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Publications: DR Christopher Kintu

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Biira AM, Kintu C, Nkamba E, Kamulegeya A, Louis M, Odida M ( 2025 ) . Genotyping HPV 16 and 18 in oral and oropharyngeal cancer: uncovering HIV as a key risk factor in a Ugandan cohort . Infectious Agents and Cancer vol. 20 , ( 1 )
Fatumo S, Ojewunmi O, Camenzuli R, Kintu C, Kamiza A, Brandenburg J-T, Kalungi A, Kalyesubula R et al. ( 2025 ) . KidneyGenAfrica, a pan-African partnership to deliver research and training excellence in genomics of kidney disease . Nature Genetics vol. 57 , ( 9 ) 2079 - 2082 .
Diawara A, Traore M, Diabaté O, Kintu C, Saeed AA, Abiola JO, Cisse C, Traore K et al. ( 2025 ) . Genetically proxied inhibition of kidney function pathways and increased risk of type 2 diabetes in Africans: A Mendelian randomization study . Science Progress vol. 108 , ( 2 )
Kintu C, Soremekun O, Machipisa T, Mayanja R, Kalyesubula R, Bagaya BS, Jjingo D, Chikowore T et al. ( 2023 ) . Meta-analysis of African ancestry genome-wide association studies identified novel locus and validates multiple loci associated with kidney function . BMC Genomics vol. 24 , ( 1 )
Mayanja R, Machipisa T, Soremekun O, Kamiza AB, Kintu C, Kalungi A, Kalyesubula R, Sande OJ et al. ( 2023 ) . Genome-wide association analysis of cystatin-C kidney function in continental Africa . EBioMedicine vol. 95 ,
Kintu C, Soremekun O, Kamiza AB, Kalungi A, Mayanja R, Kalyesubula R, Bagaya S B, Jjingo D et al. ( 2023 ) . The causal effects of lipid traits on kidney function in Africans: bidirectional and multivariable Mendelian-randomization study . EBioMedicine vol. 90 ,
Fatumo S, Mugisha J, Soremekun OS, Kalungi A, Mayanja R, Kintu C, Makanga R, Kakande A et al. ( 2022 ) . Uganda Genome Resource: A rich research database for genomic studies of communicable and non-communicable diseases in Africa . Cell Genomics vol. 2 , ( 11 )
Mayanja R, Kintu C, Diabate O, Soremekun O, Oluwagbemi OO, Wele M, Kalyesubula R, Jjingo D et al. ( 2022 ) . Molecular Dynamic Simulation Reveals Structure Differences in APOL1 Variants and Implication in Pathogenesis of Chronic Kidney Disease . Genes vol. 13 , ( 8 )
Kamiza AB, Toure SM, Vujkovic M, Machipisa T, Soremekun OS, Kintu C, Corpas M, Pirie F et al. ( 2022 ) . Transferability of genetic risk scores in African populations . Nature Medicine vol. 28 , ( 6 ) 1163 - 1166 .
Isewon I, Soremekun C, Adebiyi M, Adetunji C, Ogunleye AJ, Bajeh AO, Asani EO, Gbadamosi B et al. ( 2022 ) . Strengthening Bioinformatics and Genomics Analyses Skills in Africa for Attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals: Report of the 2nd Conference of the Nigerian Bioinformatics and Genomics Network . American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene . vol. 107 , 21 - 23 .
Soremekun O, Karhunen V, He Y, Rajasundaram S, Liu B, Gkatzionis A, Soremekun C, Udosen B et al. ( 2022 ) . Lipid traits and type 2 diabetes risk in African ancestry individuals: A Mendelian Randomization study . EBioMedicine vol. 78 ,
Kintu C, Soremekun O, Kamiza A, Kalungi A, Mayanja R, Kalyesubula R, Bagaya BS, Jjingo D et al. ( 2022 ) . The Causal Effects of Lipid Traits on Kidney Function in Africans: Bidirectional and Multivariable Mendelian-Randomization Study .
Nakiboneka R, Mugaba S, Auma BO, Kintu C, Lindan C, Nanteza MB, Kaleebu P, Serwanga J ( 2018 ) . Interferon gamma (IFN-γ) negative CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells can produce immune mediators in response to viral antigens . Vaccine vol. 37 , ( 1 ) 113 - 122 .
Chong AHW, Kintu C, Cho Y, Fatumo S, Torres J, Smith GD, Gaunt TR, Hemani G . Adjusting for medication status in genome-wide association studies .
Kintu C, Soremekun O, Machipisa T, Mayanja R, Kalyesubula R, Bagaya BS, Jjingo D, Chikowore T et al. . African ancestry meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies a novel locus and validates multiple loci associated with kidney function .
Diawara A, Traore M, Diabaté O, Kintu C, Saeed AA, Abiola JO, Cisse C, Traore K et al. . Genetically proxied therapeutic inhibition of kidney function drug targets and type 2 diabetes in Africans: A Mendelian randomization study .
Fatumo S, Kamiza A, Toure S, Vujkovic M, Machipisa T, Soremekun O, Kintu C, Corpas M et al. . Polygenic prediction of lipid traits in sub-Saharan Africans .
Fatumo S, Mugisha J, Soremekun OS, Kalungi A, Mayanja R, Kintu C, Makanga R, Kakande A et al. . Uganda Genome Resource: A rich research database for genomic studies of communicable and non-communicable diseases in Africa .
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