Browsing College of Health Sciences (CHS) by Author "Byarugaba, Wilson"
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The contribution of medical biotechnology in the sustainability of human society
Byarugaba, Wilson; Wayengera, Misaki (2010) -
EBV, HHV8 and HIV in B cell non Hodgkin lymphoma in Kampala, Uganda
Tumwine, Lynnette K.; Orem, Jackson; Kerchan, Patrick; Byarugaba, Wilson; Pileri, Stefano A. (BioMed Central, 2010)Background: B cell non Hodgkin lymphomas account for the majority of lymphomas in Uganda. The commonest is endemic Burkitt lymphoma, followed by diffuse large-B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). There has been an increase in incidence ... -
Emergence of sickle cell gene through migration and intermarriage: A case study
Okwi, A. L.; Byarugaba, Wilson; Parkes, Arthur; Bimenya, Gabriel S.; Othieno, Emmanuel; Tumwine, James K.; Ndugwa, Christopher M. (Africa Journal of Animal and Biomedical Sciences, 2009)Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inheritable disorder which is very common among persons of equatorial regions including Africa. The evolution of SCD is linked to malaria endemicity in which sickle cell traits are selected for ... -
In silico evidence for the species-specific conservation of mosquito retroposons: implications as a molecular biomarker
Byarugaba, Wilson; Kajumbula, Henry; Wayengera, Misaki (BioMed Central, 2009)Background: Mosquitoes are the transmissive vectors for several infectious pathogens that affect man. However, the control of mosquitoes through insecticide and pesticide spraying has proved difficult in the past. We ... -
An up-date on the prevalence of sickle cell trait in Eastern and Western Uganda.
Okwi, A.L.; Byarugaba, Wilson; Ndugwa, Christopher M.; Parkes, Arthur; Ocaido, Michael; Tumwine, James K. (BioMed Central, 2010)Background: The first survey on sickle cell disease (SCD) done in Uganda in 1949, reported the district of Bundibugyo in Western Uganda to have the highest sickle cell trait (SCT) prevalence (45%). This is believed to be ...