Publications

First-authored publications

  1. Esoh K, Wonkam A. Evolutionary history of sickle-cell mutation: implications for global genetic medicine. Hum Mol Genet. 2021 Apr 26;30(R1):R119-R128. https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddab004. PMID: 33461216; PMCID: PMC8117455.

  2. Esoh K, Wonkam-Tingang E, Wonkam A. Sickle cell disease in sub-Saharan Africa: transferable strategies for prevention and care. Lancet Haematol. 2021 Oct;8(10):e744-e755. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3026(21)00191-5. Epub 2021 Sep 2. PMID: 34481550.

  3. Esoh KK, Apinjoh TO, Nyanjom SG, Wonkam A, Chimusa ER, Amenga-Etego L, Amambua-Ngwa A, Achidi EA. Fine scale human genetic structure in three regions of Cameroon reveals episodic diversifying selection. Sci Rep. 2021 Jan 13;11(1):1039. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79124-1. PMID: 33441574; PMCID: PMC7807043.

Co-authored publications

I researched and provided the background information on CLIC5 and SLC12A2 which were vital for the introcution and discussions. My contribution

  1. Wonkam A, Munung NS, Dandara C, Esoh KK, Hanchard NA, Landoure G. Five Priorities of African Genomics Research: The Next Frontier. Annu Rev Genomics Hum Genet. 2022 Aug 31;23:499-521. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-genom-111521-102452. Epub 2022 May 16. PMID: 35576571.

  2. Adadey SM, Esoh KK, Quaye O, Amedofu GK, Awandare GA, Wonkam A. GJB4 and GJC3 variants in non-syndromic hearing impairment in Ghana. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2020 Sep;245(15):1355-1367. https://doi.org/10.1177/1535370220931035. Epub 2020 Jun 11. PMID: 32524838; PMCID: PMC7441344.

  3. Adadey SM, Schrauwen I, Aboagye ET, Bharadwaj T, Esoh KK, Basit S, Acharya A, Nouel-Saied LM, Liaqat K, Wonkam-Tingang E, Mowla S, Awandare GA, Ahmad W, Leal SM, Wonkam A. Further confirmation of the association of SLC12A2 with non- syndromic autosomal-dominant hearing impairment. J Hum Genet. 2021 Dec;66(12):1169-1175. https://doi.org/10.1038/s10038-021-00954-6. Epub 2021 Jul 5. PMID: 34226616; PMCID: PMC8612923.

  4. Manyisa N, Schrauwen I, de Souza Rios LA, Mowla S, Tekendo-Ngongang C, Popel K, Esoh K, Bharadwaj T, Nouel-Saied LM, Acharya A, Nasir A, Wonkam-Tingang E, Kock C, Dandara C, Leal SM, Wonkam A. A Monoallelic Variant in REST Is Associated with Non-Syndromic Autosomal Dominant Hearing Impairment in a South African Family. Genes (Basel). 2021 Nov 6;12(11):1765. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes12111765. PMID: 34828371; PMCID: PMC8618167.

  5. Wonkam-Tingang E, Schrauwen I, Esoh KK, Bharadwaj T, Nouel-Saied LM, Acharya A, Nasir A, Leal SM, Wonkam A. A novel variant in DMXL2 gene is associated with autosomal dominant non-syndromic hearing impairment (DFNA71) in a Cameroonian family. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2021 Jul;246(13):1524-1532. https://doi.org/10.1177/1535370221999746. Epub 2021 Mar 9. Erratum in: Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2021 Nov;246(21):NP5. PMID: 33715530; PMCID: PMC8283254.

  6. Wonkam-Tingang E, Schrauwen I, Esoh KK, Bharadwaj T, Nouel-Saied LM, Acharya A, Nasir A, Adadey SM, Mowla S, Leal SM, Wonkam A. Bi-Allelic Novel Variants in CLIC5 Identified in a Cameroonian Multiplex Family with Non-Syndromic Hearing Impairment. Genes (Basel). 2020 Oct 23;11(11):1249. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11111249. PMID: 33114113; PMCID: PMC7690789.

  7. Adadey SM, Aboagye ET, Esoh K, Acharya A, Bharadwaj T, Lin NS, Amenga-Etego L, Awandare GA, Schrauwen I, Leal SM, Wonkam A. A novel autosomal dominant GREB1L variant associated with non-syndromic hearing impairment in Ghana. BMC Med Genomics. 2022 Nov 10;15(1):237. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12920-022-01391-w. PMID: 36357908; PMCID: PMC9648021.

  8. Wonkam A, Adadey SM, Schrauwen I, Aboagye ET, Wonkam-Tingang E, Esoh K, Popel K, Manyisa N, Jonas M, deKock C, Nembaware V, Cornejo Sanchez DM, Bharadwaj T, Nasir A, Everard JL, Kadlubowska MK, Nouel-Saied LM, Acharya A, Quaye O, Amedofu GK, Awandare GA, Leal SM. Exome sequencing of families from Ghana reveals known and candidate hearing impairment genes. Commun Biol. 2022 Apr 19;5(1):369. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03326-8. PMID: 35440622; PMCID: PMC9019055.

  9. Adadey SM, Wonkam-Tingang E, Alves de Souza Rios L, Aboagye ET, Esoh K, Manyisa N, De Kock C, Awandare GA, Mowla S, Wonkam A. Cell-based analysis of CLIC5A and SLC12A2 variants associated with hearing impairment in two African families. Front Genet. 2022 Aug 11;13:924904. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2022.924904. PMID: 36035115; PMCID: PMC9403182.

  10. Aboagye ET, Adadey SM, Esoh K, Jonas M, de Kock C, Amenga-Etego L, Awandare GA, Wonkam A. Age Estimate of GJB2-p.(Arg143Trp) Founder Variant in Hearing Impairment in Ghana, Suggests Multiple Independent Origins across Populations. Biology (Basel). 2022 Mar 21;11(3):476. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11030476. PMID: 35336849; PMCID: PMC8945073.

  11. Oluwole OG, Esoh KK, Wonkam-Tingang E, Manyisa N, Noubiap JJ, Chimusa ER, Wonkam A. Whole exome sequencing identifies rare coding variants in novel human- mouse ortholog genes in African individuals diagnosed with non-syndromic hearing impairment. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2021 Jan;246(2):197-206. https://doi.org/10.1177/1535370220960388. Epub 2020 Sep 30. PMID: 32996353; PMCID: PMC7871117.

  12. Yalcouyé A, Esoh K, Guida L, Wonkam A. Current profile of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease in Africa: A systematic review. J Peripher Nerv Syst. 2022 Jun;27(2):100-112. https://doi.org/10.1111/jns.12489. Epub 2022 Apr 5. PMID: 35383421; PMCID: PMC9322329.

  13. Yalcouyé A, Traoré O, Diarra S, Schrauwen I, Esoh K, Kadlubowska MK, Bharadwaj T, Adadey SM, Kéita M, Guinto CO, Leal SM, Landouré G, Wonkam A. A monoallelic variant in EYA1 is associated with Branchio-Otic syndrome in a Malian family. Mol Genet Genomic Med. 2022 Jul;10(7):e1995. https://doi.org/10.1002/mgg3.1995. Epub 2022 Jun 14. PMID: 35698919; PMCID: PMC9266589.

  14. Nembaware V, Mazandu GK, Hotchkiss J, Safari Serufuri JM, Kent J, Kengne AP, Anie K, Munung NS, Bukini D, Bitoungui VJN, Munube D, Chirwa U, Chunda-Liyoka C, Jonathan A, Flor-Park MV, Esoh KK, Jonas M, Mnika K, Oosterwyk C, Masamu U, Morrice J, Uwineza A, Nguweneza A, Banda K, Nyanor I, Adjei DN, Siebu NE, Nkanyemka M, Kuona P, Tayo BO, Campbell A, Oron AP, Nnodu OE, Painstil V, Makani J, Mulder N, Wonkam A. The Sickle Cell Disease Ontology: Enabling Collaborative Research and Co-Designing of New Planetary Health Applications. OMICS. 2020 Oct;24(10):559-567. https://doi.org/10.1089/omi.2020.0153. PMID: 33021900; PMCID: PMC7549008.

  15. Shey RA, Ghogomu SM, Shintouo CM, Nkemngo FN, Nebangwa DN, Esoh K, Yaah NE, Manka’aFri M, Nguve JE, Ngwese RA, Njume FN, Bertha FA, Ayong L, Njemini R, Vanhamme L, Souopgui J. Computational Design and Preliminary Serological Analysis of a Novel Multi-Epitope Vaccine Candidate against Onchocerciasis and Related Filarial Diseases. Pathogens. 2021 Jan 21;10(2):99. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10020099. PMID: 33494344; PMCID: PMC7912539.

  16. Shey RA, Ghogomu SM, Esoh KK, Nebangwa ND, Shintouo CM, Nongley NF, Asa BF, Ngale FN, Vanhamme L, Souopgui J. In-silico design of a multi-epitope vaccine candidate against onchocerciasis and related filarial diseases. Sci Rep. 2019 Mar 13;9(1):4409. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-40833-x. PMID: 30867498; PMCID: PMC6416346.

  17. Shey RA, Ghogomu S, Nebangwa DN, Shintouo CM, Yaah NE, Yengo BN, Francis Nongley N, Esoh KK, Tchatchoua NM, Mbachick TT, Dede A. Rational Design of a Novel Multi-Epitope Peptide-Based Vaccine against Onchocerca volvulus Using Transmembrane Proteins. Frontiers in Tropical Diseases. https://doi.org/10.3389/fitd.2022.1046522

  18. Asante-Poku A, Morgan P, Osei-Wusu S, Aboagye SY, Asare P, Otchere ID, Adadey SM, Mnika K, Esoh K, Mawuta KH, Arthur N, Forson A, Mazandu GK, Wonkam A, Yeboah-Manu D. Genetic Analysis of TB Susceptibility Variants in Ghana Reveals Candidate Protective Loci in SORBS2 and SCL11A1 Genes. Front Genet. 2022 Feb 15;12:729737. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2021.729737. PMID: 35242163; PMCID: PMC8886735.

  19. Mwangi KW, Mainye N, Ouso DO, Esoh K, Muraya AW, Mwangi CK, Naitore C, Karega P, Kibet-Rono G, Musundi S, Mutisya J, Mwangi E, Mgawe C, Miruka S, Kibet CK; OpenScienceKE Collaborators. Open Science in Kenya: Where Are We? Front Res Metr Anal. 2021 May 13;6:669675. https://doi.org/10.3389/frma.2021.669675. PMID: 34056516; PMCID: PMC8155710.

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