Methods for implementing a medicine outlet survey: lessons from the anti-malarial market (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In recent years an increasing number of public investments and policy changes have been made to improve the availability, affordability and quality of medicines available to consumers in d
Deciphering the complex distribution of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 subtypes among different cohorts in Northern Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Increased understanding of the genetic diversity of HIV-1 is challenging but important in the development of an effective vaccine. We aimed to describe the distribution of HIV-1 subtypes i
Stealth proteins: in silico identification of a novel protein family rendering bacterial pathogens invisible to host immune defense (Publications)
There are a variety of bacterial defense strategies to survive in a hostile environment. Generation of extracellular polysaccharides has proved to be a simple but effective strategy against the host's
Physical activity attenuates the influence of FTO variants on obesity risk: a meta-analysis of 218,166 adults and 19,268 children (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The FTO gene harbors the strongest known susceptibility locus for obesity. While many individual studies have suggested that physical activity (PA) may attenuate the effect of FTO on obesi
Plasma HIV viral rebound following protocol-indicated cessation of ART commenced in primary and chronic HIV infection (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: The magnitude of HIV viral rebound following ART cessation has consequences for clinical outcome and onward transmission. We compared plasma viral load (pVL) rebound after stopping ART ini
The association of season and temperature with adverse pregnancy outcome in two German states, a time-series analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: A seasonality of low birth weight (LBW) and preterm birth (PTB) has been described for most regions and there is evidence that this pattern is caused by ambient outdoor temperature. Howeve
Identification of CIITA regulated genetic module dedicated for antigen presentation (Publications)
The class II trans-activator CIITA is a transcriptional co-activator required for the expression of Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) genes. Although the latter function is well established, the
