Evaluation of customised lineage-specific sets of MIRU-VNTR loci for genotyping <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> complex isolates in Ghana (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Different combinations of variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) loci have been proposed for genotyping Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). Existing VNTR schemes show different dis
Air pollution and subclinical airway inflammation in the SALIA cohort study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The association between long-term exposure to air pollution and local inflammation in the lung has rarely been investigated in the general population of elderly subjects before. We investi
A central role for GRB10 in regulation of islet function in man (Publications)
Variants in the growth factor receptor-bound protein 10 (GRB10) gene were in a GWAS meta-analysis associated with reduced glucose-stimulated insulin secretion and increased risk of type 2 diabetes (T2
Expression of genes related to anti-inflammatory pathways are modified among farmers' children (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The hygiene hypothesis states that children exposed to higher loads of microbes such as farmers' children suffer less from allergies later in life. Several immunological mechanisms underpi
A household randomized, controlled trial of the efficacy of 0.03% transfluthrin coils alone and in combination with long-lasting insecticidal nets on... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Mosquito coils are the most commonly used household insecticidal product in the world with sales exceeding 50 billion coils, used by two billion people worldwide annually. Despite strong e
Community-owned resource persons for malaria vector control: enabling factors and challenges in an operational programme in Dar es Salaam, United... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Community participation in vector control and health services in general is of great interest to public health practitioners in developing countries, but remains complex and poorly underst
