Yuet Wai Kan, MD
Research and Clinical Interests
DNA diagnosis, gene and cell therapy for blood and cardiovascular diseases.
Selected Publications
- Su H, Su H, Arakawa-Hoyt J and Kan YW: Adeno-associated viral vector-mediated hypoxia response element -regulated gene expression in mouse ischemic heart model. Proc Natl Acad Sci 99:9480-5. 2002.
- Chang J Chang JC, Ye L, Kan YW. Correction of the sickle cell mutation in embryonic stem cell. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 103: 1036-40, 2006.
- Su H, H Su H, Huang Y, Takagawa J, Barcena A, Arakawa-Hoyt J, Ye J, Grossman W, Kan YW. AAV Serotype-1 mediates early onset of gene expression in mouse hearts and results in better therapeutic effect. Gene Ther. Jun 15, 2006.
Selected Awards
- Lasker Clinical Medical Award
- Gairdner International Award
- Shaw Prize
- Louis K. Diamond Professor of Hematology
- Laboratory Medicine
Specialty Area
- Molecular Diagnosis
Contact Information
- yw.kan@
ucsf.edu - Phone: 415-476-5841
- Fax: 415-476-2956
- HSW 901E
- Box 0793
- San Francisco, CA
Other UCSF Organizational Association(s)
- Cardiovascular Research Institute
- Institute of Human Genetics
Hospital Affiliation(s)
- UCSF