Lay-Kim Tan

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About me

I am affiliated researcher in Lina Marcela Diaz Gallo team at CMM, KI and permanent researcher in the Ministry of Health Malaysia since 2011.

Research

Research area of interest are molecular pathology in autoimmune diseases, in particular systemic lupus erythematosus. Additionally, active in nutrition epidemiology research.

Articles

Journal article: HEALTHCARE. 2025;13(2):160
Sedentary Behaviour and Its Correlates Among Older Adults in Malaysia
Kee CC; Tan LK; Cheah YK; Teh CH; Lim HL; Cheong YL; Omar MA; Ghazali SM
Journal article: NUTRIENTS. 2024;16(18):3200
Daily Adequate Intake of Fruit and Vegetables and All-Cause, Cardiovascular Disease, and Cancer Mortalities in Malaysian Population: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Tan LK; Zainuddin NH; Tohar N; Sanaudi R; Cheah YK; Omar MA; Kee CC
Journal article: NUTRIENTS. 2023;15(24):5043
Does Awareness of Malaysian Healthy Plate Associate with Adequate Fruit and Vegetable Intake among Malaysian Adults with Non-Communicable Diseases?
Tan LK; Chua EH; Mohd Ghazali S; Cheah YK; Jayaraj VJ; Kee CC
Journal article: EGYPTIAN RHEUMATOLOGIST. 2023;45(4):309-313
Clinical characteristics and comorbidities in psoriatic arthritis: Experience from a single rheumatology centre in Malaysia
Sulaiman W; Tan LK; Mat H; Tohar N; Fathi AM; Kosenin NMA; Naim MN; Redzuan RF; Rani NIA; Norhisham NA; Seung OP
Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;20(4):3058
Obesity and Its Association with Undiagnosed Diabetes Mellitus, High Blood Pressure and Hypercholesterolemia in the Malaysian Adult Population: A National Cross-Sectional Study Using NHMS Data.
Koo HC; Tan LK; Lim GP; Kee CC; Omar MA
Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;19(15):9173
Association between Adequate Fruit and Vegetable Intake and CVDs-Associated Risk Factors among the Malaysian Adults: Findings from a Nationally Representative Cross-Sectional Study
Tan L-K; Lim G-P; Koo H-C; Ismail M-Z; Chan Y-M; Sulaiman W; Ali O; Kee C-C; Omar M-A
Journal article: LUPUS SCIENCE & MEDICINE. 2022;9(1):e000554
Human leucocyte antigens profiling in Malay female patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: are we the same or different?
Selvaraja M; Too CL; Tan LK; Koay BT; Abdullah M; Shah AM; Arip M; Amin-Nordin S
Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2021;23(1):46
The spectrum of association in HLA region with rheumatoid arthritis in a diverse Asian population: evidence from the MyEIRA case-control study
Tan LK; Too CL; Diaz-Gallo LM; Wahinuddin S; Lau IS; Heselynn H; Nor-Shuhaila S; Gun SC; Eashwary M; Mohd-Shahrir MS; Ainon MM; Azmillah R; Muhaini O; Shahnaz M; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Padyukov L
Article: HUMAN IMMUNOLOGY. 2020;81(6):263-264
HLA-A, -B, -C,-DRB1 and-DQB1 alleles and haplotypes in 271 Southeast Asia Indians from Peninsular Malaysia
Nurul-Aain AF; Tan L-K; Heselynn H; Nor-Shuhaila S; Eashwary M; Wahinuddin S; Lau IS; Gun SC; Mohd-Shahrir M-S; Ainon M-M; Azmillah R; Muhaini O; Shahnaz M; Too C-L
Journal article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY. 2019;49(4):537-540
Incidental pharmacogenetics findings in an HLA-related research: Considerations for primary prevention.
Bakhtiar MF; Too C-L; Tang M-M; Sulaiman S; Tan L-K; Ahmad-Fauzi NA; Kwok F-Y; Murad S; Rayyapa GC
Journal article: INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL. 2017;47:8
NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUG INDUCED URTICARIA/ANGIOEDEMA ASSOCIATIONS WITH THE HUMAN LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN (HLA) GENES IN A MALAY POPULATION
Bakhtiar MF; Too CL; Tan LK; Sulaiman S; Tang MM; Fauzi N-AA; Nagum AR; Joseph CT; Kwok FY; Rayappa GC
Article: HUMAN IMMUNOLOGY. 2016;77(10):818-819
HLA-A, -B, -C,-DRB1 and-DQB1 alleles and haplotypes in 951 Southeast Asia Malays from Peninsular Malaysia
Tan L-K; Mohd-Farid B; Salsabil S; Heselynn H; Wahinuddin S; Lau I-S; Gun S-C; Nor-Suhaila S; Eashwary M; Mohd-Shahrir MS; Ainon M-M; Azmillah R; Muhaini O; Shahnaz M; Too C-L

All other publications

Preprint: PREPRINTS.ORG. 2024
Sedentary Behaviour and Its Correlates Among Older Adults in Malaysia
Kee CC; Tan LK; Cheah YK; Teh CH; Lim HL; Cheong YL; Omar MA; Ghazali SM
Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2021;80:53
EXPOSURE TO DENGUE INFECTION DO NOT RAISE RISK OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: FINDINGS FROM THE MALAYSIAN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (MYEIRA) CASE-CONTROL STUDY
Tan LK; Too CL; Nurul-Aain AF; Siti-Aisyah AA; Wahinuddin S; Osman A; Lau IS; Hussein H; Shahril NS; Gun SC; Mageswaren E; Said MSM; Mokhtar AM; Azmillah R; Othman M; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Shahnaz M; Padyukov L
Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2021;80:459-460
CHANGES OF RF ISOTYPE PROFILE IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUSMATOID ARTHRITIS: DATA FROM 10 YEARS FOLLOW-UP STUDY
Sabrina MRNA; Too CL; Itqan AH; Siti-Aisyah AA; Nurul-Aain AF; Tan LK; Lau IS; Zain MM; Baharuddin H; Ang DLM; Amnahliza AR; Ong PS; Husin NM; Gun SC; Noor NM; Taib MZ; Padyukov L; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Ronnelid J; Shahril NS
Published conference paper: HUMAN IMMUNOLOGY. 2019;80(11):906-907
HLA-A, -B, -C,-DRB1 and-DQB1 alleles and haplotypes in 194 Southeast Asia Chinese from Peninsular Malaysia
Too C-L; Tan L-K; Heselynn H; Nor-Shuhaila S; Eashwary M; Wahinuddin S; Lau IS; Gun SC; Mohd-Shahrir M-S; Ainon M-M; Azmillah R; Muhaini O; Shahnaz M
Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2018;77:1830-1831
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO PESTICIDES INCREASES THE RISK OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: RESULTS FROM THE MALAYSIAN POPULATION-BASED CASE-CONTROL STUDY
Too CL; Tan LK; Aain AFN; Lau IS; Asiah MLN; Salsabil S; Heselynn H; Shuhaila SN; Wahinuddin S; Gun SC; Eashwary B; Shahrir MSM; Ainon M; Azmillah R; Muhaini O; Camilla B; Padyukov L; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Shahnaz ML
Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2018;77:1256
ANTI-DENGUE IGG ANTIBODY POSITIVITY AND RISK OF DEVELOPING RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: EVIDENCE FROM THE MALAYSIAN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (MYEIRA) CASE-CONTROL STUDY
Tan LK; Fauzi NAA; Sulaiman W; Ali O; Lau IS; Hussein H; Sharil NS; Gun SC; Mageswaren E; Mohd-Said M-S; Mohd-Mokhtar A; Rosman A; Othman M; Bengtsson C; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Murad S; Padyukov L; Too CL
Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2018;77:1253
ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES AND THE RISK OF DEVELOPING RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: RESULTS FROM THE MALAYSIAN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS CASE-CONTROL STUDY
Too CL; Aain AFN; Tan LK; Lau IS; Asiah MLN; Salsabil S; Heselynn H; Shuhaila SN; Wahinuddin S; Gun SC; Eashwary B; Shahrir MSM; Ainon M; Azmillah R; Muhaini O; Camilla B; Padyukov L; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Shahnaz ML
Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2018;77:1831
PARITY AND THE RISK OF DEVELOPING RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: EVIDENCE FROM THE MALAYSIAN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS CASE-CONTROL STUDY
Too CL; Aain AFN; Tan LK; Lau IS; Asiah MLN; Salsabil S; Heselynn H; Shuhaila SN; Wahinuddin S; Gun SC; Eashwary B; Shahrir MSM; Ainon M; Azmillah R; Muhaini O; Camilla B; Padyukov L; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Shahnaz ML
Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2018;77:534-535
ESTABLISHING THE BATH ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS METROLOGY INDEX (BASMI) NORMATIVE VALUES IN A MALAYSIAN POPULATION: THE IMPORTANCE OF SEX AND AGE FACTORS
Aain AFN; Lau IS; Gun SC; Wahinuddin S; Ong PS; Heselynn H; Tan BE; Chong HC; Hilmi A; Asmah M; Asmahan MI; Loh YL; Lim AL; Shahrazat HN; Teh CL; Line GR; Chong EYY; Ruhaila AH; Suhaida AM; Shamala R; Azmillah R; Mollyza MZ; Salsabil S; Tan LK; Shahnaz M; Too CL
Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2017;76:1512
FAMILIAL RISKS OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: EVIDENCE FROM THE MALAYSIAN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS CASE-CONTROL STUDY
Too CL; Tan LK; Aain AFN; Salsabil S; Heselynn H; Wahinuddin S; Lau IS; Gun SC; Nor-Shuhaila S; Eashwary M; Mohd-Shahrir MS; Ainon M-M; Azmillah R; Muhaini O; Bengtsson C; Padyukov L; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Shahnaz M

Grants

Identification of autoantibody-defined subgroups among the Malaysian systemic lupus erythematosus patients based on SLE-associated autoantibody profile
Ministry of Health Malaysia
1 September 2023 - 30 June 2026

Employments

Researcher, Biomedical Research, Sector for Biostatistics & Data Repositoryi, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, 2011-
Affiliated to Research, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2025

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