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Andrew Anthony Adjei

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Verified email at ug.edu.gh Professor of Immunology, University of Ghana Medical School. Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteUNIV. OF GHANA MEDICAL SCHOOL
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
Immunology
Publications

160

Citations

5,925

H-index

44

i10-index

81

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
37.0
Most cited paper
596
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
13 Sep 2026, 23:29
Publications

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PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Bacterial contamination of blood and blood components in three major blood transfusion centers, Accra, Ghana
AA Adjei, GK Kuma, Y Tettey, PF Ayeh-Kumi, J Opintan, F Apeagyei, ...
2009 Japanese journal of infectious diseases 62 (4), 265-269, 2009 Health Sciences 77
Cervical human papillomavirus infection in Accra, Ghana
AB Domfeh, EK Wiredu, AA Adjei, PFK Ayeh-Kumi, TK Adiku, Y Tettey, ...
2008 Ghana medical journal 42 (2), 2008 Health Sciences 75
Cryptosporidium spp., a frequent cause of diarrhea among children at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana
AA Adjei, H Armah, O Rodrigues, L Renner, P Borketey, P Ayeh-Kumi, ...
2004 Japanese journal of infectious diseases 57 (5), 216-219, 2004 Health Sciences 75
Use of skin‐lightening products among selected urban communities in Accra, Ghana
M Lartey, FD Krampa, M Abdul‐Rahman, NL Quarcoo, P Yamson, ...
2017 International journal of dermatology 56 (1), 32-39, 2017 Social Sciences 67
Atlas of prostate cancer heritability in European and African-American men pinpoints tissue-specific regulation
A Gusev, H Shi, G Kichaev, M Pomerantz, F Li, HW Long, SA Ingles, ...
2016 Nature communications 7 (1), 10979, 2016 Health Sciences 66
Detection of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein II in saliva of malaria patients
NO Wilson, AA Adjei, W Anderson, S Baidoo, JK Stiles
2008 The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 78 (5), 733, 2008 Health Sciences 65
Soluble factors from Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes induce apoptosis in human brain vascular endothelial and neuroglia cells
NO Wilson, MB Huang, W Anderson, V Bond, M Powell, WE Thompson, ...
2008 Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 162 (2), 172-176, 2008 Health Sciences 65
The cerebral-malaria-associated expression of RANTES, CCR3 and CCR5 in post-mortem tissue samples
BY Sarfo, S Singh, JW Lillard, A Quarshie, RK Gyasi, H Armah, AA Adjei, ...
2004 Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology 98 (3), 297-303, 2004 Health Sciences 60
Evidence of novel susceptibility variants for prostate cancer and a multiancestry polygenic risk score associated with aggressive disease in men of African ancestry
F Chen, RK Madduri, AA Rodriguez, BF Darst, A Chou, X Sheng, A Wang, ...
2023 European urology 84 (1), 13-21, 2023 Health Sciences 59
Giardia lamblia infections in children in Ghana
I Anim-Baidoo, CA Narh, D Oddei, CA Brown, C Enweronu-Laryea, ...
2016 The Pan African Medical Journal 24, 217, 2016 Health Sciences 58
Design considerations for identifying breast cancer risk factors in a population‐based study in Africa
LA Brinton, B Awuah, J Nat Clegg‐Lamptey, B Wiafe‐Addai, D Ansong, ...
2017 International journal of cancer 140 (12), 2667-2677, 2017 Health Sciences 57
A rare germline HOXB13 variant contributes to risk of prostate cancer in men of African ancestry
BF Darst, R Hughley, A Pfennig, U Hazra, C Fan, P Wan, X Sheng, L Xia, ...
2022 European urology 81 (5), 458-462, 2022 Health Sciences 52
A− 61C and C− 101G Hp gene promoter polymorphisms are, respectively, associated with ahaptoglobinaemia and hypohaptoglobinaemia in Ghana
K Teye, IKE Quaye, Y Koda, M Soejima, M Tsuneoka, H Pang, I Ekem, ...
2003 Clinical genetics 64 (5), 439-443, 2003 Health Sciences 52
Cryptosporidium oocysts in Ghanaian AIDS patients with diarrhoea
A Adjei, M Lartey, TK Adiku, O Rodrigues, L Renner, E Sifah, JD Mensah, ...
2003 East African Medical Journal 80 (7), 369-372, 2003 Health Sciences 52
Integration of multiethnic fine-mapping and genomic annotation to prioritize candidate functional SNPs at prostate cancer susceptibility regions
Y Han, DJ Hazelett, F Wiklund, FR Schumacher, DO Stram, SI Berndt, ...
2015 Human molecular genetics 24 (19), 5603-5618, 2015 Health Sciences 50
Validation of a multi-ancestry polygenic risk score and age-specific risks of prostate cancer: A meta-analysis within diverse populations
F Chen, BF Darst, RK Madduri, AA Rodriguez, X Sheng, CT Rentsch, ...
2022 Elife 11, e78304, 2022 Health Sciences 47
Seroprevalence of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I among pregnant women in Accra, Ghana
HB Armah, EG Narter-Olaga, AA Adjei, K Asomaning, RK Gyasi, Y Tettey
2006 Journal of medical microbiology 55 (6), 765-770, 2006 Health Sciences 46
Testing the generalizability of ancestry-specific polygenic risk scores to predict prostate cancer in sub-Saharan Africa
MS Kim, D Naidoo, U Hazra, MH Quiver, WC Chen, CN Simonti, ...
2022 Genome biology 23 (1), 194, 2022 Health Sciences 44
Neuregulin in health and disease
JC Cespedes, M Liu, A Harbuzariu, A Nti, J Onyekaba, HW Cespedes, ...
2018 International journal of brain disorders and treatment 4 (1), 024, 2018 Health Sciences 44
Correlates of hepatitis C virus infection among incarcerated Ghanaians: a national multicentre study
AA Adjei, HB Armah, F Gbagbo, WK Ampofo, IKE Quaye, IFA Hesse, ...
2007 Journal of medical microbiology 56 (3), 391-397, 2007 Health Sciences 42
Plasmodium yoelii 17XL infection up-regulates RANTES, CCR1, CCR3 and CCR5 expression, and induces ultrastructural changes in the cerebellum
BY Sarfo, HB Armah, I Irune, AA Adjei, CS Olver, S Singh, JW Lillard Jr, ...
2005 Malaria journal 4 (1), 63, 2005 Health Sciences 42
Development, evaluation, and implementation of a pan-African cancer research network: men of African descent and carcinoma of the prostate
C Andrews, B Fortier, A Hayward, R Lederman, L Petersen, J McBride, ...
2018 Journal of global oncology 4, 1-14, 2018 Health Sciences 40
Unexpected elevated alanine aminotransferase, asparte aminotransferase levels and hepatitis E virus infection among persons who work with pigs in accra, ghana
AA Adjei, Y Tettey, JT Aviyase, C Adu-Gyamfi, JA Mingle, ET Nartey
2010 Virology journal 7 (1), 336, 2010 Health Sciences 37
Genetic signatures of gene flow and malaria-driven natural selection in sub-Saharan populations of the" endemic Burkitt Lymphoma belt"
MH Gouveia, AW Bergen, V Borda, K Nunes, TP Leal, MD Ogwang, ...
2019 PLoS genetics 15 (3), e1008027, 2019 Health Sciences 36
Heatitis E virus infection among pig handlers in Accra, Ghana
AA Adjei, JT Aviyase, Y Tettey, C Adu-Gyamfi, JA Mingle, PF Ayeh-Kumi, ...
2009 East African medical journal 86 (8), 2009 Health Sciences 35