Tag: HKUMed
HK and US scientists identify new gene linked to rare neurodevelopmental disorder
Researchers from the LKS Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) and international genetic scientists have identified a new gene, DDX39B, linked to a rare neurodevelopmental disorder. Using multi-omics analysis, they discovered that mutations in this gene […]
HKUMed’s oral arsenic trioxide gains global recognition for treating leukaemia
Researchers from the LKS Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) have developed a breakthrough in leukaemia treatment. Their oral formulation of arsenic trioxide (Oral-ATO; Arsenol) for acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL) , an incurable disease, is the […]
HKUMed identifies this human enzyme as a potential therapeutic target for acute leukemia
A research team, led by Professor Anskar Leung Yu-hung from the Department of Medicine at the School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has pinpointed polo-like kinase 4 (PLK4) as a promising therapeutic target […]
HKUMed’s Groundbreaking Cure for Terminal Liver Cancer Using ‘Reduce and Remove’ with Living Donor Transplant
A new treatment strategy for locally advanced liver cancer, known as ‘Reduce and Remove’, was announced by the Department of Surgery and Department of Clinical Oncology, Centre of Cancer Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine of the […]
