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58
Citations
31932
World Ranking
2049
National Ranking
54

Overview

Mary M.Y. Waye is affiliated with the Chinese University of Hong Kong in China, working primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their research spans multiple subfields including Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Epidemiology, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

Their work addresses various scientific topics such as Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Estrogen and related hormone effects, Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism, Autophagy in Disease and Therapy, Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, Signaling Pathways in Disease, and Neuroscience and Music Perception.

Recent publications by Mary M.Y. Waye include:

  • Pharmacogenomics of breast cancer: highlighting CYP2D6 and tamoxifen, 2020, Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology
  • Gut microbiota metabolites in autistic children: An epigenetic perspective, 2021, Heliyon
  • Genetic susceptibility in pneumoconiosis in China: a systematic review, 2022, International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
  • Autophagy signals orchestrate chemoresistance of gynecological cancers, 2021, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer
  • Exploration of Potential Genetic Biomarkers for Heart Failure: A Systematic Review, 2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Mary M.Y. Waye frequently collaborates with a group of coauthors who have contributed to multiple studies together. These frequent coauthors are:

  • Sek Ying Chair
  • Wai Tong Chien
  • Judy Yuet-Wa Chan
  • Shitao Rao
  • Bernard M. H. Law

Their research is published across various scientific journals, with multiple articles appearing in venues such as:

  • Nutrients
  • Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology
  • Heliyon
  • International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer

Best Publications

  • The International HapMap Project

    John W. Belmont;Paul Hardenbol;Thomas D. Willis;Fuli Yu

  • A haplotype map of the human genome

    John W. Belmont;Andrew Boudreau;Suzanne M. Leal;Paul Hardenbol

  • A second generation human haplotype map of over 3.1 million SNPs

    Kelly A. Frazer;Dennis G. Ballinger;David R. Cox;David A. Hinds

  • Genome-wide detection and characterization of positive selection in human populations

    Pardis C. Sabeti;Pardis C. Sabeti;Patrick Varilly;Patrick Varilly;Ben Fry;Jason Lohmueller

  • Hydrogen bonding and biological specificity analysed by protein engineering

    Alan R. Fersht;Jian-Ping Shi;Jack Knill-Jones;Denise M. Lowe

  • Characterization of nucleosome core particles containing histone proteins made in bacteria

    Karolin Luger;Thomas J Rechsteiner;Andrew J Flaus;Mary M.Y Waye

  • The lncRNA H19 promotes epithelial to mesenchymal transition by functioning as miRNA sponges in colorectal cancer

    Wei Cheng Liang;Wei Ming Fu;Cheuk Wa Wong;Yan Wang

  • Immunomodulatory and anti-SARS activities of Houttuynia cordata

    Kit Man Lau;Kin Ming Lee;Chi Man Koon;Crystal Sao Fong Cheung

  • Translation of the circular RNA circβ-catenin promotes liver cancer cell growth through activation of the Wnt pathway

    Wei-Cheng Liang;Wei-Cheng Liang;Cheuk-Wa Wong;Pu-Ping Liang;Mai Shi

  • Muscle Develops a Specific Form of Small Heat Shock Protein Complex Composed of MKBP/HSPB2 and HSPB3 during Myogenic Differentiation

    Yuki Sugiyama;Atsushi Suzuki;Masaru Kishikawa;Rika Akutsu

  • Pharmacogenetics and herb-drug interactions: experience with Ginkgo biloba and omeprazole.

    Ophelia Q P Yin;Brian Tomlinson;Mary M Y Waye;Albert H L Chow

  • H19 activates Wnt signaling and promotes osteoblast differentiation by functioning as a competing endogenous RNA.

    Wei-Cheng Liang;Wei-Ming Fu;Yu-Bing Wang;Yu-Xin Sun

  • A Genome-Based Resource for Molecular Cardiovascular Medicine Toward a Compendium of Cardiovascular Genes

    David M. Hwang;Adam A. Dempsey;Ruo-Xiang Wang;Mojgan Rezvani

  • Paeoniae Radix, a Chinese herbal extract, inhibit hepatoma cells growth by inducing apoptosis in a p53 independent pathway.

    Simon Ming Yuen Lee;Mandy Lok Yee Li;Yu Chung Tse;Steve Chin Lung Leung

  • The 3a protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus induces apoptosis in Vero E6 cells

    Patrick T.W. Law;Chi Hang Wong;Thomas C.C. Au;Chi Pang Chuck

  • Hotair mediates hepatocarcinogenesis through suppressing miRNA-218 expression and activating P14 and P16 signaling

    Wei-Ming Fu;Wei-Ming Fu;Xiao Zhu;Xiao Zhu;Wei-Mao Wang;Ying-Fei Lu

  • Molecular cloning and characterization of FHL2, a novel LIM domain protein preferentially expressed in human heart

    Kwok Keung Chan;Stephen Kwok Wing Tsui;Simon Ming Yuen Lee;Sharon Chui Wah Luk

  • Asthma and atopy are associated with chromosome 17q21 markers in Chinese children

    T. F. Leung;H. Y. Sy;M. C. Y. Ng;I. H. S. Chan

  • A comparative study on aqueous root extracts of Pueraria thomsonii and Pueraria lobata by antioxidant assay and HPLC fingerprint analysis.

    Ren-Wang Jiang;Kit-Man Lau;Hung-Ming Lam;Wing-Sze Yam

  • Genetics and epigenetics of autism: A Review.

    Mary Miu Yee Waye;Ho Yu Cheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen Kwok-Wing Tsui
Stephen Kwok-Wing Tsui Chinese University of Hong Kong
Kwok-Pui Fung
Kwok-Pui Fung Chinese University of Hong Kong
Simon Ming-Yuen Lee
Simon Ming-Yuen Lee University of Macau
Connie Suk-Han Ho
Connie Suk-Han Ho University of Hong Kong
Yun Kwok Wing
Yun Kwok Wing Chinese University of Hong Kong
Paul K.S. Chan
Paul K.S. Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Greg Winter
Greg Winter University of Cambridge
Christopher H. K. Cheng
Christopher H. K. Cheng Chinese University of Hong Kong
Anthony J. Wilkinson
Anthony J. Wilkinson University of York
Mark J. Daly
Mark J. Daly Massachusetts General Hospital

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