Kariuki SN

The Dantu blood group prevents parasite growth in vivo: Evidence from a controlled human malaria infection study.Kariuki SN, Macharia AW, Makale J, Nyamu W, Hoffman SL, Kapulu MC, Bejon P, Rayner JC, Williams TN
Elife, (2023). 12:e83874

BIRC6 modifies risk of invasive bacterial infection in Kenyan children.Gilchrist JJ, Kariuki SN, Watson JA, Band G, Uyoga S, Ndila CM, Mturi N, Mwarumba S, Mohammed S, Mosobo M, Alasoo K, Rockett KA, Mentzer AJ, Kwiatkowski DP, Hill AVS, Maitland K, Scott JAG, Williams TN
Elife, (2022). 11:e77461

The impact of malaria-protective red blood cell polymorphisms on parasite biomass in children with severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria.Uyoga S, Watson JA, Wanjiku P, Rop JC, Makale J, Macharia AW, Kariuki SN, Nyutu GM, Shebe M, Mosobo M, Mturi N, Rockett KA, Woodrow CJ, Dondorp AM, Maitland K, White NJ, Williams TN
Nat Commun, (2022). 13:3307

The erythrocyte membrane properties of beta thalassaemia heterozygotes and their consequences for Plasmodium falciparum invasion.Introini V, Marin-Menendez A, Nettesheim G, Lin YC, Kariuki SN, Smith AL, Jean L, Brewin JN, Rees DC, Cicuta P, Rayner JC, Penman BS
Sci Rep, (2022). 12:8934

Red blood cell tension protects against severe malaria in the Dantu blood group.Kariuki SN, Marin-Menendez A, Introini V, Ravenhill BJ, Lin YC, Macharia A, Makale J, Tendwa M, Nyamu W, Kotar J, Carrasquilla M, Rowe JA, Rockett K, Kwiatkowski D, Weekes MP, Cicuta P, Williams TN, Rayner JC
Nature, (2020). 585:579-583

Human genetics and malaria resistance.Kariuki SN, Williams TN
Hum Genet, (2020). 139:801-811