Edward Yeboah

Accounting and Finance

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The researcher has focused on a multifaceted approach integrating genomic and molecular biology techniques to address disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment across diverse regions. Their work spans themes including prostate cancer research with a particular emphasis on African populations, multiple myeloma advancements in genetic fine-mapping, and trauma-related injuries. The study emphasizes patient-centric care, longitudinal longitudinal studies examining disease outcomes, and global datasets for translational insights. Key areas of inquiry include susceptibility loci for prostate cancer, the role of rare genetic variants, genomic integration for polygenic risk scores, and novel fine-mapping strategies. The research also explores innovative molecular biology techniques and their clinical applications, aiming to enhance understanding of cancer biology while addressing regional health disparities.

Research Themes

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A meta-analysis of 87,040 individuals identifies 23 new susceptibility loci for prostate cancer(2014)

Two susceptibility loci identified for prostate cancer aggressiveness(2015)

TMPRSS2:ERG Gene Fusions in Prostate Cancer of West African Men and a Meta-Analysis of Racial Differences(2017)

Evidence of Novel Susceptibility Variants for Prostate Cancer and a Multiancestry Polygenic Risk Score Associated with Aggressive Disease in Men of African Ancestry(2023)

Two Novel Susceptibility Loci for Prostate Cancer in Men of African Ancestry(2017)

Atlas of prostate cancer heritability in European and African-American men pinpoints tissue-specific regulation(2016)

Erratum to: A genome-wide association study of prostate cancer in West African men(2013)

Abstract 2552: A genome-wide association study of prostate cancer in West African men.(2013)

Abstract LB-371: ERG protein expression in diagnostic prostate cancer tissues among West African men(2016)

Trans-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of prostate cancer identifies new susceptibility loci and informs genetic risk prediction(2021)

Genome-wide association study of prostate cancer in men of African ancestry identifies a susceptibility locus at 17q21(2011)

A genome-wide association study of prostate cancer in West African men(2013)

Integration of multiethnic fine-mapping and genomic annotation to prioritize candidate functional SNPs at prostate cancer susceptibility regions(2015)

Genetic signatures of gene flow and malaria-driven natural selection in sub-Saharan populations of the "endemic Burkitt Lymphoma belt"(2019)

Evaluating approaches for constructing polygenic risk scores for prostate cancer in men of African and European ancestry(2023)

Admixture/fine-mapping in Brazilians reveals a West African associated potential regulatory variant (rs114066381) with a strong female-specific effect on body mass and fat mass indexes(2021)

Admixture/fine-mapping in Brazilians reveals a West African associated potential regulatory variant (rs114066381) with a strong female-specific effect on body mass- and fat mass-indexes(2019)

Evaluating Approaches for Constructing Polygenic Risk Scores for Prostate Cancer in Men of African and European Ancestry(2023)

Atlas of prostate cancer heritability in European and African-American men pinpoints tissue-specific regulation.(2016)

Abstract 3974: A comprehensive resequence-analysis of 250kb region of 8q24 in Africans(2012)

Global Patterns of Prostate Cancer Incidence, Aggressiveness, and Mortality in Men of African Descent(2013)

High Prevalence of Screen Detected Prostate Cancer in West Africans: Implications for Racial Disparity of Prostate Cancer(2014)

PREVALENCE OF BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA AND PROSTATE CANCER IN AFRICANS AND AFRICANS IN THE DIASPORA.(2016)

Outcomes after Radical Prostatectomy in Ghanaians: A Surgeon's Early Experience(2013)

MANAGEMENT OF PROSTATE CANCER IN ACCRA, GHANA.(2016)

Overall and abdominal obesity and prostate cancer risk in a West African population: An analysis of the Ghana Prostate Study(2020)

BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA AND PROSTATE CANCER IN AFRICANS AND AFRICANS IN THE DIASPORA.(2016)

Evaluation of 4,672 routine prostate biopsies performed in six African countries(2013)

UP-1.099: Prostate Cancer Screening In Ghana(2009)

A meta-analysis of 87,040 individuals identifies 23 new susceptibility loci for prostate cancer(2014)

Prevalence of Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance Among Men in Ghana(2007)

Prostate Cancer Susceptibility in Men of African Ancestry at 8q24(2016)

A Rare Germline HOXB13 Variant Contributes to Risk of Prostate Cancer in Men of African Ancestry(2022)

Prevalence of BPH and lower urinary tract symptoms in West Africans(2011)

Determinants of peri-operative blood transfusion in a contemporary series of open prostatectomy for benign prostate hyperplasia(2016)

MP-09.11 Prevalence of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) in Ghanaians(2011)

Development, Evaluation, and Implementation of a Pan-African Cancer Research Network: Men of African Descent and Carcinoma of the Prostate(2018)

Effective Project Management of a Pan-African Cancer Research Network: Men of African Descent and Carcinoma of the Prostate (MADCaP)(2018)

Accuracy of regional-to-global soil maps for on-farm decision-making: are soil maps “good enough”?(2023)

Accuracy of regional-to-global soil maps for on-farm decision making: Are soil maps “good enough”?(2022)

Acute renal failure in tropical Africa.(1976)

Hemodialysis in the Treatment of Acute Renal Failure in Tropical Africa: A 20-Year Review at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra(1996)

Prevalence of Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance Among Men in Ghana(2007)

A comprehensive resequence‐analysis of 250 kb region of 8q24.21 in men of African ancestry(2014)

Abstract B42: A comprehensive resequence-analysis of 250kb region of 8q24 in Africans(2011)

High prevalence of polyclonal hypergamma‐globulinemia in adult males in Ghana, Africa(2011)

Polyclonal Hypergammaglobulinemia in a Randomized Sample of Ghanaian Adult Males.(2007)

Publisher Correction: Trans-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of prostate cancer identifies new susceptibility loci and informs genetic risk prediction(2021)

Acute Renal Failure and Open Heart Surgery(1972)

Retrocaval ureter: two case reports.(2011)

Usual adult occupation and risk of prostate cancer in West African men: the Ghana Prostate Study(2018)

Customer Satisfaction and Customer Loyalty in the Post-Crisis Banking Sector of Ghana(2021)

Struggles over staples production? Constraints and food crops technologies adoptions of smallholder cocoa farmers in Ghana’s Bono, Ahafo and Western North regions(2023)

Struggles Over Staples Production? Constraints and Food Crops Technologies Adoptions of Smallholder Cocoa Farmers in Ghana's Bono, Ahafo and Western North Regions(2022)

Etiological factors of male infertility in Africa.(1992)

Blackwater Fever and Acute Renal Failure in Expatriates in Africa(1996)

Acute Renal Failure in Ghanaian Children(1984)

Chromosome abnormalities found in >60,000 blastocysts tested via array CGH(2015)

No diagnosis after day 3 biopsy: indicative of embryo prognosis or biopsy error(2016)

A Rare Germline HOXB13 Variant Contributes to Risk of Prostate Cancer in Men of African Ancestry(2023)

Foreign body in scrotum following a boat engine blast accident.(2013)

The Pattern, Management and Outcome of Genitourinary Trauma in Ghana(2022)

Urethral stricture and semen quality.(1995)

Anuric acute renal failure due to bilateral accidental ureteric ligation during abdominal hysterectomy(1993)

Acute renal failure and typhoid fever.(1975)

Vascular Access for Haemodialysis for Renal Failure in a Developing Country(1982)

Prostate cancer (PC)-management of 669 cases in Ghana West Africa(2014)

Evidence of Novel Susceptibility Variants for Prostate Cancer and a Multiancestry Polygenic Risk Score Associated with Aggressive Disease in Men of African Ancestry(2024)

Trans-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of prostate cancer identifies new susceptibility loci and informs genetic risk prediction(2023)

The Detection and Prediction of Acute Rejection Episodes in Human Renal Transplants using Radioactive Fibrinogen1(1973)

The effects of renal transplantation on renal osteodystrophy.(1973)

Surgically correctable adrenal-dependent hypertension: a report of five cases(2010)

Unilateral Nephrectomy and Hypertension(1973)

MP-09.01(2006)

MP-10.02(2006)

A genome-wide study of recombination events in human preimplantation embryos(2014)

Prevalence of Monoclonalgammopathy of undetermined significance amongst men in Ghana(2007)

Quantitative relationship between mitochondrial DNA (MTDNA) amounts and implantation can help improve pregnancy outcomes(2016)

Examination of the Goitre(2011)

Examination of the Lump(2011)

Components of the History in Surgery(2011)

Examination of Hernia(2011)

Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery In Rural Australia: A Single Centre Retrospective Study.(2021)

Pathogen-Selected Polymorphisms in the <i>PKLR</i> Gene Are Associated with Mycobacterial Susceptibility in Brazilian and African Populations(2020)

Putative pathogen-selected polymorphisms in the PKLR gene are associated with mycobacterial susceptibility in Brazilian and African populations(2021)

Abstract PO-199: Determining the association between circulating fatty acids, immune oncological markers, and prostate cancer risk in a diverse cohort(2022)

Overall and abdominal obesity and prostate cancer risk in a West African population: An analysis of the Ghana Prostate Study(2023)

Properties and Mid-infrared Spectral Signatures of Sandy Soils in Ghana(2023)

Pathogen-selected polymorphisms in the PKLR gene are associated with mycobacterial susceptibility in Brazilian and African populations(2020)

HIV seropositive cases presenting as urological patients at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra--a preliminary report.(1994)

Erythroferrone‐Driven Regulation of Hepcidin and Iron Levels in Polytransfused Sickle Cell Anaemia Patients: A Prospective Study(2025)

Primary Closure in Animal Bites to Hands: A 7-year Retrospective Cohort Study(2025)

Loss of Hepatic ALDH2 Contributes to Metabolic Stress Mediated Heart Failure(2025)

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