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HLA antigens in East African Black patients with Burkitt's lymphoma or nasopharyngeal carcinoma and in controls: a pilot study
(University of Nairobi,School of Medicine, 1982-10)A pilot study is reported of HLA-A, B, and C antigens in 141 East African Blacks comprising patients with Burkitt's lymphoma or nasopharyngeal carcinoma, either with active disease or in long-term remission, together with ... -
HLA B51 is associated with faster AIDS progression among newly diagnosed HIV-infected individuals in Manitoba, Canada.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08)Human leucocyte antigen (HLA) alleles influence the rate of CD4 decline among HIV-infected individuals. We investigated the association between HLA B35 and HLA B51 and the rate of CD4 decline and/or opportunistic infections, ... -
HLA class I associations with rates of HIV-1 seroconversion and disease progression in the Pumwani Sex Worker Cohort.
(HIV and Human Genetics, National Microbiology Laboratory, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.Department of Medical Microbiology, University of NairobiDepartment of Community Health, University of Nairobi,Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, 2013)Class I human leukocyte antigens (HLA) play an important role in the adaptive immune response by presenting antigens to CD8+ T cells. Studies have reported that several HLA class I alleles are associated with differential ... -
HLA system and cancer.
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 2013) -
HLA typing in a Kenyan cohort identifies novel class I alleles that restrict cytotoxic T-cell responses to local HIV-1 clades.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, 2002-09)OBJECTIVES: To investigate HLA class I allele frequencies in a Kenyan commercial sex worker (CSW) cohort, and to examine HIV-1 specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) responses directed against epitopes derived from locally ... -
HLA-B*57 versus HLA-B*81 in HIV-1 Infection: Slow and Steady Wins the Race?
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HLA-DR 52- and 51-associated DRB1 alleles in Kenya, east Africa.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 1997)Abstract The genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) are amongst the most polymorphic loci known in the human population. The population genetics of the MHC encoded HLA loci of sub-Saharan Africa are of major ... -
HLA-G And Mother-child Perinatal HIVTransmission
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, 2013-04)Transplacental passage is a well-known phenomenon in HIV infection and immune responses at the maternal-fetal interface play a critical role in perinatal mother-to-child HIV transmission (MCHT). The high expression of HLA-G ... -
HMGB1, an alarmin promoting HIV dissemination and latency in dendritic cells.
(University of Nairobischool of public health, 2012-01)Dendritic cells (DCs) initiate immune responses by transporting antigens and migrating to lymphoid tissues to initiate T-cell responses. DCs are located in the mucosal surfaces that are involved in human immunodeficiency ... -
Hodgkin's disease in Kenya.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of NairobiDepartment of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1992-02)A total of 136 patients with Hodgkin's disease (HD) seen at a national referral hospital in Kenya over a 15-year period were studied. The overall male-to-female ratio was 2.6:1, with 65% of patients younger than 20 years ... -
Hodgkin's disease in Kenyan children (a six-year report on management).
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1980-11) -
Hodgkin's lymphoma in the 1990s: a Kenyatta National Hospital experience
(Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 2005-02)OBJECTIVE: To re-evaluate clinico-pathologic categorisation of patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma, treatments offered and their appropriateness, and outcome of this disease at Kenyatta National Hospital in the 1990s. DESIGN: ... -
Hodgkin's lymphoma in the 1990s: a Kenyatta National Hospital experience.East Afr Med J. 2005 Feb;82(2):59-65
(University of Nairobi, 2005)No abstract available -
.Hodgkin's lymphoma in the 1990s: a Kenyatta National Hospital experience.East Afr Med J. 2005 Feb;82(2):59-65.
(University of Nairobi, 2005)OBJECTIVE: To re-evaluate clinico-pathologic categorisation of patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma, treatments offered and their appropriateness, and outcome of this disease at Kenyatta National Hospital in the ... -
Hodgkin's lymphomas at Kenyatta the National Hospital Nairobi in the 1990's.East Afr Med J. 2004 Sep;81(9):450-8
(University of Nairobi, 2004)No abstract available -
Hodgkin’s disease in Kenya: Demographic characteristics, EB virus and other aetiologic factors
(University of Nairobi,Faculty of Medicine, 1995) -
Home visits during pregnancy enhance male partner HIV counselling and testing in Kenya: a randomized clinical trial.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 2013-08)BACKGROUND:: HIV testing male partners of pregnant women may decrease HIV transmission to women and promote uptake of prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) interventions. However, it has been difficult ... -
Home-based Hiv Testing for Children: a Useful Complement for Caregivers With More Children, Who Are Male, and With an Hiv Negative Partner
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Expanding index and family-based testing (HBT) is a priority for identifying children living with HIV. Our study characterizes predictors that drive testing location choice for children of parents living with HIV. Kenyan ... -
Home-based HIV testing for men preferred over clinic-based testing by pregnant women and their male partners, a nested cross-sectional study
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Background Male partner HIV testing and counseling (HTC) is associated with enhanced uptake of prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT), yet male HTC during pregnancy remains low. Identifying settings ... -
A home-based intervention using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) techniques in rural Kenya: what are the caregivers' experiences?
(2013)Caring for a child with complex communication needs associated with a developmental condition frequently adds stress to the caregiver. Furthermore, professional assistance is scarce in low-income rural settings. For such ...