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Siew Pheng Chan
Researcher at University of Malaya
Publications - 82
Citations - 2179
Siew Pheng Chan is an academic researcher from University of Malaya. The author has contributed to research in topics: Diabetes mellitus & Type 2 diabetes. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 70 publications receiving 1894 citations. Previous affiliations of Siew Pheng Chan include Peninsular Malaysia & University Malaya Medical Centre.
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Mutation analysis of the MEN1 gene in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1, familial acromegaly and familial isolated hyperparathyroidism
Bin Tean Teh,Soili Kytölä,Filip Farnebo,L. Bergman,Fung Ki Wong,Günther Weber,Nicholas K. Hayward,Catharina Larsson,Britt Skogseid,Albert Beckers,Catherine M. Phelan,Matthew S. Edwards,M. Epstein,Frank P. Alford,D Hurley,Sean M. Grimmond,Ginters Silins,Marilyn K. Walters,Christine Stewart,John Cardinal,Shideh Khodaei,Fabienne Parente,L. Tranebjærg,R. Jorde,J. Menon,A. Khir,T. T. Tan,Siew Pheng Chan,A. Zaini,B. A. K. Khalid,Kerstin Sandelin,Norman W. Thompson,M. L. Brandi,M. Warth,John L. Stock,J. Leisti,David Cameron,Joseph J. Shepherd,Kjell Öberg,Magnus Nordenskjöld,Pasi I. Salmela +40 more
TL;DR: No mutation was found in any of the acromegaly and small FIHP families, suggesting that genetic defects other than the MEN1 gene might be involved and that additional such families need to be analyzed.
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Consensus Statement: Appropriate Consumer Education and Communication Programs for Weight- Loss Agents in Asia
Siew Pheng Chan,William C. Chui,Kwok Wing Lo,Kuo-Chin Huang,Normita D. Leyesa,Wen-Yuan Lin,Roberto C. Mirasol,Yolanda R. Robles,Beng Hea Tey,Thomas Paraidathathu +9 more
TL;DR: Consensus statements promoting appropriate consumer education and communication programs for weight-loss agents in Asia are presented, indicating a need to raise public awareness of obesity and its health-related consequences.
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The effect of milk supplementation on bone mineral density in postmenopausal Chinese women in Malaysia
TL;DR: In conclusion, ingestion of high calcium skimmed milk was effective in reducing the rate of bone loss at clinically important lumbar spine and hip sites in postmenopausal Chinese women in Malaysia.
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Clinicopathologic studies of thymic carcinoids in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1
Bin Tean Teh,John P. McArdle,Siew Pheng Chan,Jayaram Menon,Lionel Hartley,Peter Pullan,Jean Ho,Amir Khir,Steve Wilkinson,Catharina Larsson,Donald Cameron,Joseph J. Shepherd +11 more
TL;DR: It is necessary to select patients suitable for surgery for multiple endocrine neoplasia preoperatively on the basis of prior history of disease and once they provide informed consent for surgery to treat meningitis.
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The status of diabetes control in Malaysia: results of DiabCare 2008.
TL;DR: There is an urgent need for effective remedial measures to increase adherence to practice guidelines and to educate both patients and healthcare personnel on importance of achieving clinical targets for metabolic control.