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Wing-Yee So is affiliated with the Chinese University of Hong Kong in China, with research primarily focused on the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work emphasizes subfields such as Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Genetics, and Epidemiology.

Their research covers a range of topics, notably:

  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Diabetes and Associated Disorders
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Diabetes Management and Education
  • Pancreatic Function and Diabetes

Wing-Yee So frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • PLoS Medicine
  • Diabetologia
  • Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews
  • Cardiovascular Diabetology
  • Genome Medicine

Collaborators often include:

  • Eric S. H. Lau
  • Ronald C.W.
  • Alice P.S. Kong
  • Elaine Chow
  • Juliana C.N. Chan

Selected recent publications exemplify the research topics and trends:

  • Secular trends in all-cause and cause-specific mortality rates in people with diabetes in Hong Kong, 2001-2016: a retrospective cohort study (2020, Diabetologia)
  • Secular trends in incidence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in Hong Kong: A retrospective cohort study (2020, PLoS Medicine)
  • Age at diagnosis, glycemic trajectories, and responses to oral glucose-lowering drugs in type 2 diabetes in Hong Kong: A population-based observational study (2020, PLoS Medicine)
  • Trends in diabetes-related complications in Hong Kong, 2001-2016: a retrospective cohort study (2020, Cardiovascular Diabetology)
  • Temporal trends in rates of infection-related hospitalisations in Hong Kong people with and without diabetes, 2001-2016: a retrospective study (2020, Diabetologia)

Best Publications

  • A variant in CDKAL1 influences insulin response and risk of type 2 diabetes.

    Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Inga Reynisdottir;Rafn Benediktsson

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

    Christian Fuchsberger;Christian Fuchsberger;Jason A. Flannick;Jason A. Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

  • Variants conferring risk of atrial fibrillation on chromosome 4q25

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;David O Arnar;Anna Helgadottir;Solveig Gretarsdottir

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility.

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

  • Variants in KCNQ1 are associated with susceptibility to type 2 diabetes mellitus.

    Kazuki Yasuda;Kazuaki Miyake;Yukio Horikawa;Kazuo Hara

  • Sequence variants affecting eosinophil numbers associate with asthma and myocardial infarction.

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Unnur S Bjornsdottir;Unnur S Bjornsdottir;Eva Halapi;Anna Helgadottir

  • Two variants on chromosome 17 confer prostate cancer risk, and the one in TCF2 protects against type 2 diabetes

    Julius Gudmundsson;Patrick Sulem;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Jon T. Bergthorsson

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies eight new loci for type 2 diabetes in east Asians

    Yoon Shin Cho;Chien Hsiun Chen;Chien Hsiun Chen;Cheng Hu;Jirong Long

  • The Lancet Commission on diabetes: using data to transform diabetes care and patient lives

    Juliana C N Chan;Lee-Ling Lim;Nicholas J Wareham;Jonathan E Shaw

  • A sequence variant in ZFHX3 on 16q22 associates with atrial fibrillation and ischemic stroke.

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Hilma Holm;Hilma Holm;Solveig Gretarsdottir;Gudmar Thorleifsson

  • Implication of genetic variants near TCF7L2, SLC30A8, HHEX, CDKAL1, CDKN2A/B, IGF2BP2, and FTO in type 2 diabetes and obesity in 6,719 Asians.

    Maggie C.Y. Ng;Kyong Soo Park;Bermseok Oh;Claudia H.T. Tam

  • Identification of type 2 diabetes loci in 433,540 East Asian individuals

    Cassandra N Spracklen;Cassandra N Spracklen;Momoko Horikoshi;Young Jin Kim;Kuang Lin

  • A genome-wide association study in the Japanese population identifies susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes at UBE2E2 and C2CD4A-C2CD4B

    Toshimasa Yamauchi;Kazuo Hara;Shiro Maeda;Kazuki Yasuda

  • White Blood Cell Count Is Associated With Macro- and Microvascular Complications in Chinese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

    Peter C. Tong;Ka-Fai Lee;Wing-Yee So;Margaret H. Ng

  • Diabetic kidney disease: a clinical update from Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes

    Mark E. Molitch;Amanda I. Adler;Allan Flyvbjerg;Robert G. Nelson

  • Metabolic and Adipokine Profile of Chinese Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

    Vincent Wai–Sun Wong;Alex Yui Hui;Steven Woon–Choy Tsang;Joyce Lai–Yee Chan

  • Metabolic profiles and treatment gaps in young-onset type 2 diabetes in Asia (the JADE programme): a cross-sectional study of a prospective cohort

    Roseanne O Yeung;Yuying Zhang;Andrea Luk;Wenying Yang

  • Trans-ancestry genetic study of type 2 diabetes highlights the power of diverse populations for discovery and translation

    Mahajan A;Spracklen Cn;Zhang W;Ng Mc

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

    Christian Fuchsberger;Jason Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

Frequent Co-Authors

Juliana C.N. Chan
Juliana C.N. Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Ronald C.W. Ma
Ronald C.W. Ma Chinese University of Hong Kong
Christopher W.K. Lam
Christopher W.K. Lam Macau University of Science and Technology
Jianjun Liu
Jianjun Liu Genome Institute of Singapore
Tien Yin Wong
Tien Yin Wong Tsinghua University
Xueling Sim
Xueling Sim National University of Singapore
Leif Groop
Leif Groop Lund University
Torben Hansen
Torben Hansen University of Copenhagen
Kyong Soo Park
Kyong Soo Park Seoul National University Hospital

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