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Sunny H. Wong

Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
Verified email at ntu.edu.sg
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Gut microbiota in colorectal cancer: mechanisms of action and clinical applications

SH Wong, J Yu - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & hepatology, 2019 - nature.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) accounts for about 10% of all new cancer cases globally. Located
at close proximity to the colorectal epithelium, the gut microbiota comprises a large …

Primary cilia can both mediate and suppress Hedgehog pathway–dependent tumorigenesis

SY Wong, AD Seol, PL So, AN Ermilov… - Nature medicine, 2009 - nature.com
Primary cilia are present on most mammalian cells and are implicated in transducing
Hedgehog (Hh) signals during development; however, the prevalence of cilia on human tumors …

Gut mucosal microbiome across stages of colorectal carcinogenesis

G Nakatsu, X Li, H Zhou, J Sheng, SH Wong… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Gut microbial dysbiosis contributes to the development of colorectal cancer (CRC). Here we
catalogue the microbial communities in human gut mucosae at different stages of colorectal …

Global epidemiology and genetics of hepatocellular carcinoma

MR Toh, EYT Wong, SH Wong, AWT Ng, LH Loo… - Gastroenterology, 2023 - Elsevier
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the leading cancers worldwide. Classically, HCC
develops in genetically susceptible individuals who are exposed to risk factors, especially in …

Covid‐19 and the digestive system

SH Wong, RNS Lui, JJY Sung - Journal of gastroenterology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The novel coronavirus disease is currently causing a major pandemic. It is caused by the
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), a member of the …

Metagenomic analysis of faecal microbiome as a tool towards targeted non-invasive biomarkers for colorectal cancer

J Yu, Q Feng, SH Wong, D Zhang, Q yi Liang, Y Qin… - Gut, 2017 - gut.bmj.com
Objective To evaluate the potential for diagnosing colorectal cancer (CRC) from faecal
metagenomes. Design We performed metagenome-wide association studies on faecal samples …

Updated epidemiology of gastrointestinal cancers in East Asia

…, W Xu, SH Wong, SC Ng, MCS Wong - Nature reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Globally, gastrointestinal cancers represent more than one-fourth of all cancer incidence and
one-third of cancer-related mortality. Although there has been much progress in screening …

Mucosal microbiome dysbiosis in gastric carcinogenesis

…, Y Nie, G Zhao, L Cao, G Nakatsu, WK Wu, SH Wong… - Gut, 2018 - gut.bmj.com
Objectives We aimed to characterise the microbial changes associated with histological
stages of gastric tumourigenesis. Design We performed 16S rRNA gene analysis of gastric …

[HTML][HTML] Gavage of fecal samples from patients with colorectal cancer promotes intestinal carcinogenesis in germ-free and conventional mice

SH Wong, L Zhao, X Zhang, G Nakatsu, J Han, W Xu… - Gastroenterology, 2017 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Altered gut microbiota is implicated in development of colorectal cancer
(CRC). Some intestinal bacteria have been reported to potentiate intestinal carcinogenesis …

[HTML][HTML] Basal cell carcinoma preferentially arises from stem cells within hair follicle and mechanosensory niches

…, CK Bichakjian, NL Ward, AA Dlugosz, SY Wong - Cell stem cell, 2015 - cell.com
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is characterized by frequent loss of PTCH1, leading to constitutive
activation of the Hedgehog pathway. Although the requirement for Hedgehog in BCC is …