Tom Williams

Undernutrition: a major but potentially preventable cause of poor outcomes in children living with sickle cell disease in Africa.Williams TN
BMC Med, (2021). 19:17

Risk factors for anaemia among Ghanaian women and children vary by population group and climate zone.Petry N, Wirth JP, Adu-Afarwuah S, Wegmuller R, Woodruff BA, Tanumihardjo SA, Bentil H, Donkor WES, Williams TN, Shahab-Ferdows S, Selenje L, Mahama A, Steiner-Asiedu M, Rohner F
Matern Child Nutr, (2021). 17:e13076

Plasma Plasmodium falciparum Histidine-rich Protein 2 Concentrations in Children With Malaria Infections of Differing Severity in Kilifi, Kenya.Uyoga S, Wanjiku P, Rop JC, Makale J, Macharia AW, Nyutu GM, Shebe M, Awuondo KA, Mturi N, Woodrow CJ, Dondorp AM, Maitland K, Williams TN
Clin Infect Dis, (2021). 73:e2415-e2423

Iron Deficiency Is Associated With Reduced Levels of Plasmodium falciparum-specific Antibodies in African Children.Bundi CK, Nalwoga A, Lubyayi L, Muriuki JM, Mogire RM, Opi H, Mentzer AJ, Mugyenyi CK, Mwacharo J, Webb EL, Bejon P, Williams TN, Gikunju JK, Beeson JG, Elliott AM, Ndungu FM, Atkinson SH
Clin Infect Dis, (2021). 73:43-49

All-cause and cause-specific mortality in Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance System, in Kenya in the period of the COVID-19 pandemic..Otiende M, Nyagura A, Bottomley C, Walumbe D, Mochama G, Amadi D, Nyundo C, Kagucia W, Etyang AO, Adetifa IMO, Maitha E, Chondo E, Nzomo E, Aman R, Mwangangi M, Amoth P, Wangari N, Barasa E, Mwangangi J, Bejon P, Agweyu A, Williams TN, Scott JAG
1st International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA), (2021). :

Haplotype heterogeneity and low linkage disequilibrium reduce reliable prediction of genotypes for the alpha (3.7I) form of alpha-thalassaemia using genome-wide microarray data.Ndila CM, Nyirongo V, Macharia AW, Jeffreys AE, Rowlands K, Hubbart C, Busby GBJ, Band G, Harding RM, Rockett KA, Williams TN, Malaria GENConsortium
Wellcome Open Res, (2020). 5:287

Author Correction: Investigating the drivers of the spatio-temporal patterns of genetic differences between Plasmodium falciparum malaria infections in Kilifi County, Kenya.Malinga J, Mogeni P, Omedo I, Rockett K, Hubbart C, Jeffreys A, Williams TN, Kwiatkowski D, Bejon P, Ross A
Sci Rep, (2020). 10:22416

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and susceptibility to childhood diseases in Kilifi, Kenya.Uyoga S, Macharia AW, Ndila CM, Nyutu G, Shebe M, Awuondo KO, Mturi N, Peshu N, Tsofa B, Scott JAG, Maitland K, Williams TN
Blood Adv, (2020). 4:5942-5950

Clustering of health risk behaviors among adolescents in Kilifi, Kenya, a rural Sub-Saharan African setting.Ssewanyana D, Abubakar A, Newton CRJC, Otiende M, Mochamah G, Nyundo C, Walumbe D, Nyutu G, Amadi D, Doyle AM, Ross DA, Nyaguara A, Williams TN, Bauni E
PLoS One, (2020). 15:e0242186

How Severe Anaemia Might Influence the Risk of Invasive Bacterial Infections in African Children.Abuga KM, Muriuki JM, Williams TN, Atkinson SH
Int J Mol Sci, (2020). 21:6976

Red blood cell tension protects against severe malaria in the Dantu blood group.Kariuki SN, Marin-Menendez A, Introini V, Ravenhill BJ, Lin YC, Macharia A, Makale J, Tendwa M, Nyamu W, Kotar J, Carrasquilla M, Rowe JA, Rockett K, Kwiatkowski D, Weekes MP, Cicuta P, Williams TN, Rayner JC
Nature, (2020). 585:579-583

The clinical spectrum of severe childhood malaria in Eastern Uganda.Olupot-Olupot P, Engoru C, Nteziyaremye J, Chebet M, Ssenyondo T, Muhindo R, Nyutu G, Macharia AW, Uyoga S, Ndila CM, Karamagi C, Maitland K, Williams TN
Malar J, (2020). 19:322

Characterising demographics, knowledge, practices and clinical care among patients attending sickle cell disease clinics in Eastern Uganda.Olupot-Olupot P, Wabwire H, Ndila C, Adong R, Ochen L, Amorut D, Abongo G, Okalebo CB, Akello SR, Oketcho JB, Okiror W, Asio S, Odiit A, Alaroker F, Nyutu G, Maitland K, Williams TN
Wellcome Open Res, (2020). 5:87

Risk of pneumococcal bacteremia in Kenyan children with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency.Gilchrist JJ, Uyoga S, Pirinen M, Rautanen A, Mwarumba S, Njuguna P, Mturi N, Kenyan Bacteraemia Study Group, Hill AVS, Scott JAG, Williams TN
BMC Med, (2020). 18:148

Vitamin D Status Is Not Associated with Cognitive or Motor Function in Pre-School Ugandan Children.Mutua AM, Nampijja M, Elliott AM, Pettifor JM, Williams TN, Abubakar A, Webb EL, Atkinson SH
Nutrients, (2020). 12:1662

Effects of vitamin D deficiency on neurobehavioural outcomes in children: a systematic review.Mutua AM, Mogire RM, Elliott AM, Williams TN, Webb EL, Abubakar A, Atkinson SH
Wellcome Open Res, (2020). 5:28

beta-Thalassemia pathogenic variants in a cohort of children from the East African coast.Macharia AW, Mochamah G, Uyoga S, Ndila CM, Nyutu G, Tendwa M, Nyatichi E, Makale J, Ware RE, Williams TN
Mol Genet Genomic Med, (2020). 8:e1294

Caring for Africa's sickle cell children: will we rise to the challenge?.Oron AP, Chao DL, Ezeanolue EE, Ezenwa LN, Piel FB, Ojogun OT, Uyoga S, Williams TN, Nnodu OE
BMC Med, (2020). 18:92

Human genetics and malaria resistance.Kariuki SN, Williams TN
Hum Genet, (2020). 139:801-811

Estimating the burden of iron deficiency among African children.Muriuki JM, Mentzer AJ, Webb EL, Morovat A, Kimita W, Ndungu FM, Macharia AW, Crane RJ, Berkley JA, Lule SA, Cutland C, Sirima SB, Diarra A, Tiono AB, Bejon P, Madhi SA, Hill AVS, Prentice AM, Suchdev PS, Elliott AM, Williams TN, Atkinson SH
BMC Med, (2020). 18:31