Amos Mbugua

Absence of β-tubulin SNPs Associated with Drug Resistance in Ascaris lumbricoides Infections of School-Age Children in Bungoma County, Kenya

Peterson M. Maingi, Maurice R. Odiere, Wekesa W. Antony & Amos Mbugua · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2023

Aims: This study compared the prevalence of Ascaris lumbricoides infections pre- and post-deworming in school-age children in Bungoma County, western Kenya, to detect β-tubulin gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with drug resistance in these infections. Study...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2023/v35i205200

Selected haematological markers and C-reactive protein, not AGTR1 SNP, are associated with essential hypertension in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya

Amos Mbaabu, Caroline Mangare, Collins Wangulu & Amos Mbugua · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2023

Background: Essential Hypertension (EH) accounts for majority of hypertension cases globally. Genetic factors along with haematological and biochemical changes may underlie EH and these have not been well studied in Kenya. A meta-analysis in African populations (excluding East Af...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i10875