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Circulating cytokines in pulmonary tuberculosis according to HIV status and dietary iron content by GORDEUK, V. R, MOYO, V. M, NOURAIE, M, GANGAIDZO, I. T, MURPHREE, N. L, GOMO, Z. A. R, BOELAERT, J. R, WEISS, G

“…OBJECTIVE: To evaluate human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) serology, dietary iron and serum concentrations of markers of T-helper type (Th) 1 and Th-2 immune…”
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Iron overload in urban Africans in the 1990s by Gangaidzo, I T, Moyo, V M, Saungweme, T, Khumalo, H, Charakupa, R M, Gomo, Z A R, Loyevsky, M, Stearman, R, Vaute, T La, Enquist, E G, Rouault, T A, Gordeuk, V R

“…BACKGROUND In a previously described model, heterozygotes for an African iron loading locus develop iron overload only when dietary iron is high, but…”
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Pleural tuberculosis in Harare, Zimbabwe: the relationship between human immunodeficiency virus, CD4 lymphocyte count, granuloma formation and disseminated disease by Heyderman, R. S., Makunike, R., Muza, T., Odwee, M., Kadzirange, G., Manyemba, J., Muchedzi, C., Ndemera, B., Gomo, Z. A. R., Gwanzura, L. K. Z., Mason, P. R.

“…objective    To elucidate the relationship between HIV, CD41 count and pleural TB.method  In a prospective study, 94 patients presenting at two large Harare…”
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Evidence of Genetic Transmission in African Iron Overload by Moyo, Victor M., Mandishona, Eberhard, Hasstedt, Sandra J., Gangaidzo, Innocent T., Gomo, Zvenyika A.R., Khumalo, Hlosukwazi, Saungweme, Thokozile, Kiire, Clement F., Paterson, Alan C., Bloom, Peter, Patrick MacPhail, A., Rouault, Tracey, Gordeuk, Victor R.

“…Iron overload in Africa was previously regarded as purely due to excessive iron in traditional beer, but we recently found evidence that transferrin saturation…”
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Serum transferrin receptors are decreased in the presence of iron overload by Khumalo, Hlosukwazi, Gomo, Zvenyika A. R, Moyo, Victor M, Gordeuk, Victor R, Saungweme, Thokozile, Rouault, Tracey A, Gangaidzo, Innocent T

“…To test the hypothesis that the quantities of circulating transferrin receptors are reduced in iron overload, we studied serum transferrin receptors and…”
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Haptoglobin polymorphism and mortality in patients with tuberculosis by KASVOSVE, I, GOMO, Z. A. R, GANGAIDZO, I. T, MVUNDURA, E, MOYO, V. M, SAUNGWEME, T, KHUMALO, H, GORDEUK, V. R, BOELAERT, J. R, DELANGHE, J. R, DE BACQUER, D

“…SETTING: A rural Zimbabwean hospital and the surrounding community.OBJECTIVES: To determine whether a particular haptoglobin phenotype is associated with…”
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Evaluation of Pathstrips for semi-quantitative determination of proteinuria by Gomo, Z A, Nyamayaro, T

“…Pathstrips semi-quantitatively determine concentration of protein in urine. The Pathstrip has a protein detection limit of 0.3 g/l and is stable at high…”
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Reference range of serum haptoglobin is haptoglobin phenotype-dependent in blacks by Kasvosve, Ishmael, Gomo, Zvenyika A.R., Gangaidzo, Innocent T., Mvundura, Elisha, Saungweme, Thokozile, Moyo, Victor M., Khumalo, Hlosukwazi, Boelaert, Johan R., Gordeuk, Victor R., Delanghe, Joris R.

“…Reference values for serum haptoglobin (Hp), were established in a Black Zimbabwean population. The upper limit (2.15 g/l) is comparable to the one in…”
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The determination of glucose and glycosylated haemoglobin in a non-diabetic Zimbabwean African population by Gomo, Z A

“…Reference intervals for plasma glucose and glycosylated haemoglobin A1 (HbA1) have been established in a Zimbabwean population aged 19-65 years. The subjects…”
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Concentrations of lipids, lipoprotein, and apolipoproteins in serum of Zimbabwean Africans by Gomo, Z A

“…The subjects in this study were volunteers from a Zimbabwean population: 794 men and 705 women, ages between 20 and 65 years. They were receiving no medication…”
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High-density lipoprotein apolipoproteins in urine: II. Enzyme-linked immunoassay of apolipoprotein A-I by Gomo, Z A, Henderson, L O

“…We have developed a capture antibody, noncompetitive, enzyme-linked immunoassay for urinary apolipoprotein A-I (Apo A-I) in urine, with use of…”
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Concentrations of lipids, lipoproteins and apolipoproteins in Zimbabwean diabetic patients by Gomo, Z A

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Traditional beer consumption and the iron status of spouse pairs from a rural community in Zimbabwe by MOYO, V. M, GANGAIDZO, I. T, GOMO, Z. A. R, KHUMALO, H, SAUNGWEME, T, KIIRE, C. F, ROUAULT, T, GORDEUK, V. R

“…To examine the relationship between dietary iron exposure through the consumption of traditional beer and the presence of iron overload in black Africans not…”
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High-density lipoprotein apolipoproteins in urine: I. Characterization in normal subjects and in patients with proteinuria by Gomo, Z A, Henderson, L O, Myrick, J E

“…A high-resolution two-dimensional electrophoretic method for protein, with silver staining, has been used to characterize and identify urinary…”
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Urinary iodine concentrations and thyroid function in adult zimbabweans during a period of transition in iodine status by GOMO, Z. A. R, ALLAIN, T. J, MATENGA, J. A, NDEMERE, B, WILSON, A, URDAL, P

“…In 1993 the compulsory iodization of salt was introduced in Zimbabwe, a country that was previously an area of severe iodine deficiency. The objective of this…”
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Morbidity and disability in elderly Zimbabweans by ALLAIN, THERESA J., WILSON, ADRIAN O., GOMO, Z. ALFRED R., MUSHANGI, EBBA, SENZANJE, BEULAH, ADAMCHAK, DONALD J., MATENGA, JONATHON A.

“…Background: the population aged over 60 years in Zimbabwe is expanding. Despite the likely increased demand on medical services that this will bring, little is…”
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Severe metabolic acidosis and "muti" (traditional herbal medicine) ingestion in young children by Nkrumah, F K, Nathoo, K J, Gomo, Z A, Pirie, D J

“…Twenty infants and young children admitted with severe metabolic acidosis and a positive history of 'muti' ingestion were investigated. All had accompanying…”
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traditional beverage prevents iron deficiency in African women of child bearing age by Mandishona, E.M, Moyo, V.M, Gordeuk, V.R, Khumalo, H, Saungweme, T, Gangaidzo, I.T, Gomo, Z.A.R, Rouault, T, MacPhail, A.P

“…Objective: To determine if a traditional item in the diet might be useful in preventing iron deficiency in African women of child-bearing age. Design: In a…”
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Diet and nutritional status in elderly Zimbabweans by ALLAIN, THERESA J., WILSON, ADRIAN O., ALFRED, Z., GOMO, R., ADAMCHAK, DONALD J., MATENGA, JONATHON A.

“…Background: nutritional studies in developing countries tend to focus on women of reproductive age and children. Little is known about the diet or nutritional…”
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Effect of ascorbic acid administration on serum concentration of transferrin receptors by KHUMALO, H, GOMO, Z. A. R, GANGAIDZO, I. T, MOYO, V. M, MANDISHONA, E, SAUNGWEME, T, ROUAULT, T. A, GORDEUK, V. R, MACPHAIL, A. P

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