Dr Gowans has over 30 peer-reviewed, full-length journal articles to his credit and over 100 conference abstracts. 

Below are some published journal articles.

• Robinson K, Parrish R, Adeyemo WL, Beaty TH, Butali A, Buxó CJ, Gowans LJJ, Hecht JT, Murray JC, Shaw GM, Uribe LM, Weinberg SM, Brand H, Marazita ML, Cutler DJ, Epstein MP, Yang J, Leslie EJ. (2024). Genome-wide study of gene-by-sex interactions identifies risks for cleft palate. Human Genetics; 143(11):1341-1352. Doi: 10.1007/s00439-024-02704-y.

• Alade A, Mossey P, Awotoye W, Busch T, Oladayo AM, Aladenika E, Olujitan M, Wentworth E, Anand D, Naicker T, Gowans LJJ, Eshete MA, Adeyemo WL, Zeng E, Van Otterloo E, O'Rorke M, Adeyemo A, Murray JC, Cotney J, Lachke SA, Romitti P, Butali A. (2024). Rare variants analyses suggest novel cleft genes in the African population. Sci Rep.;14(1):14279. Doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-65151-9.

• Annang EA, Oppong A, Prempeh RNA, Marfo EA, Abrokwah LA, Agyemang R, Lamptey JNL, Pita J, Gowans LJJ. (2024). Using PCR and RCA Techniques to Investigate the Variants of Cassava Mosaic Virus and Their Distribution in Ghana. Journal of Agricultural Science; 16(7): 2024.

• Alade A, Tabitha P, Busch T, Awotoye W, Anand D, Oladayo A, Aladenika E, Olujitan M, Rysavy O, Nguyen PF, Naicker T, Mossey P, Gowans LJJ, Eshete MA, Adeyemo WL, Zeng E, Otterloo EV, O’Rorke M, Adeyemo A, Murray JC, Lachke SA, Romitti P, Butali A. (2024). Shared Genetic Risk Between Major Orofacial Cleft Phenotypes in an African Population. Genetic Epidemiology; 48:258-269. DOI:1002/gepi.22564.

• Oladayo AM, Odukoya O, Sule V, Molobe I, Busch T, Akodu B,Adeyemo WL, Gowans LJJ, Eshete M, Alade A, Awotoye W, Adeyemo AA, Mossey PA, Prince A, Murray JC, Butali A. (2024). Perceptions and Beliefs of Community Gatekeepers about Genomic Risk Information in African Cleft Research. BMC Public Health; 24:507. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-17987-z.

• Oladayo AM, Prochaska S, Busch T,Adeyemo WL, Gowans LJJ, Eshete M, Awotoye W, Sule V, Alade A, Adeyemo AA, Mossey PA, Prince A, Murray JC, Butali A. (2024). Parents and Provider Perspectives on the Return of Genomic Findings for Cleft families in Africa. AJOB Empirical Bioethics; 18:1-14. DOI: 10.1080/23294515.2024.2302993.

• Obiri-Yeboah S, Boakye FN, Larmie RN, Gowans LJJ, Sam-Awotwi W, Gyimah TA, Olesu J, Frimpong P, Ampoh RA, Appiah JA, Johnston J, Grant JH, Donkor P. (2024). Craniofacial Surgery in a Low-Resource Setting: The Successes, Challenges, and Prospects. FACE; DOI: 1177/27325016231220782.

• Robinson K, Mosley TJ, Rivera-González KS, Jabbarpour CR, Curtis SW, Adeyemo WL, Beaty TH, Butali A, Buxó CJ, Cutler DJ, Epstein MP, Gowans LJJ, Hecht JT, Murray JC, Shaw GM, Uribe LM, Weinberg SM, Brand H, Marazita ML, Lipinski RJ, Leslie EJ. (2023). Trio-based GWAS identifies novel associations and subtype-specific risk factors for cleft palate. HGG Adv.; 4(4):100234. DOI: 10.1016/j.xhgg.2023.100234.

• Oladayo A, Gowans LJJ, Awotoye W, Alade A, Busch T, Naicker T, Eshete MA, Adeyemo WL, Hetmanski JB, Zeng E, Adamson O, Adeleke C, Li M, Sule V, Kayali S, Olotu J, Mossey PA, Obiri-Yeboah S, Buxo CJ, Beaty T, Taub M, Donkor P, Marazita ML, Odukoya O, Adeyemo AA, Murray JC, Prince A. Butali A. (2023). Clinically Actionable Secondary Findings in 130 Triads from Sub-Saharan African Families with Non-syndromic Orofacial Clefts. Mol Genet Genomic Med.; 11(10):e2237. DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.2237.

• Strong A, Rao S, von Hardenberg S, Li D, Cox LL, Lee PC, Zhang LQ, Awotoye W, Diamond T, Gold J, Gooch C, Gowans LJJ, Hakonarson H, Hing A, Loomes K, Martin N, Marazita ML, Mononen T, Piccoli D, Pfundt R, Raskin S, Scherer SW, Sobriera N, Vaccaro C, Wang X, Watson D, Weksberg R, Bhoj E, Murray JC, Lidral AC, Butali A, Buckley MF, Roscioli T, Koolen DA, Seaver LH, Prows CA, Stottmann RW, Cox TC. (2023). A mutational hotspot in AMOTL1 defines a new syndrome of orofacial clefting, cardiac anomalies and tall stature. Am J Med Genet A.; 191(5):1227-1239. DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.63130.

• Awotoye W, Mossey PA, Hetmanski JB, Gowans LJJ, Eshete MA, Adeyemo WL, Alade A, Zeng E, Adamson O, James O, Fashina A, Ogunlewe MO, Naicker T, Adeleke C, Busch T, Li M, Petrin A, Oladayo A, Kayali S, Olotu J, Sule V, Hassan M, Pape J, Aladenika ET, Donkor P, Arthur FKN, Obiri-Yeboah S, Sabbah DK, Agbenorku P, Ray D, Plange-Rhule G, Oti AA, Albokhari D, Sobreira N, Dunnwald M, Beaty TH, Taub M, Marazita ML, Adeyemo AA, Murray JC, Butali A. (2022). Damaging Mutations in AFDNContribute to Risk of Nonsyndromic Cleft Lip With or Without Cleft Palate. Cleft Palate Craniofac J., 16:10556656221135926. DOI: 10.1177/10556656221135926.

• Fashina A, Busch T, Young M, Adamson O, Awotoye W, Alade A, Adeleke C, Hassan M, Oladayo AM, Gowans LJJ, Eshete M, Naicker T, Olotu J, Adeyemo WL, Butali A. (2022). Investigating the relationship between cancer and orofacial clefts using GWAS significant loci for cancers: A case-control and case-triad study. Front Oral Health.; 3:915361. DOI: 10.3389/froh.2022.915361.

• Awotoye W, Mossey PA, Hetmanski JB, Gowans LJJ, Eshete MA, Adeyemo WL, Alade A, Zeng E, Adamson O, Naicker T, Anand D, Adeleke C, Busch T, Li M, Petrin A, Aregbesola BS, Braimah RO, Oginni FO, Oladele AO, Oladayo A, Kayali S, Olotu J, Hassan M, Pape J, Donkor P, Arthur FKN, Obiri-Yeboah S, Sabbah DK, Agbenorku P, Plange-Rhule G, Oti AA, Gogal RA, Beaty TH, Taub M, Marazita ML, Schnieders MJ, Lachke SA, Adeyemo AA, Murray JC, Butali A. (2022). Whole-genome sequencing reveals de-novo mutations associated with nonsyndromic cleft lip/palate. Sci Rep.; 12(1):11743. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-15885-1.

• Awotoye W, Comnick C, Pendleton C, Zeng E, Alade A, Mossey PA, Gowans LJJ, Eshete MA, Adeyemo WL, Naicker T, Adeleke C, Busch T, Li M, Petrin A, Olotu J, Hassan M, Pape J, Miller SE, Donkor P, Anand D, Lachke SA, Marazita ML, Adeyemo AA, Murray JC, Albokhari D, Sobreira N, Butali A. (2022). Genome-wide Gene-by-Sex Interaction Studies Identify Novel Nonsyndromic Orofacial Clefts Risk Locus. J Dent Res.; 101(4):465-472. DOI: 10.1177/00220345211046614.

• Naicker T, Adeleke C, Alade AA, Mossey PA, Awotoye WO, Busch TD, Gowans LJJ, Li M, Olotu J, Aldous C, Butali A. (2022). Novel GRHL3 variants in a South African cohort with cleft lip and palate. Cleft Palate Craniofac J.; 59(9):1125-1130. DOI: 10.1177/10556656211038453.

• Gowans LJJ, Comnick CL, Mossey PA, Eshete M, Adeyemo WL, Naicker T, Awotoye WA, Petrin A, Adeleke C, Donkor P, Busch TD, Olutayo J, Ogunlewe MO, Li M, Olotu J, Hassan M, Adeniyan OA, Obiri-Yeboah S, Arthur FKN, Agbenorku P, Oti AA, Olatosi O, Adamson OO, Fashina AA, Zeng E, Marazita ML, Adeyemo AA, Murray JC, Butali A. (2022). Genome-wide scan for parent-of-origin effects in a sub-Saharan African Cohort with nonsyndromic cleft lip and/or cleft palate (CL/P). Cleft Palate Craniofac J.; 59(7):841-851. DOI: 10.1177/10556656211036316.

• Li M, Olotu J, Buxo-Martinez CJ, Mossey PA, Anand D, Busch T, Alade A, Gowans LJJ, Eshete M, Adeyemo WL, Naicker T, Awotoye WO, Gupta S, Adeleke C, Bravo V, Huang S, Adamson OO, Toraño AM, Bello CA, Soto M, Soto M, Ledesma R, Marquez M, Cordero JF, Lopez-Del Valle LM, Salcedo MI, Debs N, Petrin A, Malloy H, Elhadi K, Olutayo J, Ogunlewe MO, Abate F, Hailu T, Mohammed I, Gravem P, Deribew M, Gesses M, Hassan M, Pape J, Obiri-Yeboah S, Arthur FKN, Oti AA, Donkor P, Marazita ML, Lachke SA, Adeyemo AA, Murray JC, Butali A. (2022). Variant Analyses of Candidate Genes in Orofacial Clefts in Multi-Ethnic Populations. Oral Dis.; 28(7):1921-1935. DOI: 10.1111/odi.13932.

• Gowans LJJ, Al Dhaheri A, Li M, Busch T, Obiri-Yeboah S, Oti AA, Sabbah DK, Arthur FKN, Awotoye WO, Alade AA, Twumasi P, Agbenorku P, Plange-Rhule G, Naicker T, Donkor P, Murray JC, Sobreira NLM, Butali A. (2021). Co-occurrence of orofacial clefts and clubfoot phenotypes in a sub-Saharan African cohort: whole exome sequencing implicates multiple syndromes and genes. Mol Genet Genomic Med.; 9(4):e1655. DOI:10.1002/MGG3.1655.

• Alade A, Buxo-Martinez CJ, Mossey PA, Gowans LJJ, Eshete MA, Adeyemo WL, Naicker T, Awotoye WA, Adeleke C, Busch T, Toraño AM, Bello CA, Soto M, Soto M, Ledesma R, Marquez M, Cordero JF,Valle LML-D, Salcedo MI, Debs N, Li M, Petrin A, Olotu J, Aldous C, Olutayo J,  Ogunlewe MO,  Abate F, Hailu T, Mohammed I, Gravem P, Deribew M, Gesses M, Hassan M, Pape J, Adeniya OA, Obiri-Yeboah S, Arthur FKN, Oti AA, Olatosi O, Miller SE, Donkor P, Dunnwald MM,  Marazita ML, Adeyemo AA, Murray JC, Butali A. (2020). Non-Random Distribution of Deleterious Mutations in the DNA and Protein Binding Domains of IRF6 are Associated with Van Der Woude Syndrome. Mol Genet Genomic Med.; 8:e1355. Doi.org/10.1002/mgg3.1355.

• Sweat YY, Sweat M, Mansaray M, Cao H, Eliason S, Adeyemo WL, Gowans LJJ, Eshete MA, Anand D, Chalkley C, Saadi I, Lachke SA, Butali A, Amendt BA. (2019). Six2 regulates Pax9 expression, palatogenesis and craniofacial bone formation. Developmental Biology; 458(2020): 246–256. Doi:10.1016/j.ydbio.2019.11.010.

• Gowans LJJ, Cameron-Christiea S, Slayton RL, Busch TD, Romero-Bustillos M, Eliason S, Sweat M, Sobreira N, Yu W, Kantaputra PN, Wohler E, Adeyemo WL, Lachke S, Anand D, Campbell C, Drummond BK, Markie DM, van Vuren WAJ, van Vuren LJ, Casamassimo PS, Ettinger R, Owais A, van Staden IP, Amendt BA, Adebowale AA, Murray JC, Robertson SP, Butali A. (2019). Missense Pathogenic variants in KIF4A Affect Dental Morphogenesis Resulting in X-linked Taurodontism, Microdontia and Dens-Invaginatus. Frontiers in Genetics; 10:800. Doi: 10.3389/fgene.2019.00800.

• Acheampong AO, Addison W, Obiri-Yeboah S, Amuasi A, Gowans LJJ, Newman-Nartey M, Sabbah DK, Pare P, Selormey R, Baffour G, Larmie RNL, Oyakilome S, Atuwo-Ampoh R, Olesu J, Gyimah NT, Donkor P. (2019). The Rule of "10's" in the Management of Cleft Lip and Palate Children: The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Experience. J Clin Res Den.; 2(1):1-4.

• Butali A, Mossey PA, Adeyemo WL, Eshete MA, Gowans LJJ, Busch TD, Jain D, Yu W, Huan L, Laurie CA, Laurie CC, Nelson S, Li M, Sanchez-Lara PA, Magee WP, Magee KS, Auslander A, Brindopke F, Kay DM, Caggana M, Romitti PA, Mills JL, Audu R, Onwuamah C, Oseni GO, Owais A, James O, Olaitan PB, Aregbesola BS, Braimah RO, Oginni FO, Oladele AO, Bello SA, Rhodes J, Shiang R, Donkor P, Obiri-Yeboah S, Arthur FKN, Twumasi P, Agbenorku P, Plange-Rhule G, Oti AA, Ogunlewe OM, Oladega AA, Adekunle AA, Erinoso AO, Adamson OO, Elufowoju AA, Ayelomi OI, Hailu T, Hailu A, Demissie Y, Derebew M, Eliason S, Romero-Bustillous M, Lo C, Park J, Desai S, Mohammed M, Abate F, Abdur-Rahman LO, Anand D, Saadi I, Oladugba AV, Lachke SA, Amendt BA, Rotimi CN, Marazita ML, Cornell RA, Murray JC, Adeyemo AA. (2019). Genomic Analyses in African Populations Identify Novel Risk Loci for Cleft Palate. Hum Mol Genet.; 28(6):1038-1051. Doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddy402.

• Oseni GO, Deepti J, Mossey PA, Busch TD, Gowans LJJ, Eshete MA, Adeyemo WL, Laurie CA, Laurie CC, Owais A, Olaitan PB, Aregbesola BS, Oginni F, Bello SA, Donkor P, Audu R, Onwuamah C, Obiri-Yeboah S, Plange-Rhule G, Ogunlewe OM, Olutayo J, Halilu T, Abate F, Abdur-Rahman LO, Oladugba AV, Marazita ML, Murray JC, Adeyemo AA, Butali A. (2018). Identification of Paternal Uniparental Disomy on Chromosome 22 and a De-novo Deletion on Chromosome 18 in Individuals with Orofacial Clefts. Mol Genet Genomic Med.; 6(6):924-932. DOI:10.1002/mgg3.459.

• Gowans LJJ, Oseni G, Mossey PA, Adeyemo WL, Eshete MA, Busch TD, Donkor P, Obiri-Yeboah S, Plange-Rhule G, Oti AA, Owais A, Olaitan PB, Aregbesola BS, Oginni F, Bello SA, Audu R, Onwuamah C, Agbenorku P, Ogunlewe MO, Lukman AR, Marazita ML, Adeyemo AA, Murray JC, Butali A. (2018). Novel GREM1 Variations in sub-Saharan African Patients with Cleft Lip and/or Cleft Palate. The Cleft-Palate Craniofac. J.; 55(5): 736-742. Doi: 10.1177/1055665618754948.

• Gowans LJJ, Obiri-Yeboah S, Oti AA, Arthur FKN, Twumasi P, Agbenorku P, Plange-Rhule G, Donkor P. (2018). Non-random distribution of Human Orofacial Clefts in Ghana: Gene-environment interactions. Open Journal of Stomatology; 8(2):35-52. DOI: 10.4236/ojst.2018.82004.

• Eshete MA, Liu H, Li M, Adeyemo WL, Gowans LJJ, Mossey PA, Busch T, Deressa W, Donkor P, Olaitan PB, Aregbesola BS, Braimah RO, Oseni GO, Oginni F, Audu R,  Onwuamah C, Olutayo J,  Augustine-Akpan E-A, Rahman LA, Ogunlewe MO, Arthur FKN, Bello SA, Agbenorku P, Twumasi P, Abate F, Hailu T, Demissie Y, Hailu A, Plange-Rhule G, Obiri-Yeboah S, Dunnwald MM, Gravem PE, Marazita ML, Adeyemo AA, Murray JC, Cornell RA, Butali A. (2018). Loss of Function GRHL3 Variants Detected in Africans with Cleft Palate. J Dent Res.; 97(1):41-48.  Doi: 10.1177/0022034517729819. Epub 2017 Sep 8.

• Gowans LJJ, Busch TD, Mossey PA, Eshete MA, Adeyemo WL, Aregbesola B, Donkor P, Arthur FKN, Agbenorku P, Olutayo J, Twumasi P, Braimah R, Oti AA, Plange-Rhule G, Obiri-Yeboah S, Abate F, Hoyte-Williams PE, Hailu T, Murray JC, Butali A. (2017). The Prevalence, Penetrance and Expressivity of Aetiologic IRF6 variants in Orofacial Clefts Patients from sub-Saharan Africa. Mol Genet Genomic Med.; 5(2):164-171. DOI:1002/mgg3.273.

• Liu H, Busch T, Eliason S, Anand D, Bullard S, Gowans LJJ, Nidey N, Petrin A, Augustine-Akpan E-A, Saadi I, Dunnwald M, Lachke SA, Zhu Y, Adeyemo A, Amendt B, Roscioli T, Cornell R, Murray J, Butali A. (2016). Exome Sequencing Provides Additional Evidence for the Involvement of ARHGAP29 in Mendelian Orafacial Clefting and Extends the Phenotypic Spectrum to Isolated Cleft Palate. Birth Defects Res.; 109(1):27-37. DOI:1002/bdra.23596.

• Gowans LJJ, Adeyemo WL, Eshete M, Mosey PA, Busch T, Aregbesola B, Donkor P, Arthur FKN, Bello SA, Martinez A, Li M, Augustine-Akpan E-A, Deressa W, Twumasi P, Olutayo J, Deribew M, Agbenorku P, Oti AA, Braimah R, Plange-Rhule G, Gesses M, Obiri-Yeboah S, Oseni GO, Olaitan PB, Abdur-Rahman L, Abate F, Hailu T, Gravem P, Ogunlewe MO, Buxó CJ, Marazita ML, Adeyemo AA, Murray JC, Butali (2016). Association Studies and Direct DNA Sequencing Implicate Genetic Susceptibility Loci in the Etiology of Nonsyndromic Orofacial Clefts in Sub-Saharan African Populations. J Dent Res.; 95(11):1245-1256. DOI: 10.1177/0022034516657003. 

• Darmstadt GL, Howson CP, Walraven G, Armstrong RW, Blencowe HK, Christianson AL, Kent A, Malherbe H,Murray JC, Padilla CD, Walani SR; Participant Working Group of the Dar es Salaam Seventh International Conference on Birth Defects and Disabilities in the Developing World. (2016). Prevention of Congenital Disorders and Care of Affected Children: A Consensus Statement. JAMA Pediatr.; 170(8):790-793. Doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.0388.