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Moses Lutaakome Joloba

Makerere UniversityORCID 0000-0002-0334-9983Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 3 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:variant calling· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1

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David Patrick KateeteiD· 2 shared Abebaw FekaduiD· 1 shared Adele PretoriusiD· 1 shared Alberto L. García‐BasteiroiD· 1 shared Alicia R. MartiniD· 1 shared Amanda B Bradway· 1 shared Ana Maria OlivaresiD· 1 shared Anne StevensoniD· 1 shared

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High KIR diversity in Uganda and Botswana children living with HIV

John Mukisa, Samuel Kyobe, Marion Amujal, Williams Jacqueline, Eric Katagirya, Thabo Diphoko, Gaseene Sebetso, Savannah Mwesigwa, Gerald Mboowa, Gaone Retshabile, Lesedi Williams, Busisiwe Mlotshwa, Mogomotsi Matshaba, Daudi Jjingo, David Patrick Kateete, , Jill A. Hollenbach

This study analyzes KIR diversity in HIV-infected children from Uganda and Botswana, finding differences in allele frequencies and associations with disease progression.

Human Immunology · Jun 19, 2026Peer-reviewedGenomics

Patterns of compensatory mutations in rpoA/B/C genes of multidrug resistant M. tuberculosis in Uganda

David Patrick Kateete, Shakira Namakula, Edgar Kigozi, Fred Ashaba Katabazi, George William Kasule, Kenneth Musisi, Edward Wampande, Deus Lukoye, Moses Lutaakome Joloba

This study identifies compensatory mutations in rpoA/B/C genes of rifampicin-resistant M. tuberculosis isolates in Uganda, finding rpoC/Gly594Glu and rpoC/Val483Ala as the most frequent.

PLoS ONE · Dec 4, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

A blended genome and exome sequencing method captures genetic variation in an unbiased, high-quality, and cost-effective manner

Toni A. Boltz, Benjamin B. Chu, Calwing Liao, Julia Sealock, Robert Ye, Lerato Majara, Jack M. Fu, Susan K. Service, Lingyu Zhan, Sarah Elizabeth Medland, Sinéad B. Chapman, Simone Rubinacci, Matthew T. DeFelice, Jonna Grimsby, Tamrat Abebe, , Alicia R. Martin

The paper introduces BGE, a sequencing method that combines low-pass whole genome and deep whole exome data, showing high accuracy and cost-effectiveness for genetic variant discovery.

bioRxiv · Sep 6, 2024 · PreprintGenomics

Local adaptation in populations of Mycobacterium tuberculosis endemic to the Indian Ocean Rim

Fabrizio Menardo, Liliana K. Rutaihwa, Michaela Zwyer, Sònia Borrell, Iñaki Comas, Emilyn Costa Conceição, Mireia Coscollá, Helen Suzanne Cox, Moses Lutaakome Joloba, Horng-Yunn Dou, Julia Feldmann, Lukas Fenner, Janet Fyfe, Qian Gao, Darı́o Garcı́a de Viedma, , Sébastien Gagneux

The paper analyzes whole genome sequences of Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineages L1 and L3 to show South Asia's role in their dispersion and identify local adaptation at the esxH locus.

F1000Research · Feb 1, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics