Rui Miguel Brito

ORCID 
CIENCIAVITAE
miguel.brito@estesl.ipl.pt

Research Topics

  • Human Genetics
  • Molecular Diagnostics
  • Tropical Diseases
  • Pharmacogenetics
  • Nutrigenetics
  • Public Health

Known as:
Brito, Rui Miguel
Brito, Miguel
Brito, M.

Academic Degrees

Aggregation:
Human Genetics
Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa (Portugal)
2017

PhD:
Biology. Population Genetics
Thesis Title
Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa (Portugal)
1997

Graduation:
Dietetics & Nutrition
ESTeSL/IPL
2012

Graduation:
Biology
Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa
1992

Scientific Projects

  • SCAFfold-Child – Sickle Cell Anemia and Fetal Hemoglobin. Genetic modifiers in an Angolan Children Cohort. Agha Khan / FCT 2018 – 2021
  • Tecnologias de sequenciação de nova geração aplicadas à saúde: na fronteira da genómica humana – Lisboa 2020 (LISBOA-07-5674-FEDER-000001). 2017-2018
  • SCI-Telomere – Intervenção de cessação tabágica: influência no comprimento dos telómeros. IDICA (IPL/2018/ SCI-Telomere /ESTeSL), 2018-2019
  • HemoFet – Compostos naturais com capacidade de reativação do gene da gama globulina e indução da hemoglobina fetal – Teste in vitro. IDICA (IPL/2019/ HemoFet /ESTeSL). 2019-2020

Selected Papers

  • Delgadinho M, Ginete C, Santos B, Fernandes C, Silva C, Miranda A, de Vasconcelos JN, Brito M (2022). How Hydroxyurea Alters the Gut Microbiome: A Longitudinal Study Involving Angolan Children with Sickle Cell Anemia. Int J Mol Sci. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23169061
  • Gonçalves MA, Pedro JM, Silva C, Magalhães P, Brito M (2022). Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. https://doi/org/10.1111/anec.12980
  • Fançony C, Soares A, Lavinha J, Brito M (2022). Zinc Deficiency Interacts with Intestinal/Urogenital Parasites in the Pathway to Anemia in Preschool Children, Bengo–Angola. Nutrients. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14071392
  • Delgadinho M, Ginete C, Santos B, Miranda A, Brito M (2021). Genotypic Diversity among Angolan Children with Sickle Cell Anemia. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 18, 5417. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105417
  • Ginete C, Serrasqueiro B, Silva-Nunes J, Veiga L, Brito M (2021). Identification of Genetic Variants in 65 Obesity Related Genes in a Cohort of Portuguese Obese Individuals. Genes, 12(4), 603. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes12040603
  • Arrais M, Dias W, Gama JMR, Brito M (2021). Physicians perceptions of their knowledge and health facilities preparedness to diagnose and manage COVID-19 in Angola. International Health: 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihab017
  • Sebastião CS, Morais J, Brito M (2021). Clinical and Public Health Implications of HIV 1 Genetic Diversity and Drug Resistance Mutations in Angola: A Systematic Review. AIDS Rev. 2021;23:48-56. https://doi.org/10.24875/AIDSRev.20000057
  • Sebastião CS, Morais J, Brito M (2021). Factors influencing the HIV drug resistance among pregnant women in Luanda, Angola: Findings from a cross-sectional study. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease , 6, 29. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6010029
  • Fançony C, Soares A, Lavinha J, Barros H, Brito M (2021). Effectiveness of nutrition and WASH/malaria educational community-based interventions in reducing anemia in children from Angola. Scientific Reports. 2021 Mar 10;11(1):5603. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85006-x
  • Costa AD, Guilherme-Nobre J, Batista MV, Ribeiro C, Calle C, Cortes A, Marhold M, Negreiros I, Borralho P, Brito M, Cortes J, Braga SA and Costa L (2021). Human Microbiota and Breast Cancer—Is There Any Relevant Link ?— A Literature Review and New Horizons Toward Personalised Medicine. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12:357. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.584332
  • Sebastião CS, Neto Z, de Jesus CS, Mirandela M, Jandondo D, Couto-Fernandez JC, Tanuri A, Morais J, Brito M (2019). Genetic diversity and drug resistance ofHIV-1 among infected pregnant women newly diagnosed in Luanda, Angola. PLoS ONE 14(11):e0225251.
  • Ribeiro E, Delgadinho M, Brito M (2019). Environmentally Relevant Concentrations of Bisphenol A Interact with Doxorubicin Transcriptional Effects in Human Cell Lines. Toxics, 7, 43. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics7030043
  • Borges E, Tchonhi C, Couto C, Gomes V, Amorim A, Prata MJ, Brito M (2019). Unusual β-Globin Haplotype Distribution in Newborns from Bengo, Angola, Hemoglobin, 43(3):149-154. https://doi.org/10.1080/03630269.2019.1647230