Associate Professor William Wang
Associate Professor

William Wang

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Background

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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Associate Professor William Wang is:
Available for supervision
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Fields of research

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Cardiology (incl. cardiovascular diseases) Cardiovascular medicine and haematology Clinical sciences Indigenous Studies Medical genetics (excl. cancer genetics)

Search Professor William Wang’s works on UQ eSpace

115 works between 1997 and 2025
All (115) Journal Article (80) Conference Publication (35)

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2003

Journal Article

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

Association mapping of complex diseases in linked regions: Estimation of genetic effects and feasibility of testing rare variants

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

Essential hypertension and beta(2)-adrenergic receptor gene linkage and association analysis

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.

beta(2)-adrenergic receptor gene in essential hypertension: Results from linkage and association studies

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.

Genome scan for essential hypertension

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

Parameters for reliable results in genetic association studies in common disease

2002

Journal Article

Fibrillin-1 genotype is associated with aortic stiffness and disease severity in patients with coronary artery disease

Medley, TL, Cole, TJ, Gatzka, CD, Wang, WYS, Dart, AM and Kingwell, BA (2002). Fibrillin-1 genotype is associated with aortic stiffness and disease severity in patients with coronary artery disease. Circulation, 105 (7), 810-815. doi: 10.1161/hc0702.104129

Fibrillin-1 genotype is associated with aortic stiffness and disease severity in patients with coronary artery disease

2001

Conference Publication

Evidence for association and linkage of essential hypertension to the marker flanking beta 2 adrenergic receptor gene in the long arm of chromosome 5.

Tomaszewski, M, Lacka, B, Charchar, FJ, Wang, W, Brain, N, Anderson, NH, Zukowska-Szczechowska, E, Grzeszczak, W and Dominiczak, AF (2001). Evidence for association and linkage of essential hypertension to the marker flanking beta 2 adrenergic receptor gene in the long arm of chromosome 5.. PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.

Evidence for association and linkage of essential hypertension to the marker flanking beta 2 adrenergic receptor gene in the long arm of chromosome 5.

2000

Journal Article

Linkage and association of tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 locus with hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and plasma shed receptor

Glenn, CL, Wang, WYS, Benjafield, AV and Morris, BJ (2000). Linkage and association of tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 locus with hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and plasma shed receptor. Human Molecular Genetics, 9 (13), 1943-1949. doi: 10.1093/hmg/9.13.1943

Linkage and association of tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 locus with hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and plasma shed receptor

1999

Journal Article

Association and linkage analyses of glucocorticoid receptor gene markers in essential hypertension

Lin, RCY, Wang, WYS and Morris, BJ (1999). Association and linkage analyses of glucocorticoid receptor gene markers in essential hypertension. Hypertension, 34 (6), 1186-1192. doi: 10.1161/01.HYP.34.6.1186

Association and linkage analyses of glucocorticoid receptor gene markers in essential hypertension

1999

Journal Article

High penetrance, overweight and glucocorticoid receptor variant: case-control study

Lin, R. C. Y., Wang, W. Y. S. and Morris, B. J. (1999). High penetrance, overweight and glucocorticoid receptor variant: case-control study. BMJ, 319 (7221), 1337-1338. doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7221.1337

High penetrance, overweight and glucocorticoid receptor variant: case-control study

1999

Journal Article

Exclusion of angiotensinogen gene in molecular basis of human hypertension: Sibpair linkage and association analyses in Australian Anglo-Caucasians

Wang, WYS, Glenn, CL, Zhang, WY, Benjafield, AV, Nyholt, DR and Morris, BJ (1999). Exclusion of angiotensinogen gene in molecular basis of human hypertension: Sibpair linkage and association analyses in Australian Anglo-Caucasians. American Journal of Medical Genetics, 87 (1), 53-60. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19991105)87:13.0.CO;2-I

Exclusion of angiotensinogen gene in molecular basis of human hypertension: Sibpair linkage and association analyses in Australian Anglo-Caucasians

1999

Journal Article

The Gly460Trp variant of alpha-adducin is not associated with hypertension in white Anglo-Australians

Wang, WYS, Adams, DJ, Glenn, CL and Morris, BJ (1999). The Gly460Trp variant of alpha-adducin is not associated with hypertension in white Anglo-Australians. American Journal of Hypertension, 12 (6), 632-636. doi: 10.1016/S0895-7061(99)00004-7

The Gly460Trp variant of alpha-adducin is not associated with hypertension in white Anglo-Australians

1999

Journal Article

Blood pressure measurements in genetic linkage studies

Wang, WYS (1999). Blood pressure measurements in genetic linkage studies. Lancet, 353 (9171), 2245-2245. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)76296-6

Blood pressure measurements in genetic linkage studies

1999

Journal Article

Different frequencies of inducible nitric oxide synthase genotypes in older hypertensives

Glenn, CL, Wang, WYS and Morris, BJ (1999). Different frequencies of inducible nitric oxide synthase genotypes in older hypertensives. Hypertension, 33 (4), 927-932. doi: 10.1161/01.HYP.33.4.927

Different frequencies of inducible nitric oxide synthase genotypes in older hypertensives

1997

Journal Article

Association of angiotensin II type 1 receptor gene polymorphism with essential hypertension

Wang, WYS, Zee, RYL and Morris, BJ (1997). Association of angiotensin II type 1 receptor gene polymorphism with essential hypertension. Clinical Genetics, 51 (1), 31-34. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1997.tb02410.x

Association of angiotensin II type 1 receptor gene polymorphism with essential hypertension

Current funding

  • 2026 - 2030
    Implementing a life course approach in communities, schools, and health care settings for early detection, prevention and ending RHD in Australia (IpreventRHD)
    NHMRC Synergy Grants
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2027
    REducing hospital re-admission for high-risk CARDiology patients
    MRFF Quality, Safety and Effectiveness of Medicine Use and Medicine Intervention by Pharmacists
    Open grant

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Enhancing Echocardiographic and Hemodynamic Assessment of Aortic Stenosis

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Better Cardiac Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Patients in an Australian Tertiary Hospital

    Principal Advisor

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • Cardiac imaging
  • Cardiology
  • Heart Disease
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease

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