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Walter N. Wekesa

Observed names: W. N. Wekesa, Walter N Wekesa, Wekesa, Walter N.
Institution: Moi University
OpenAlex ID: A5033056038
Risk factors for Burkitt lymphoma in East African children and minors: A case–control study in malaria‐endemic regions in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya
2019 · Sally Peprah, Martin D. Ogwang, et al. · International Journal of Cancer · 32
Burkitt lymphoma risk shows geographic and temporal associations with Plasmodium falciparum infections in Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya
2023 · Kelly Broen, Joey Dickens, et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 27
Epstein-Barr Virus in Burkitt Lymphoma in Africa Reveals a Limited Set of Whole Genome and LMP-1 Sequence Patterns: Analysis of Archival Datasets and Field Samples From Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya
2022 · Hsiao-Mei Liao, Hebing Liu, et al. · Frontiers in Oncology · 19
A Cross-Sectional Population Study of Geographic, Age-Specific, and Household Risk Factors for Asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Infection in Western Kenya
2018 · Sally Peprah, Constance Tenge, et al. · American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 12
Sickle cell allele HBB ‐rs334(T) is associated with decreased risk of childhood Burkitt lymphoma in East Africa
2023 · Hyokyoung G. Hong, Mateus H. Gouveia, et al. · American Journal of Hematology · 8
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Mean platelet counts are relatively decreased with malaria but relatively increased with endemic Burkitt Lymphoma in Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya
2020 · Sally Peprah, Martin D. Ogwang, et al. · British Journal of Haematology · 8
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Human leukocyte antigen-DQA1*04:01 and rs2040406 variants are associated with elevated risk of childhood Burkitt lymphoma
2024 · Zhiwei Liu, Yang Luo, et al. · Communications Biology · 7
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Inverse association of falciparum positivity with endemic Burkitt lymphoma is robust in analyses adjusting for pre-enrollment malaria in the EMBLEM case-control study
2021 · Sally Peprah, Martin D. Ogwang, et al. · Infectious Agents and Cancer · 5
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Mosaic chromosomal alterations in peripheral blood leukocytes of children in sub-Saharan Africa
2023 · Weiyin Zhou, Anja Fischer, et al. · Nature Communications · 4
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Circulating plasma EBV DNA: a potential tool to facilitate diagnosis of pediatric Burkitt lymphoma in sub-Saharan Africa
2025 · Karena Volesky-Avellaneda, Rena R. Xian, et al. · Blood Global Hematology · 3
A genome-wide association study identifies an African-specific locus on chromosome 21q22.12 associated with Burkitt lymphoma risk and survival
2025 · Diptavo Dutta, Mateus H. Gouveia, et al. · Leukemia · 2
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IFNL4 Genotypes and Risk of Childhood Burkitt Lymphoma in East Africa
2023 · Francine S. Baker, Jeanny Wang, et al. · Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research · 2
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HBB rs334, ABO R s8176703 and Plasmodium Falciparum Positivity at Enrollment Are Independently Associated with Lower Risk for Endemic Burkitt Lymphoma in Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, and Malawi
2022 · Hyokyoung G Hong, Mateus H Gouveia, et al. · Blood · 2
Genome‐wide Association Study of Childhood Burkitt Lymphoma in East Africa Identifies a Novel Germline Susceptibility Locus on Chromosome 21
2023 · D. Dutta, B. Gorman, et al. · Hematological Oncology · 1
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Abstract 60: Discovery of Epstein-Barr Virus Antibody Seroprofiles Associated with Burkitt Lymphoma Risk in East Africa
2025 · Jacquelyn R. Bedsaul-Fryer, Carla Proietti, et al. · Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
Increased Frequency of Mosaic Chromosomal Alterations in Peripheral Blood Samples of Sub-Saharan African Children with Endemic Burkitt Lymphoma
2022 · Weiyin Zhou, Anja Pfaus, et al. · Blood
Human Leukocyte Antigen Contributes to Childhood Endemic Burkitt Lymphoma in Eastern Africa: A Case-Control Association Study
2022 · Zhiwei Liu, Yang Luo, et al. · Blood
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