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Vitamin A And Risk Of HIV-1 Seroconversion Among Kenyan Men With Genital Ulcers.
(University of Nairobi, 2001-03-30)
Background: Vitamin A is involved in normal immune function and the maintenance of mucosal integrity through complex effects on cellular differentiation. Objective: We sought to determine whether serum vitamin A levels ...
Experiences With Counseling Hiv Positive Mothers About Infant Feeding In The Kenya Prevention Of M
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
Kirin Information on Drugs and Science Journal
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
Leukaemia at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi.
(University of Nairobi, 2001-07)
OBJECTIVES:
To determine the patterns of leukaemias seen in Malawians at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) and to compare the findings with those from elsewhere. An overview of the problems encountered in the ...
Emerging issues in measles.
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
Collagen Ialpha1 and vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms in South African whites, blacks and Indians.
(University of Nairobi, 2001-11)
To determine whether polymorphic differences exist between black, white and Indian South Africans in genes associated with bone mineral density and osteoporosis.
DESIGN:
Genes selected were the vitamin D receptor (Apa ...
Biochemical and molecular diagnosis of glutaric aciduria type 1 in a black South African male child: case report.
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
Glutaric aciduria type 1 (GA-1) is an inborn error of metabolism caused by a deficiency of the mitochondrial enzyme glutaryl-Co enzyme A dehydrogenase. GA-1 is not uncommon amongst Caucasians but to the best of our knowledge, ...
Soluble transferrin receptors in anaemia of pregnancy.
(University of Nairobi, 2001-05)
Anaemia is one of the most common disorders in pregnancy. The most common cause is iron deficiency. Iron deficiency anaemia is relatively easy to diagnose using a serum ferritin of <15 ng/ml. However, because ferritin is ...
Malignant Melanomas: Search for Human Papillomaviruses
(University of Nairobi,, 2001-06)