Author

Godfrey Okafor

Observed names: G O Okafor, G. O. OKAFOR, G. O. Okafor, G.O Okafor, G.O. Okafor, Godstime Olaiye Okafor

Observed institutions: University of Nigeria, Ahmadu Bello University, National Institutes of Health, Howard University, University of Ghana, University of Lagos, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, National Human Genome Research Institute, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital

ORCID: 0000-0002-0171-0229

Observed ORCID: 0000-0002-0171-0229

OpenAlex ID: A5111455539

Type 2 diabetes complications and comorbidity in Sub-Saharan Africans

2019 · Kenneth Ekoru, Ayo Doumatey, et al. · EClinicalMedicine · 123

ZRANB3 is an African-specific type 2 diabetes locus associated with beta-cell mass and insulin response

2019 · Adebowale A. Adeyemo, Norann A. Zaghloul, et al. · Nature Communications · 115

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A Genome-Wide Search for Type 2 Diabetes Susceptibility Genes in West Africans

2004 · Charles N. Rotimi, Guanjie Chen, et al. · Diabetes · 102

In Search of Susceptibility Genes for Type 2 Diabetes in West Africa

2001 · Charles N Rotimi, Georgia M Dunston, et al. · Annals of Epidemiology · 95

Prevalence and determinants of diabetic retinopathy and cataracts in West African type 2 diabetes patients.

2003 · Charles Rotimi, Harold Daniel, et al. · PubMed · 75

Localisation of Monocyte Binding Site of Human Immunoglobulin G

1974 · G. O. OKAFOR, M. W. TURNER, et al. · Nature · 68

Flat foot and associated factors among primary school children: A cross-sectional study

2013 · C.I. Ezema, U.O. Abaraogu, et al. · Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal · 63

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Evaluation of Genome Wide Association Study Associated Type 2 Diabetes Susceptibility Loci in Sub Saharan Africans

2015 · Adebowale A. Adeyemo, Fasil Tekola-Ayele, et al. · Frontiers in Genetics · 59

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Genome-wide association study identifies African-ancestry specific variants for metabolic syndrome

2015 · Fasil Tekola-Ayele, Ayo P. Doumatey, et al. · Molecular Genetics and Metabolism · 52

A Genome-Wide Search for Linkage to Renal Function Phenotypes in West Africans With Type 2 Diabetes

2007 · Guanjie Chen, Adebowale A. Adeyemo, et al. · American Journal of Kidney Diseases · 52

Establishment of Reference Values of CD4 and CD8 Lymphocyte Subsets in Healthy Nigerian Adults

2009 · D. K. Oladepo, E. O. Idigbe, et al. · Clinical and Vaccine Immunology · 50

Polymorphism of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene is associated with diabetic retinopathy in a cohort of West Africans.

2007 · Yuanxiu Chen, Hanxia Huang, et al. · PubMed · 42

C-reactive protein (CRP) promoter polymorphisms influence circulating CRP levels in a genome-wide association study of African Americans

2012 · Ayo P. Doumatey, Guanjie Chen, et al. · Human Molecular Genetics · 39

Genome-wide associated loci influencing interleukin (IL)-10, IL-1Ra, and IL-6 levels in African Americans

2011 · Fasil Tekola Ayele, Ayo Doumatey, et al. · Immunogenetics · 35

A genome wide quantitative trait linkage analysis for serum lipids in type 2 diabetes in an African population

2005 · Adebowale A. Adeyemo, Thomas Johnson, et al. · Atherosclerosis · 35

Calpain-10 gene polymorphisms and type 2 diabetes in West Africans: the Africa America Diabetes Mellitus (AADM) Study

2004 · Yuanxiu Chen, Rick Kittles, et al. · Annals of Epidemiology · 33

Genome‐wide analysis identifies an african‐specific variant in SEMA4D associated with body mass index

2017 · Guanjie Chen, Ayo P. Doumatey, et al. · Obesity · 30

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Variation inAPOL1Contributes to Ancestry-Level Differences in HDLc-Kidney Function Association

2012 · Amy Rebecca Bentley, Ayo P. Doumatey, et al. · International Journal of Nephrology · 29

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Basal Insulin Resistance and Secretion in Nigerians With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

2009 · J.M. Oli, A.A. Adeyemo, et al. · Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders · 23

Genome-wide search for susceptibility genes to type 2 diabetes in West Africans: Potential role of C-peptide

2007 · Guanjie Chen, Adebowale Adeyemo, et al. · Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice · 23

Impact of Type 2 Diabetes on Impaired Kidney Function in Sub-Saharan African Populations

2016 · Sally N. Adebamowo, Adebowale A. Adeyemo, et al. · Frontiers in Endocrinology · 18

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Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in Nigerian Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia

1983 · W. N. KAINE, G. O. OKAFOR · Journal of Tropical Pediatrics · 13

The incidence of hepatitis B surface antigen in Nigeria

1979 · G.O. Okafor, G.O. Obi, et al. · Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 10

Beta cell function and response to treatment in Nigerians with Type 2 diabetes mellitus

2005 · J.M. Oli, A.A. Adeyemo, et al. · Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice · 7

Rubella and cytomegalovirus antibodies in Nigerian blood samples

1978 · G.O. Okafor, W.C. Marshall · Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 7

Works count: 35

Citation count: 1,207

H-index: 20

I10-index: 23