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Tobias Obejum Apinjoh

University of BueaORCID 0000-0001-9889-7271Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 4 Organism:human· 3 Research Focus:variant calling· 3 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 3 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 2 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1

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David J. ConwayiD· 4 shared Dominic P. KwiatkowskiiD· 4 shared Eleanor DruryiD· 3 shared Umberto D’AlessandroiD· 3 shared Alfred Amambua‐NgwaiD· 2 shared Alphaxard M. ManjuranoiD· 2 shared Anita GhansahiD· 2 shared Anna E. JeffreysiD· 2 shared

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Characterising recent antimalarial resistance in West Africa: Insights from amplicon sequencing of 17,384 Plasmodium falciparum infection samples

Joyce Mwongeli Ngoi, Eniyou Cheryll Oriero, Eyyüb S. Ünlü, Kukua Thompson, Dzidzor Yawa Ayeke, Mona-Liza Ebiere Sakyi, Collins Misita Morang’a, Brandon Nji Amambua-Ngwa, Martha Anita Demba, Benjamin Kobna Njie, Fatoumatta Cham, Balla Gibba, Ignatus Nunana Dorvi, Enock Kofi Amoako, Charles Mensah, , Lucas N. Amenga-Etego (16916177)

The paper analyzes amplicon sequencing data from 17,384 Plasmodium falciparum samples in West Africa to characterize antimalarial resistance patterns and their geographic distribution.

bioRxiv · Feb 23, 2026 · PreprintGenomics

A complex Plasmodium falciparum cryptotype circulating at low frequency across the African continent

Olivo Miotto, Alfred Amambua‐Ngwa, Lucas Naam-Kayagre Amenga-Etego, Muzamil Mahdi Abdel Hamid, Ishag Adam, Enoch Aninagyei, Tobias Obejum Apinjoh, Gordon A. Awandare, Philip Bejon, Gwladys I Bertin, Marielle Karine Bouyou-Akotet, Antoine Claessens, David J. Conway, Umberto D’Alessandro, Mahamadou Diakité, , Dominic P. Kwiatkowski

The paper identifies a cryptotype in Plasmodium falciparum genomes across Africa, characterized by a complex genetic background that is geographically widespread but genetically distinct.

bioRxiv · Jan 20, 2024 · PreprintGenomics

New insights into malaria susceptibility from the genomes of 17,000 individuals from Africa, Asia, and Oceania

Malaria Genomic Epidemiology Network, Gavin Band, Si Quang Le, Geraldine M Clarke, Katja Kivinen, Christina Hubbart, Anna E. Jeffreys, Kate Rowlands, Ellen Miranda Leffler, Muminatou Jallow, David J. Conway, Fatoumatta Sisay-Joof, Giorgio Sirugo, Umberto D’Alessandro, Ousmane Touré, , Dominic P. Kwiatkowski

This study identifies five genome-wide associations with severe malaria risk in 17,000 individuals from Africa, Asia, and Oceania, including a new variant linked to cerebral malaria.

Nature Communications · Dec 16, 2019Peer-reviewedGenetics

Resistance to malaria through structural variation of red blood cell invasion receptors

Ellen Miranda Leffler, Gavin Band, George Busby, Katja Kivinen, Si Quang Le, Geraldine M Clarke, Kalifa Bojang, David J. Conway, Muminatou Jallow, Fatoumatta Sisay-Joof, Edith C. Christiane Bougouma, Valentina Dianora Mangano, David Modiano, Sodiomon Bienvenu Sirima, Eric Akum Achidi, , Malaria Genomic Epidemiology Network

The paper identifies a structural variant in GYPA and GYPB genes associated with reduced risk of severe malaria in sub-Saharan African populations.

Science · May 18, 2017Peer-reviewedGenomics