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Kok Siong Poon

National University Health System (NUHS)
Verified email at nuhs.edu.sg
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LXR directly regulates glycosphingolipid synthesis and affects human CD4+ T cell function

KE Waddington, GA Robinson… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The liver X receptor (LXR) is a key transcriptional regulator of cholesterol, fatty acid, and
phospholipid metabolism. Dynamic remodeling of immunometabolic pathways, including …

Production of artificial seeds derived from encapsulated in vitro micro shoots of cauliflower, Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

PK Siong, S Mohajer, RM Taha - Romanian Biotechnological …, 2012 - eprints.um.edu.my
A high number of micro shoots (21+/-2.31) of Brassica oleracea var. botrytis (cauliflower)
were obtained when hypocotyl explants from 2-week-old aseptic seedlings were cultured on …

Challenges in molecular diagnosis of Wilson disease: viewpoint from the clinical laboratory

KS Poon, ZH Teo, JH Yap, ESC Koay… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - jcp.bmj.com
Wilson disease (WD), a disorder of copper metabolism resulting in copper accumulation in
the liver and other organs, is an inherited autosomal recessive genetic condition. 1 …

[HTML][HTML] In silico analysis of BRCA1 and BRCA2 missense variants and the relevance in molecular genetic testing

KS Poon - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Over the years since the genetic testing of BRCA1 and BRCA2 has been conducted for
research and later introduced into clinical practice, a high number of missense variants have …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic altruistic cooperation within breast tumors

MSB Masroni, KW Lee, VKM Lee, SB Ng, CT Law… - Molecular Cancer, 2023 - Springer
Background Social behaviors such as altruism, where one self-sacrifices for collective
benefits, critically influence an organism's survival and responses to the environment. Such …

Somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration from hypocotyl and leaf explants of Brassica oleracea var. botrytis (cauliflower)

PK Siong, RM Taha, FA Rahiman - Acta Biologica Cracoviensia …, 2011 - eprints.um.edu.my
We investigated direct and indirect formation of somatic embryogenesis in Brassica oleracea
var. botrytis (cauliflower), a very important vegetable crop worldwide. Direct somatic …

Targeted next-generation sequencing of the ATP7B gene for molecular diagnosis of Wilson disease

KS Poon, KML Tan, ESC Koay - Clinical biochemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives In recent years, next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies, which enable
high throughput sample processing at relatively lower costs, are adopted in both research …

Multicenter study on the genetics of glomerular diseases among southeast and south Asians: Deciphering Diversities‐Renal Asian Genetics Network (DRAGoN)

L Lu, YC Yap, DQ Nguyen, YH Chan, JL Ng… - Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Multinational studies have reported monogenic etiologies in 25%–30% of children with
steroid‐resistant nephrotic syndrome. Such large studies are lacking in Asia. We established …

Caveats of reporting cycle threshold values from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) qualitative polymerase chain reaction assays: a …

KS Poon, N Wen-Sim Tee - Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Figure 1. CDI incidence for intervention (OVP) and control groups of Johnson et al [1] as
incidence rate per 10 000 patient days, versus published US CDI benchmarks of 7.3 [3] and …

Validation of the Hemochromatosis (2SNP+) Direct EUROArray Assay for the Molecular Diagnosis of HFE-Related Hereditary Hemochromatosis

KS Poon, CD Lee, NTK Kok, KML Tan - Genetic Testing and …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Aim: Two missense variants in the HFE gene, c. 845G> A (p. Cys282Tyr) and c. 187C> G (p.
His63Asp), are commonly screened as part of the diagnostic workup for HFE-related …