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Sarah Helen Atkinson

Kenya Medical Research InstituteORCID 0000-0002-8360-4402Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 2 Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Adebowale AdeyemoiD· 2 shared Alex MachariaiD· 2 shared Alexander J. MentzeriD· 2 shared Alison M. ElliottiD· 2 shared Amy R. BentleyiD· 2 shared Andrew M. PrenticeiD· 2 shared Emily L. WebbiD· 2 shared Francis Maina NdunguiD· 2 shared

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African-specific genetic loci determine iron status and risk of severe malaria and bacteremia in African children

John M. Muriuki, Alexander J. Mentzer, Gavin Band, Amanda Yoon-Yee Chong, Alex Macharia, Reagan M. Mogire, Kelvin M. Abuga, Ruth E. Mitchell, James J. Gilchrist, Emily L. Webb, Francis Maina Ndungu, Laura M. Raffield, Lynette Ekunwe, Amy R. Bentley, Sodiomon Bienvenu Sirima, , Sarah Helen Atkinson

The paper identifies African-specific genetic loci associated with iron status and risk of severe malaria and bacteremia in children, highlighting limited transferability of European polygenic risk scores.

Nature Communications · Apr 7, 2026Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

OSBPL11 is an African-specific locus associated with 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and cardiometabolic health

Reagan M. Mogire, John M. Muriuki, Ruth Fiona Bayimenye, Alexander J. Mentzer, Amanda Chong, Mateus Henrique Gouveia, Amy R. Bentley, Gavin Band, Pauline King’ori, Ruth E. Mitchell, Emily L. Webb, Dhriti Sengupta, Lynette Ekunwe, Francis Maina Ndungu, Alireza Morovat, , Sarah Helen Atkinson

The paper identifies a novel genetic locus OSBPL11 associated with vitamin D levels and cardiometabolic health in African populations through genome-wide analysis.

medRxiv · May 27, 2025 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine