Lucas N. Amenga-Etego
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
DepartmentWEST AFRICA CENTRE FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT (WACCI) SECRETARIAT
MalariaPlasmodium falciparum population geneticsantimalarial drug resistancehuman genetics
Publication activity
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Publications
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| Publication | Year | Journal | Thematic area | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-infection of Plasmodium falciparum and Schistosoma mansoni is associated with anaemia SD Dassah, KE Nyaah, DKJ Senoo, JB Ziem, Y Aniweh, L Amenga-Etego, ... |
2023 | Malaria journal 22 (1), 272, 2023 | Health Sciences | 17 |
| Global distribution of founder variants associated with non-syndromic hearing impairment ET Aboagye, SM Adadey, E Wonkam-Tingang, L Amenga-Etego, ... |
2023 | Genes 14 (2), 399, 2023 | Agriculture | 17 |
| Knowledge, attitude and perception of West Africans towards COVID-19: a survey to inform public health intervention AJ Udoakang, AL Djomkam Zune, K Tapela, O Owoicho, IK Fagbohun, ... |
2022 | BMC public health 22 (1), 445, 2022 | Health Sciences | 17 |
| Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Parasites in Ghana Show Signatures of Balancing Selection at Artemisinin Resistance Predisposing Background Genes KZ Tandoh, L Amenga-Etego, NB Quashie, G Awandare, M Wilson, ... |
2021 | Evolutionary Bioinformatics 17, 1176934321999640, 2021 | Health Sciences | 17 |
| Comparative susceptibility of Plasmodium ovale and Plasmodium falciparum field isolates to reference and lead candidate antimalarial drugs in Ghana Y Aniweh, A Soulama, J Chirawurah, F Ansah, HA Danwonno, F Sogore, ... |
2023 | Microbiology Spectrum 11 (3), e04916-22, 2023 | Health Sciences | 16 |
| Disparate co-evolution and prevalence of sulfadoxine and pyrimethamine resistance alleles and haplotypes at dhfr and dhps genes across Africa NFD White, G Whitton, V Wasakul, L Amenga-Etego, A Dara, ... |
2025 | Scientific Reports 15 (1), 13222, 2025 | Health Sciences | 15 |
| Plasmodium malariae structure and genetic diversity in sub-Saharan Africa determined from microsatellite variants and linked SNPs in orthologues of antimalarial … EC Oriero, MA Demba, MF Diop, DS Ishengoma, LN Amenga-Etego, ... |
2022 | Scientific reports 12 (1), 21881, 2022 | Agriculture | 15 |
| Genome-wide association study identifies novel candidate malaria resistance genes in Cameroon KK Esoh, TO Apinjoh, A Amambua-Ngwa, SG Nyanjom, ER Chimusa, ... |
2023 | Human molecular genetics 32 (12), 1946-1958, 2023 | Health Sciences | 14 |
| Community engagement and feedback of results in the H3Africa AWI-Gen project: Experiences from the Navrongo Demographic and Health Surveillance site in Northern Ghana G Agongo, C Debpuur, L Amenga-Etego, EA Nonterah, MB Kaburise, ... |
2021 | AAS Open Research 4, 15, 2021 | Health Sciences | 14 |
| A randomized, comparative study of supervised and unsupervised artesunate–amodiaquine, for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Ghana AR Oduro, T Anyorigiya, F Anto, L Amenga-Etego, NA Ansah, P Atobrah, ... |
2008 | Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology 102 (7), 565-576, 2008 | Health Sciences | 14 |
| Diagnostic performance of Typhidot RDT in diagnosis of typhoid fever and antibiotic resistance characterisation in a cross-sectional study in Southern Ghana EK Sam, J Alagbo, A Asamoah, F Ansah, KZ Tandoh, LN Amenga-Etego, ... |
2024 | BMC infectious diseases 24 (1), 1262, 2024 | Agriculture | 13 |
| Age Estimate of GJB2-p.(Arg143Trp) Founder Variant in Hearing Impairment in Ghana, Suggests Multiple Independent Origins across Populations ET Aboagye, SM Adadey, K Esoh, M Jonas, C de Kock, L Amenga-Etego, ... |
2022 | Biology 11 (3), 476, 2022 | Natural Sciences | 13 |
| Blood Pressure Indices and Associated Risk Factors in a Rural West African Adult Population: Insights from an AWI‐Gen Substudy in Ghana G Agongo, EA Nonterah, L Amenga-Etego, C Debpuur, MB Kaburise, ... |
2020 | International Journal of Hypertension 2020 (1), 4549031, 2020 | Social Sciences | 13 |
| Approaches to estimating inbreeding coefficients in clinical isolates of Plasmodium falciparum from genomic sequence data JD O’Brien, L Amenga-Etego, R Li |
2016 | Malaria Journal 15 (1), 473, 2016 | Health Sciences | 12 |
| PfRH5 vaccine; from the bench to the vial P Ilani, PB Nyarko, A Camara, LN Amenga-Etego, Y Aniweh |
2025 | npj Vaccines 10 (1), 82, 2025 | Agriculture | 11 |
| Identification of complex Plasmodium falciparum genetic backgrounds circulating in Africa: a multicountry genomic epidemiology analysis O Miotto, A Amambua-Ngwa, LN Amenga-Etego, MMA Hamid, I Adam, ... |
2024 | The Lancet Microbe 5 (12), 2024 | Health Sciences | 11 |
| A fourth locus in the Plasmodium falciparum genome associated with sickle haemoglobin WL Hamilton, G Band, Y Aniweh, V Asoala, E Drury, KA Rockett, ... |
2023 | bioRxiv, 2023 | Agriculture | 9 |
| Geographical variation drives adaptive equilibrium of the P. falciparum sickle-associated mutations A Python, AJ Forster, P Todd, K Niaré, MD Conrad, LN Amenga-Etego, ... |
2025 | bioRxiv, 2025.08. 31.672853, 2025 | Agriculture | 8 |
| Fine scale human genetic structure in three regions of Cameroon reveals episodic diversifying selection KK Esoh, TO Apinjoh, SG Nyanjom, A Wonkam, ER Chimusa, ... |
2021 | Scientific reports 11 (1), 1039, 2021 | Agriculture | 8 |
| High-throughput genotyping assays for identification of glycophorin B deletion variants in population studies DSY Amuzu, KA Rockett, EM Leffler, F Ansah, N Amoako, CM Morang’a, ... |
2021 | Experimental Biology and Medicine 246 (8), 916-928, 2021 | Social Sciences | 8 |
| Candidate Gene Analysis Reveals Strong Association of CETP Variants With High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and PCSK9 Variants With Low Density … G Agongo, L Amenga-Etego, EA Nonterah, C Debpuur, A Choudhury, ... |
2020 | Frontiers in Genetics 11, 456661, 2020 | Natural Sciences | 8 |
| Correction: The burden of dyslipidaemia and factors associated with lipid levels among adults in rural northern Ghana: An AWI-Gen sub-study G Agongo, EA Nonterah, C Debpuur, L Amenga-Etego, S Ali, A Oduro, ... |
2019 | Plos one 14 (2), e0213233, 2019 | Agriculture | 8 |
| A case study of the incidence and risk factors of vaginal candidiasis in a girl’s senior high school in Bolgatanga, Ghana E Essel, L Amenga-Etego, SL Quaye |
2014 | Int J Health Sci Res 4 (7), 212-217, 2014 | Health Sciences | 8 |
| Trends in insecticide resistance in Anopheles mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Ghana: a systematic review I Debrah, KA Rashid, SKM Mensah, EKE Dormenyoh, B Minnah, ... |
2025 | Journal of Medical Entomology 62 (6), 1386-1395, 2025 | Health Sciences | 7 |
| Nanopore sequencing for real-time genomic surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum ST Girgis, E Adika, FE Nenyewodey, DK Senoo Jnr, JM Ngoi, K Bandoh, ... |
2022 | bioRxiv, 2022.12. 20.521122, 2022 | Agriculture | 7 |