Rituximab for children with EBV-positive Burkitt lymphoma in East Africa

Authors: Mawalla, William Frank ^{1, ∗}, Achola, Caroline ², Nabalende, Hadijah ², Otim, Isaac ², Legason, Ismail D. ², Ogwang, Martin D. ², Aol, Pamella M. ², Sandi, Godlove ³, Mwamtemi, Hadija ³, Mahawi, Salama ³, Mkwizu, Elifuraha ⁴, Lyamuya, Philomena G. ⁴, Kamanga, Jacqueline P. ⁵, Schroeder, Kristin ⁵, Ntemi, Paul ⁵, Chamba, Clara ¹, Vavoulis, Dimitris ⁶, Morrell, Liz ⁷, Chirande, Lulu ¹, Schuh, Anna ^{1, 6}

Source: In Blood Advances February 2025

IFNL4 Genotypes and Risk of Childhood Burkitt Lymphoma in East Africa

Authors: Baker, Francine S., Wang, Jeanny, Florez-Vargas, Oscar, Brand, Nathan R., Ogwang, Martin D., Kerchan, Patrick, Reynolds, Steven J., Tenge, Constance N., Were, Pamela A., Kuremu, Robert T., Wekesa, Walter N., Masalu, Nestory, Kawira, Esther, Kinyera, Tobias, Otim, Isaac, Legason, Ismail D., Nabalende, Hadijah, Chagaluka, George, Mutalima, Nora, Borgstein, Eric, Liomba, George N., Kamiza, Steve, Mkandawire, Nyengo, Mitambo, Collins, Molyneux, Elizabeth M., Newton, Robert, Prokunina-Olsson, Ludmila, Mbulaiteye, Sam M.

Source: Journal of interferon and cytokine research. 43(9):394-402

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Previous Traditional Medicine Use for Sore Throat among Children Evaluated for Rheumatic Fever in Northern Uganda

Authors: Stein, Elizabeth, Pulle, Jafesi, Zimmerman, Meghan, Otim, Isaac, Atala, Jenifer, Rwebembera, Joselyn, Oyella, Linda Mary, Harik, Nada, Okello, Emmy, Sable, Craig

Source: American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 104(3):842-847

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Mean platelet counts are relatively decreased with malaria but relatively increased with endemic Burkitt Lymphoma in Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya

Authors: Peprah, Sally, Ogwang, Martin D., Kerchan, Patrick, Reynolds, Steven J., Tenge, Constance N., Were, Pamela A., Kuremu, Robert T., Wekesa, Walter N, Masalu, Nestory, Kawira, Esther, Kinyera, Tobias, Otim, Isaac, Legason, Ismail D., Nabalende, Hadijah, Dhudha, Herry, Mumia, Mediatrix, Ayers, Leona W., Biggar, Robert J., Bhatia, Kishor, Goedert, James J., Mbulaiteye, Sam M.

Source: British journal of haematology. 190(5):772-782

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Variation in the Human Leukocyte Antigen system and risk for endemic Burkitt lymphoma in northern Uganda

Authors: Kirimunda, Samuel, Verboom, Murielle, Otim, Isaac, Ssennono, Mark, Legason, Ismail D., Nabalende, Hadijah, Ogwang, Martin D., Kerchan, Patrick, Kinyera, Tobias, Mwebaza, Ivan, Joloba, Moses, Ayers, Leona W., Reynolds, Steven J., Bhatia, Kishor, Onabajo, Olusegun O., Hallensleben, Michael, Biggar, Robert J., Prokunina‐Olsson, Ludmila, Goedert, James J., Blasczyk, Rainer, Mbulaiteye, Sam M.

Source: British journal of haematology. 189(3):489-499

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Risk factors for Burkitt lymphoma in East African children and minors: A case–control study in malaria‐endemic regions in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya

Authors: Peprah, Sally, Ogwang, Martin D., Kerchan, Patrick, Reynolds, Steven J., Tenge, Constance N., Were, Pamela A., Kuremu, Robert T., Wekesa, Walter N., Sumba, Peter O., Masalu, Nestory, Kawira, Esther, Magatti, Josiah, Kinyera, Tobias, Otim, Isaac, Legason, Ismail D., Nabalende, Hadijah, Dhudha, Herry, Ally, Hillary, Genga, Isaiah O., Mumia, Mediatrix, Ayers, Leona W., Pfeiffer, Ruth M., Biggar, Robert J., Bhatia, Kishor, Goedert, James J., Mbulaiteye, Sam M.

Source: International journal of cancer. 146(4):953-969

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Plasma metabolites in childhood Burkitt lymphoma cases and cancer-free controls in Uganda.

Authors: Huang, Jiaqi, Nabalende, Hadijah, Camargo, M. Constanza, Lovett, Jacqueline, Otim, Isaac, Legason, Ismail D., Ogwang, Martin D., Kerchan, Patrick, Kinyera, Tobias, Ayers, Leona W., Bhatia, Kishor, Goedert, James J., Reynolds, Steven J., Crompton, Peter D., Moore, Steven C., Moaddel, Ruin, Albanes, Demetrius, Mbulaiteye, Sam M.

Source: Metabolomics; Aug2024, Vol. 20 Issue 4, p1-10, 10p

Subject Terms: LIQUID chromatography-mass spectrometry, NON-Hodgkin's lymphoma, FALSE discovery rate, BURKITT'S lymphoma, EPSTEIN-Barr virus

Associations between IgG reactivity to Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1) antigens and Burkitt lymphoma in Ghana and Uganda case-control studies

Authors: Derkach, Andriy, Otim, Isaac, Pfeiffer, Ruth M., Onabajo, Olusegun O., Legason, Ismail D., Nabalende, Hadijah, Ogwang, Martin D., Kerchan, Patrick, Talisuna, Ambrose O., Ayers, Leona W., Reynolds, Steven J., Nkrumah, Francis, Neequaye, Janet, Bhatia, Kishor, Theander, Thor G., Prokunina-Olsson, Ludmila, Turner, Louise, Goedert, James J., Lavstsen, Thomas, Mbulaiteye, Sam M.

Source: In EBioMedicine January 2019 39:358-368

A Cross-Sectional Population Study of Geographic, Age-Specific, and Household Risk Factors for Asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Infection in Western Kenya

Authors: Peprah, Sally, Tenge, Constance, Genga, Isaiah O., Mumia, Mediatrix, Were, Pamela A., Kuremu, Robert T., Wekesa, Walter N., Sumba, Peter O., Kinyera, Tobias, Otim, Isaac

Source: American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 100(1):54-65

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Plasma magnesium is inversely associated with Epstein-Barr virus load in peripheral blood and Burkitt lymphoma in Uganda

Authors: Juan, Ravell, Otim, Isaac, Nabalende, Hadijah, Legason, Ismail D., Reynolds, Steven J., Ogwang, Martin D., Ndugwa, Christopher M., Marshall, Vickie, Whitby, Denise, Goedert, James J., Engels, Eric A., Bhatia, Kishor, Lenardo, Michael J., Mbulaiteye, Sam M.

Source: Cancer epidemiology. 52:70-74

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The impact of a peer support group for children with rheumatic heart disease in Uganda

Authors: Scheel, Amy, Beaton, Andrea, Okello, Emmy, Longenecker, Chris T., Otim, Isaac Omara, Lwabi, Peter, Sable, Craig, Webel, Allison R., Aliku, Twalib

Source: Patient education and counseling. 101(1):119-123

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A cross-sectional study of asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infection burden and risk factors in general population children in 12 villages in northern Uganda

Authors: Maziarz, Marlena, Nabalende, Hadijah, Otim, Isaac, Legason, Ismail, Kinyera, Tobias, Ogwang, Martin, Talisuna, Ambrose, Reynolds, Steven, Kerchan, Patrick, Bhatia, Kishor, Biggar, Robert, Goedert, James, Pfeiffer, Ruth, Mbulaiteye, Sam

Source: Malaria journal. 17(1):1-15

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Human leukocyte antigen-DQA1*04:01 and rs2040406 variants are associated with elevated risk of childhood Burkitt lymphoma.

Authors: Liu, Zhiwei, Luo, Yang, Kirimunda, Samuel, Verboom, Murielle, Onabajo, Olusegun O., Gouveia, Mateus H., Ogwang, Martin D., Kerchan, Patrick, Reynolds, Steven J., Tenge, Constance N., Were, Pamela A., Kuremu, Robert T., Wekesa, Walter N., Masalu, Nestory, Kawira, Esther, Kinyera, Tobias, Otim, Isaac, Legason, Ismail D., Nabalende, Hadijah, Dhudha, Herry

Source: Communications Biology; 1/5/2024, Vol. 7 Issue 1, p1-9, 9p

Subject Terms: ALLELES, HLA histocompatibility antigens, LYMPHOMAS, LEUKOCYTES, EPSTEIN-Barr virus diseases, CHILDHOOD cancer

Sickle cell allele HBB‐rs334(T) is associated with decreased risk of childhood Burkitt lymphoma in East Africa.

Authors: Hong, Hyokyoung G., Gouveia, Mateus H., Ogwang, Martin D., Kerchan, Patrick, Reynolds, Steven J., Tenge, Constance N., Were, Pamela A., Kuremu, Robert T., Wekesa, Walter N., Masalu, Nestory, Kawira, Esther, Kinyera, Tobias, Wang, Xunde, Zhou, Jiefu, Leal, Thiago Peixoto, Otim, Isaac, Legason, Ismail D., Nabalende, Hadijah, Dhudha, Herry, Mumia, Mediatrix

Source: American Journal of Hematology; Jan2024, Vol. 99 Issue 1, p113-123, 11p

Age and geographic patterns of Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection in a representative sample of children living in Burkitt lymphoma-endemic areas of northern Uganda

Authors: Maziarz, Marlena, Kinyera, Tobias, Otim, Isaac, Kagwa, Paul, Nabalende, Hadijah, Legason, Ismail, Ogwang, Martin, Kirimunda, Samuel, Emmanuel, Benjamin, Reynolds, Steven, Kerchan, Patrick, Joloba, Moses, Bergen, Andrew, Bhatia, Kishor, Talisuna, Ambrose, Biggar, Robert, Goedert, James, Pfeiffer, Ruth, Mbulaiteye, Sam

Source: Malaria journal. 16(1):1-14

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Endemic Burkitt lymphoma: a complication of asymptomatic malaria in sub-Saharan Africa based on published literature and primary data from Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya

Authors: Redmond, Lawrence S., Ogwang, Martin D., Kerchan, Patrick, Reynolds, Steven J., Tenge, Constance N., Were, Pamela A., Kuremu, Robert T., Masalu, Nestory, Kawira, Esther, Otim, Isaac, Legason, Ismail D., Dhudha, Herry, Ayers, Leona W., Bhatia, Kishor, Goedert, James J., Mbulaiteye, Sam M.

Source: Malaria journal. 19(1)

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HBB rs334, ABO Rs8176703 and Plasmodium Falciparum Positivity at Enrollment Are Independently Associated with Lower Risk for Endemic Burkitt Lymphoma in Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, and Malawi

Authors: Hong, Hyokyoung G ^*, Gouveia, Mateus H ^*, Ogwang, Martin ^*, Kerchan, Patrick ^*, Reynolds, Steven ^*, Tenge, Constance N ^*, Were, Pamela A ^*, Kuremu, Robert T ^*, Wekesa, Walter N ^*, Masalu, Nestory ^*, Kawira, Esther ^*, Kinyera, Tobias ^*, Wang, Xunde ^*, Zhou, Jiefu ^*, Otim, Isaac ^*, Legason, Ismail D ^*, Nabalende, Hadijah ^*, Dhudha, Herry ^*, Mumia, Mediatrix ^*, Baker, Francine G ^*, Okusolubo, Temi ^*, Ayers, Leona W ^*, Bhatia, Kishor ^*, Goedert, James J ^*, Woo, Joshua G ^*, Cole, Nathan ^*, Luo, Wen ^*, Hicks, Belynda ^*, Adeyemo, Adebowale A ^*, Prokunina-Olsson, Ludmila ^*, Shriner, Daniel N. ^*, Rotimi, Charles N ^*, Chagaluka, George ^*, Johnston, W Thomas ^*, Mutalima, Nora ^*, Borgstein, Eric ^*, Liomba, George N ^*, Kamiza, Steve ^*, Mkandawire, Nyengo ^*, Mitambo, Collins ^*, Molyneux, Elizabeth ^*, Newton, Robert ^*, Manning, Michelle ^*, Fraumeni, Joseph F, Jr. ^*, Pfeiffer, Ruth M ^*, Hutchinson, Amy ^*, Yeager, Meredith ^*, Thein, Swee Lay, Chanock, Stephen J. ^*, Mbulaiteye, Sam M. ^*

Source: In Blood 15 November 2022 140 Supplement 1:9314-9316

Human Leukocyte Antigen Contributes to Childhood Endemic Burkitt Lymphoma in Eastern Africa: A Case-Control Association Study

Authors: Liu, Zhiwei ^*, Luo, Yang ^*, Kirimunda, Samuel ^*, Verboom, Murielle ^*, Onabajo, Olusegun O ^*, Gouveia, Mateus H ^*, Ogwang, Martin ^*, Kerchan, Patrick ^*, Reynolds, Steven ^*, Tenge, Constance N ^*, Were, Pamela A ^*, Kuremu, Robert T ^*, Wekesa, Walter N ^*, Masalu, Nestory ^*, Kawira, Esther ^*, Kinyera, Tobias ^*, Otim, Isaac ^*, Legason, Ismail D ^*, Nabalende, Hadijah ^*, Dhudha, Herry ^*, Ayers, Leona W ^*, Biggar, Robert J ^*, Bhatia, Kishor G. ^*, Goedert, James J ^*, Cole, Nathan ^*, Luo, Wen ^*, Liu, Jia ^*, Manning, Michelle ^*, Hicks, Belynda ^*, Prokunina-Olsson, Ludmila ^*, Chagaluka, George ^*, Johnston, Tom ^*, Mutalima, Nora ^*, Borgstein, Eric ^*, Liomba, George N ^*, Kamiza, Steve ^*, Mkandawire, Nyengo ^*, Mitambo, Collins ^*, Molyneux, Elizabeth ^*, Newton, Robert ^*, Hsing, Ann W ^*, Mensah, James E ^*, Pfeiffer, Ruth M ^*, Hutchinson, Amy ^*, Mary, Carrington ^*, Yeager, Meredith ^*, Joloba, Moses ^*, Blasczyk, Rainer ^*, Chanock, Stephen J. ^*, Raychaudhuri, Soumya ^*, Mbulaiteye, Sam M. ^*

Source: In Blood 15 November 2022 140 Supplement 1:9233-9235

Improving the accuracy of heart failure diagnosis in low-resource settings through task sharing and decentralization

Authors: DeWyer, Alyssa, Scheel, Amy, Otim, Isaac Omara, Longenecker, Christopher T., Okello, Emmy, Ssinabulya, Isaac, Morris, Stephen, Okwir, Mark, Oyang, William, Joyce, Erine, Nabongo, Betty, Sable, Craig, Alencherry, Ben, Tompsett, Alison, Aliku, Twalib, Beaton, Andrea

Source: Global health action. 12(1)

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Burkitt lymphoma risk shows geographic and temporal associations with Plasmodium falciparum infections in Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya.

Authors: Broen, Kelly, Dickens, Joey, Trangucci, Rob, Ogwang, Martin D., Tenge, Constance N., Masalu, Nestory, Reynolds, Steven J., Kawira, Esther, Kerchan, Patrick, Were, Pamela A., Kuremu, Robert T., Wekesa, Walter N., Kinyera, Tobias, Otim, Isaac, Legason, Ismail D., Nabalende, Hadija, Buller, Ian D., Ayers, Leona W., Bhatia, Kishor, Biggar, Robert J.

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America; 1/10/2023, Vol. 120 Issue 2, p1-9, 24p

Subject Terms: PLASMODIUM falciparum, BURKITT'S lymphoma, LYMPHOMAS, CHILDHOOD cancer, INFECTION

Geographic Terms: TANZANIA, KENYA, UGANDA