Tom Johnston

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• 2024

  Human leukocyte antigen-DQA1*04:01 and rs2040406 variants are associated with elevated risk of childhood Burkitt lymphoma

  Liu, Z., Luo, Y., Kirimunda, S., Verboom, M., Onabajo, O. O., Gouveia, M. H., Ogwang, M. D., Kerchan, P., Reynolds, S. J., Tenge, C. N., Were, P. A., Kuremu, R. T., Wekesa, W. N., Masalu, N., Kawira, E., Kinyera, T., Otim, I., Legason, I. D., Nabalende, H., Dhudha, H., & 29 othersAyers, L. W., Bhatia, K., Goedert, J. J., Cole, N., Luo, W., Liu, J., Manning, M., Hicks, B., Prokunina-Olsson, L., Chagaluka, G., Johnston, W. T., Mutalima, N., Borgstein, E., Liomba, G. N., Kamiza, S., Mkandawire, N., Mitambo, C., Molyneux, E. M., Newton, R., Hsing, A. W., Mensah, J. E., Adjei, A. A., Hutchinson, A., Carrington, M., Yeager, M., Blasczyk, R., Chanock, S. J., Raychaudhuri, S. & Mbulaiteye, S. M., 5 Jan 2024, In: Communications Biology. 7, 1, 9 p., 41.

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• 2023

  Sickle cell allele HBB-rs334(T) is associated with decreased risk of childhood Burkitt lymphoma in East Africa

  Hong, H. G., Gouveia, M. H., Ogwang, M. D., Kerchan, P., Reynolds, S. J., Tenge, C. N., Were, P. A., Kuremu, R. T., Wekesa, W. N., Masalu, N., Kawira, E., Kinyera, T., Wang, X., Zhou, J., Leal, T. P., Otim, I., Legason, I. D., Nabalende, H., Dhudha, H., Mumia, M., & 28 othersBaker, F. S., Okusolubo, T., Ayers, L. W., Bhatia, K., Goedert, J. J., Woo, J., Manning, M., Cole, N., Luo, W., Hicks, B., Chagaluka, G., Johnston, W. T., Mutalima, N., Borgstein, E., Liomba, G. N., Kamiza, S., Mkandawire, N., Mitambo, C., Molyneux, E. M., Newton, R., Hutchinson, A., Yeager, M., Adeyemo, A. A., Thein, S. L., Rotimi, C. N., Chanock, S. J., Prokunina-Olsson, L. & Mbulaiteye, S. M., 18 Dec 2023, In: American journal of hematology. 99, 1, p. 113-123

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• 2022

  Excess morbidity and mortality among survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: 25 years of follow-up from the United Kingdom Childhood Cancer Study (UKCCS) population-based matched cohort

  Kane, E., Kinsey, S. E., Bonaventure, A., Johnston, T., Simpson, J., Howell, D., Smith, A. & Roman, E., 7 Mar 2022, In: BMJ Open. 12, 3, e056216.

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• 2021

  Antibody response patterns to Helicobacter pylori infection in a rural Ugandan population cohort

  Sallah, N., Hayes, A., Osei-Tutu, N., Butt, J., Johnston, T., Asiki, G., Waterboer, T., Hibberd, M. L. & Newton, R., 1 Mar 2021, bioRxiv, at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 24 p.

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• Assessment of mixed plasmodium falciparum sera5 infection in endemic burkitt lymphoma: A case-control study in Malawi

  Arisue, N., Chagaluka, G., Palacpac, N. M. Q., Thomas Johnston, W., Mutalima, N., Peprah, S., Bhatia, K., Borgstein, E., Liomba, G. N., Kamiza, S., Mkandawire, N., Mitambo, C., Goedert, J. J., Molyneux, E. M., Newton, R., Horii, T. & Mbulaiteye, S. M., 2 Apr 2021, In: Cancers. 13, 7, 1692.

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• A ten-year study of Retinoblastoma in Uganda: An approach to improving outcome with limited resources

  Waddell, K., Matua, M., Bidwell, C., Atwine, R., Onyango, J., Picton, S. V., Simmons, I., Stahlschmidt, J., Johnston, W. T. & Newton, R., 1 Apr 2021, In: Cancer Epidemiology. 71, Part B, 11 p., 101777.

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• Childhood cancer: Estimating regional and global incidence

  Johnston, T., Erdmann, F., Newton, R., Steliarova-Foucher, E., Schüz, J. & Roman, E., 1 Apr 2021, In: Cancer Epidemiology. 71, Part B, 12 p., 101662.

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• 2018

  Kaposi’s sarcoma associated herpesvirus in a rural Ugandan cohort: 1992-2008

  Newton, R., Labo, N., Wakeham, K., Miley, W., Asiki, G., Johnston, W. T. & Whitby, D., 4 Jan 2018, In: The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 217, 2, p. 263–269 7 p.

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• 2017

  Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents significantly delay the onset of a regular transfusion need in nontransfused patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndrome

  Garelius, H. K. G., Johnston, W. T., Smith, A. G., Park, S., de Swart, L., Fenaux, P., Symeonidis, A., Sanz, G., Cermak, J., Stauder, R., Malcovati, L., Mittelman, M., van de Loosdrecht, A. A., van Marrewijk, C. J., Bowen, D., Crouch, S., de Witte, T. J. M. & Hellstrom-Lindberg, E., 17 Feb 2017, In: Journal of general internal medicine. 281, 3, p. 284-299 16 p.

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• 2016

  Impact of treatment with iron chelators in lower-risk MDS patients participating in the European Leukemianet MDS (EUMDS) Registry

  Langemeijer, S., de Swart, L., Yu, G., Smith, A., Crouch, S., Johnston, T., Fenaux, P., Symeonidis, A., Cermak, J. & Hellstrom-Lindberg, E., 1 Dec 2016, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Blood. 128, 22, p. 3186

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract › peer-review
• 2015

  Clinical features and survival among children with retinoblastoma in Uganda

  Waddell, K. M., Kagame, K., Ndamira, A., Twinamasiko, A., Picton, S. V., Simmons, I. G., Johnston, T. & Newton, R., 2015, In: British Journal of Ophthalmology. 99, 3, p. 387-390

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• Improving survival of retinoblastoma in Uganda

  Waddell, K. M., Kagame, K., Ndamira, A., Twinamasiko, A., Picton, S. V., Simmons, I. G., Revill, P., Johnston, W. T. & Newton, R., 22 Jun 2015, In: British Journal of Ophthalmology. 99, 7, p. 937-942 6 p.

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• Pilot study of antibodies against varicella zoster virus and human immunodeficiency virus in relation to the risk of developing stroke, nested within a rural cohort in Uganda

  Asiki, G., Stockdale, L., Kasamba, I., Vudriko, T., Tumwekwase, G., Johnston, T., Kaleebu, P., Kamali, A., Seeley, J. & Newton, R., 2015, In: Tropical Medicine & International Health. 20, 10, p. 1306-10

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• Prognostic Impact of Transfusions Intensity on Survival and Development of Thrombocytopenia in Newly Diagnosed Lower-Risk MDS Patients Participating in the European Leukemianet EU-MDS Registry

  Swart, L., Johnston, W. T., Smith, A., Fenaux, P., Symeonidis, A., Cermak, J., Hellström-Lindberg, E., Sanz, G., Stauder, R., Malcovati, L., Germing, U., Huls, G., Holm, M., Mittelman, M., Madry, K., Tatic, A., Almeida, A., Savic, A., Park, S. & Witte, T., 3 Dec 2015, In: Blood. 126, 23, p. 1677 1 p., 637.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract › peer-review

• Validation of the revised international prognostic scoring system (IPSS-R) in patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes: a report from the prospective European LeukaemiaNet MDS (EUMDS) registry

  de Swart, L., Smith, A. G., Johnston, T. W., Haase, D., Droste, J., Fenaux, P., Symeonidis, A., Sanz, G., Hellström-Lindberg, E., Cermák, J., Germing, U., Stauder, R., Georgescu, O., MacKenzie, M., Malcovati, L., Holm, M. S., Almeida, A. M., Mądry, K., Slama, B., Guerci-Bresler, A., & 5 othersSanhes, L., Beyne-Rauzy, O., Luño, E., Bowen, D. & de Witte, T., 2015, In: British Journal of Haematology.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 2014

  Relationship between Plasmodium falciparum malaria prevalence, genetic diversity and endemic Burkitt lymphoma in Malawi

  Johnston, W. T., Mutalima, N., Sun, D., Emmanuel, B., Bhatia, K., Aka, P., Wu, X., Borgstein, E., Liomba, G. N., Kamiza, S., Mkandawire, N., Batumba, M., Carpenter, L. M., Jaffe, H., Molyneux, E. M., Goedert, J. J., Soppet, D., Newton, R. & Mbulaiteye, S. M., 17 Jan 2014, In: Scientific Reports. 4, 3741.

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• Trends in Kaposi's sarcoma associated herpesvirus antibodies prior to the development of HIV-associated Kaposi's sarcoma: A nested case-control study

  Wakeham, K., Johnston, W. T., Nalwoga, A., Webb, E. L., Mayanja, B. N., Miley, W., Elliott, A. M., Whitby, D. & Newton, R., 28 Nov 2014, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Cancer. 136, 12, p. 2822-2830 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 2013

  Bovine Tuberculosis Risk Factors for British Herds Before and After the 2001 Foot-and-Mouth Epidemic: What have we Learned from the TB99 and CCS2005 Studies?

  Vial, F., Miguel, E., T Johnston, W., Mitchell, A. & Donnelly, C. A., 2013, In: Transboundary and Emerging Diseases.

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• Risk factors for seropositivity to Kaposi's sarcoma associated herpesvirus (KSHV) among children in Uganda

  Wakeham, K., Webb, E. L., Sebina, I., Nalwoga, A., Muhangi, L., Miley, W., Johnston, W. T., Ndibazza, J., Whitby, D., Newton, R. & Elliott, A. M., 1 Jun 2013, In: Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999). 63, 2, p. 228-233

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 2012

  Survival from childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: the impact of social inequality in the UK

  Lightfoot, T. J., Johnston, T., Simpson, J., Smith, A. G., Ansell, P., Crouch, S., Roman, E. & Kinsey, S. E., Jan 2012, In: European Journal of Cancer. 48, 2, p. 263-269 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 2011

  Herd-level risk factors of bovine tuberculosis in England and Wales after the 2001 foot-and-mouth disease epidemic

  Johnston, W. T., Vial, F., Gettinby, G., Bourne, F. J., Clifton-Hadley, R. S., Cox, D. R., Crea, P., Donnelly, C. A., McInerney, J. P., Mitchell, A. P., Morrison, W. I. & Woodroffe, R., Dec 2011, In: International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases. 15, 12, p. e833-40

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Infection With Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (HIV) Among Children With Cancer in South Africa

  Stefan, D. C., Wessels, G., Poole, J., Wainwright, L., Stones, D., Johnston, T. & Newton, R., Jan 2011, In: Pediatric blood & cancer. 56, 1, p. 77-79 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Local cattle and badger populations affect the risk of confirmed tuberculosis in British cattle herds

  Vial, F., Johnston, W. T. & Donnelly, C. A., 2011, In: PLoS ONE. 6, 3, p. e18058 e18058.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Parasite infection is associated with Kaposi's sarcoma associated herpesvirus (KSHV) in Ugandan women

  Wakeham, K., Webb, E. L., Sebina, I., Muhangi, L., Miley, W., Johnston, T., Ndibazza, J., Elliott, A. M., Whitby, D. & Newton, R., 2011, In: Infectious Agents and Cancers. 6, 1, p. 1-7 7 p., 15.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Recurrence of bovine tuberculosis breakdowns in Great Britain: risk factors and prediction

  Karolemeas, K., McKinley, T. J., Clifton-Hadley, R. S., Goodchild, A. V., Mitchell, A., Johnston, W. T., Conlan, A. J. K., Donnelly, C. A. & Wood, J. L. N., 1 Oct 2011, In: Preventive veterinary medicine. 102, 1, p. 22-9 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 2010

  A case-control study of ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) in Uganda

  Waddell, K., Kwehangana, J., Johnston, W. T., Lucas, S. & Newton, R., 15 Jul 2010, In: International Journal of Cancer. 127, 2, p. 427-432 6 p.

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• Brain Tumor Signs and Symptoms: Analysis of Primary Health Care Records From the UKCCS

  Ansell, P., Johnston, T., Simpson, J., Crouch, S., Roman, E. & Picton, S., Jan 2010, In: BMC Pediatrics. 125, 1, p. 112-119 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Childhood cancer survival: a report from the United Kingdom Childhood Cancer Study

  Johnston, W. T., Lightfoot, T. J., Simpson, J. & Roman, E., Dec 2010, In: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 34, 6, p. 659-666 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Genetic variation in the folate metabolic pathway and risk of childhood leukemia

  Lightfoot, T. J., Johnston, W. T., Painter, D. E., Simpson, J., Roman, E., Skibola, C. F., Smith, M. T., Allan, J. M., Taylor, G. M. & United Kingdom Childhood Canc Stud, 13 May 2010, In: Blood. 115, 19, p. 3923-3929 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Impact of infection with human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV) on the risk of cancer among children in Malawi: preliminary findings

  Mutalima, N., Molyneux, E. M., Johnston, W. T., Jaffe, H. W., Kamiza, S., Borgstein, E., Mkandawire, N., Liomba, G. N., Batumba, M., Carpenter, L. M. & Newton, R., 2010, In: Infectious Agents and Cancers. 5, 1, p. 1-6 6 p., 5.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Predicting prolonged bovine tuberculosis breakdowns in Great Britain as an aid to control

  Karolemeas, K., McKinley, T. J., Clifton-Hadley, R. S., Goodchild, A. V., Mitchell, A., Johnston, W. T., Conlan, A. J. K., Donnelly, C. A. & Wood, J. L. N., 1 Dec 2010, In: Preventive veterinary medicine. 97, 3-4, p. 183-90 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 2009

  Bovine tuberculosis in cattle and badgers in localized culling areas

  Woodroffe, R., Donnelly, C. A., Cox, D. R., Gilks, P., Jenkins, H. E., Johnston, W. T., Le Fevre, A. M., Bourne, F. J., Cheeseman, C. L., Clifton-Hadley, R. S., Gettinby, G., Hewinson, R. G., McInerney, J. P., Mitchell, A. P., Morrison, W. I. & Watkins, G. H., Jan 2009, In: Journal of wildlife diseases. 45, 1, p. 128-43 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Social group size affects Mycobacterium bovis infection in European badgers (Meles meles)

  Woodroffe, R., Donnelly, C. A., Wei, G., Cox, D. R., Bourne, F. J., Burke, T., Butlin, R. K., Cheeseman, C. L., Gettinby, G., Gilks, P., Hedges, S., Jenkins, H. E., Johnston, W. T., McInerney, J. P., Morrison, W. I. & Pope, L. C., Jul 2009, In: Journal of Animal Ecology. 78, 4, p. 818-27 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 2008

  The prevalence, distribution and severity of detectable pathological lesions in badgers naturally infected with Mycobacterium bovis

  Jenkins, H. E., Morrison, W. I., Cox, D. R., Donnelly, C. A., Johnston, W. T., Bourne, F. J., Clifton-Hadley, R. S., Gettinby, G., McInerney, J. P., Watkins, G. H. & Woodroffe, R., 2008, In: Epidemiology and Infection. 136, 10, p. 1350-61 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 2007

  Effects of culling on badger abundance: implications for tuberculosis control

  Woodroffe, R., Gilks, P., Johnston, W. T., Le Fevre, A. M., Donnelly, C. A., Bourne, F. J., Cheeseman, C. L., Gettinby, G., McInerney, J. P. & Morrison, W. I., 14 May 2007, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of zoology. p. 28-37 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Effects of culling on spatial associations of Mycobacterium bovis infections in badgers and cattle

  Jenkins, H. E., Woodroffe, R., Donnelly, C. A., Cox, D. R., Johnston, W. T., Bourne, F., Cheeseman, C. L., Clifton -Hadley, R. S., Gettinby, G., Hewinson, R. G., McInerney, J. P. & Morrison, W. I., 2007, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 44, p. 897-908 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Impacts of widespread badger culling on cattle tuberculosis: concluding analyses from a large-scale field trial

  Donnelly, C. A., Wei, G., Johnston, W. T., Cox, D. R., Woodroffe, R., Bourne, F. J., Cheeseman, C. L., Clifton-Hadley, R. S., Gettinby, G., Gilks, P., Jenkins, H. E., Le Fevre, A. M., McInerney, J. P. & Morrison, W. I., 2007, In: International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases. 11, 4, p. 300-8 9 p.

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• 2006

  Culling and cattle controls influence tuberculosis risk for badgers

  Woodroffe, R., Donnelly, C. A., Jenkins, H. E., Johnston, W. T., Cox, D. R., Bourne, F. J., Cheeseman, C. L., Delahay, R. J., Clifton-Hadley, R. S., Gettinby, G., Gilks, P., Hewinson, R. G., McInerney, J. P. & Morrison, W. I., 2006, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 103, 40, p. 14713-7 5 p.

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• Positive and negative effects of widespread badger culling on tuberculosis in cattle

  Donnelly, C. A., Woodroffe, R., Cox, D. R., Bourne, F. J., Cheeseman, C. L., Clifton-Hadley, R. S., Wei, G., Gettinby, G., Gilks, P., Jenkins, H., Johnston, W. T., Le Fevre, A. M., McInerney, J. P. & Morrison, W. I., 2006, In: Nature. 439, 7078, p. 843-6 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Postweaning mortality in Manitoba swine

  Dewey, C. E., Johnston, W. T., Gould, L. & Whiting, T. L., 2006, In: Canadian journal of veterinary research = Revue canadienne de recherche vétérinaire. 70, 3, p. 161-7 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• 2005

  Herd-level risk factors associated with tuberculosis breakdowns among cattle herds in England before the 2001 foot-and-mouth disease epidemic

  Johnston, W. T., Gettinby, G., Cox, D. R., Donnelly, C. A., Bourne, J., Clifton-Hadley, R., Le Fevre, A. M., McInerney, J. P., Mitchell, A., Morrison, W. I. & Woodroffe, R., 2005, In: Biology letters. 1, 1, p. 53-6 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Spatial association of Mycobacterium bovis infection in cattle and badgers Meles meles

  Woodroffe, R., Donnelly, C. A., Johnston, W. T., Bourne, F., Cheeseman, C. L., Clifton-Hadley, R. S., Cox, D., Gettinby, G., Hewinson, R. G., Le Fevre, A. M., McInerney, J. P. & Morrison, W. I., 2005, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 42, p. 852-862 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 2003

  Prophylactic effects of two selective dry cow strategies accounting for interdependence of quarter

  Berry, E. A., Johnston, W. T. & Hillerton, J. E., 2003, In: Journal of dairy science. 86, 12, p. 3912-9 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 2001

  An investigation of the etiology of a mild diarrhea observed in a group of grower/finisher pigs

  Johnston, W. T., Dewey, C. E., Friendship, R. M., Smart, N., McEwen, B. J., Stalker, M. & de Lange, C. F., 2001, In: The Canadian veterinary journal. La revue vétérinaire canadienne. 42, 1, p. 33-7 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Modelling host cell availability and the crowding effect in Eimeria infections

  Johnston, W. T., Shirley, M. W., Smith, A. L. & Gravenor, M. B., 2001, In: International Journal for Parasitology. 31, 10, p. 1070-81 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• 1999

  Recent Advances in Diagnosing and Controlling Porcine Colonic Spirochetosis

  Johnston, T., Dewey, G., Walter, D., Duhamel, G. E., Mathiesen, M. R. & Smart, N., Sept 1999, In: Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian. 21, SUPPL. 9, p. S198+S230

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review