Ms Christine Chiu

Ms Christine Chiu

ASSOCIATE RESEARCH FELLOW,
School of Medicine

Personal

Qualifications

  • BSc University of New South Wales

UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • School of Medicine

Contact

Email:C.Chiu@uws.edu.au
Extension:3801
Mobile:
Location:30.2.12
Campbelltown
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Publications

Journal Articles

  • Chiu, C., Lujic, S., Thornton, C., O'Loughlin, A., Makris, A., Hennessy, A. and Lind, J. (2012), 'Menopausal hormone therapy is associated with having high blood pressure in postmenopausal women : observational cohort study', PLoS ONE, .
  • Lupton, S., Chiu, C. and Lind, J. (2011), 'Hypertension gene: are we there yet?', Twin Research and Human Genetics, 10.
  • Chiu, C., Semsarian, C., Bagnall, R., Ingles, J., Yeates, L., Kennerson, M., Donald, J., Jormakka, M. and Lind, J. (2010), 'Mutations in Alpha-Actinin-2 Cause Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. A Genome-Wide Analysis', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 9.
  • Lind, J., Chiu, C., Ingles, J., Yeates, L., Humphries, S., Heather, A. and Semsarian, C. (2008), 'Sex hormone receptor gene variation associated with phenotype in male hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients', Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 6.
  • Doolan, A., Langlois, N., Chiu, C., Ingles, J., Lind, J. and Semsarian, C. (2008), 'Postmortem molecular analysis of KCNQ1 and SCN5A genes in sudden unexplained death in young Australians', International Journal of Cardiology, 4.
  • Chiu, C., Tebo, M., Ingles, J., Yeates, L., Arthur, J., Lind, J. and Semsarian, C. (2007), 'Genetic screening of calcium regulation genes in familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy', Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 7.
  • Chiu, C., Ingles, J., Lind, J. and Semsarian, C. (2006), 'Mutation analysis of the natriuretic peptide precursor B (NPPB) gene in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy', DNA Sequence - Journal of DNA Sequencing and Mapping, 4.

Conference Papers

  • Chiu, C., Hennessy, A., Lujic, S., Thornton, C., O'Loughlin, A., Makris, A. and Lind, J. (2011), 'Is the use of hormone replacement therapy a risk factor for high blood pressure?', European Society of Cardiology Congress, Paris.
  • Chiu, C., Hennessy, A., Lujic, S., Thornton, C., O'Loughlin, A., Makris, A. and Lind, J. (2011), 'Is the use of hormone replacement therapy a risk factor for high blood pressure?', The 8th Annual 45 and Up Study Collabortors' Meeting 2011, Sydney.
  • Lind, J., Chiu, C., Lupton, S., Tooher, J., Thornton, C., O'Louglin, A., O'Loughlin, A., Makris, A. and Hennessy, A. (2011), 'Risk factors of high blood pressure: gener, high blood pressure during pregnancy, and breastfeeding', The 8th Annual 45 and Up Study Collaborators' Meeting 2011, Sydney.
  • Tooher, J., Thornton, C., Makris, A., Chiu, C. and Hennessy, A. (2011), 'Hypertension in pregnancy: an indicator of further health outcomes', The 8th Annual 45 and Up Study Collaborators' Meeting 2011, Sydney.

Research

Current Projects

Title:are short telemeres a cause or consequence of high blood pressure?
Years:2012-11-15 - 2013-12-15
ID:P00021241
UWS Researchers:Joanne Lind and Christine Chiu
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney

Previous Projects

Title:Abstract to be presented at the American Society of Human Genetics, "Is your mother or father's family history more important when assessing your risk of having high blood pressure: Studies in humans and mice"
Years:2012-11-05 - 2012-11-13
ID:P00021136
UWS Researchers:Christine Chiu
Funding:
  • National Heart Foundation of Australia (non ACRG)
Title:Abstract to be presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress "Is the use of hormone replacement therapy a risk factor for hypertension?"
Years:2011-08-24 - 2011-09-03
ID:P00020230
UWS Researchers:Christine Chiu and Joanne Lind
Funding:
  • National Heart Foundation of Australia (non ACRG)
Title:Identifying genes involved in the development of hypertension in spontaneously hypertensive mice
Years:2010-11-02 - 2011-11-01
ID:P00019243
UWS Researchers:Christine Chiu and Annemarie Hennessy
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney

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