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Lily Paemka

University of Ghana
Verified email at uiowa.edu
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Breast cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: The current state and uncertain future

CA Anyigba, GA Awandare… - … Biology and Medicine, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Breast cancer is the commonest cause of global cancer-related deaths in women and a
public health burden in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Although the disease incidence in SSA …

Delayed neutrophil apoptosis enhances NET formation in cystic fibrosis

RD Gray, G Hardisty, KH Regan, M Smith, CT Robb… - Thorax, 2018 - thorax.bmj.com
Background Cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease is defined by large numbers of neutrophils and
associated damaging products in the airway. Delayed neutrophil apoptosis is described in …

[HTML][HTML] Seizures are regulated by ubiquitin-specific peptidase 9 X-linked (USP9X), a de-ubiquitinase

L Paemka, VB Mahajan, SN Ehaideb, JM Skeie… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Epilepsy is a common disabling disease with complex, multifactorial genetic and
environmental etiology. The small fraction of epilepsies subject to Mendelian inheritance …

[HTML][HTML] Curcumin loaded Ag–TiO 2-halloysite nanotubes platform for combined chemo-photodynamic therapy treatment of cancer cells

E Nyankson, D Awuzah, EK Tiburu, JK Efavi… - RSC …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The use of naturally occurring anticancer materials in combination with doped metal oxide
has emerged as one of the most promising ways for improving anticancer treatment efficacy …

[HTML][HTML] Probing SARS-CoV-2-positive plasma to identify potential factors correlating with mild COVID-19 in Ghana, West Africa

K Tapela, FO Oyawoye, CO Olwal, PC Opurum… - BMC medicine, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background West Africa has recorded a relatively higher proportion of
asymptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases than the rest of the world, and …

[HTML][HTML] Trends of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibody prevalence in selected regions across Ghana

PK Quashie, JK Mutungi… - Wellcome Open …, 2021 - wellcomeopenresearch.org
Background: We set out to estimate the community-level exposure to severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Ghana. Methods: Phased …

[HTML][HTML] Pathogen-induced epigenetic modifications in cancers: implications for prevention, detection and treatment of cancers in Africa

AL Djomkam Zune, CO Olwal, K Tapela, O Owoicho… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cancer is a genetic disease; hence, pathogens are likely to cause cancers
via genetic alterations, including epigenetic modification, a change in gene expression …

[HTML][HTML] Monocyte derived macrophages from CF pigs exhibit increased inflammatory responses at birth

L Paemka, BN McCullagh, MH Abou Alaiwa… - Journal of cystic …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background We sought to address whether CF macrophages have a primary functional
defect as a consequence of CFTR loss and thus contribute to the onset of infection and …

[HTML][HTML] PRICKLE1 interaction with SYNAPSIN I reveals a role in autism spectrum disorders

L Paemka, VB Mahajan, JM Skeie, LP Sowers… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The frequent comorbidity of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) with epilepsy suggests a
shared underlying genetic susceptibility; several genes, when mutated, can contribute to …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge, attitude and perception of West Africans towards COVID-19: a survey to inform public health intervention

AJ Udoakang, AL Djomkam Zune, K Tapela… - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Background The first case of the novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) in West Africa
was first confirmed in Nigeria in February 2020. Since then, several public health …