison, VA, Heward, J, Gough, SCL, Allahabadia, A, Franklyn, JA, Tuomilehto, J, Tuomilehto-Wolf, E, Cucca, F, Guja, C, Ionescu-Tirgoviste, C, Stevens, H, Carr, P, Nutland, S, McKinney, P, Shield, JP, Wang, W, Cordell, HJ, Walker, N, Todd, JA and Concannon, P (2002). Parameters for reliable results in genetic association studies in common disease. Nature Genetics, 30 (2), 149-150. doi: 10.1038/ng825
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