Personalizing medicine in Africa: current state, progress and challenges

P Owolabi, Y Adam, E Adebiyi - Frontiers in Genetics, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Personalized medicine has been identified as a powerful tool for addressing the myriad of
health issues facing different health systems globally. Although recent studies have …

Charting a landmark-driven path forward for population genetics and ancient DNA research in Africa

EA Sawchuk, KA Sirak, FK Manthi, EK Ndiema… - The American Journal of …, 2024 - cell.com
Population history-focused DNA and ancient DNA (aDNA) research in Africa has
dramatically increased in the past decade, enabling increasingly fine-scale investigations …

Predicting archaic hominin phenotypes from genomic data

CM Brand, LL Colbran, JA Capra - Annual review of genomics …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Ancient DNA provides a powerful window into the biology of extant and extinct species,
including humans' closest relatives: Denisovans and Neanderthals. Here, we review what is …

Challenges of diagnosing Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial diseases in South Africa

D Scholtz, T Jooste, M Möller, A van Coller… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Inborn errors of immunity (IEI) are genetic disorders with extensive clinical presentations.
They can range from increased susceptibility to infections to significant immune …

WGS data collections: how do genomic databases transform medicine?

ZJ Król, P Dobosz, A Ślubowska… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
As a scientific community we assumed that exome sequencing will elucidate the basis of
most heritable diseases. However, it turned out it was not the case; therefore, attention has …

Impact of natural selection on global patterns of genetic variation and association with clinical phenotypes at genes involved in SARS-CoV-2 infection

C Zhang, A Verma, Y Feng… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Human genomic diversity has been shaped by both ancient and ongoing challenges from
viruses. The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe …

The spectrum of TP53 mutations in Rwandan patients with gastric cancer

A Nzitakera, JB Surwumwe, EL Ndoricyimpaye… - Genes and …, 2024 - Springer
Background Gastric cancer is the sixth most frequently diagnosed cancer and third in
causing cancer-related death globally. The most frequently mutated gene in human cancers …

Advancing equity in genomic medicine for rheumatology

R Díaz-Peña, O Adelowo - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2024 - nature.com
Increasing diversity in genomic studies is essential to advance precision medicine and
health equity in rheumatic diseases. Addressing structural and logistical barriers to include …

Genetic Diversity Landscape in African Population: A Review of Implications for Personalized and Precision Medicine

O Sibomana - Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Africa, a continent considered to be the cradle of human beings has the largest
genetic diversity among its population than other continents. This review discusses the …

Intervertebral disc degenerative disease in South Africa: a case-control analysis of selected gene variants

K Pearce, S Less, AW Liebenberg… - Molecular Biology …, 2024 - Springer
Background Intervertebral disc (IVD) degenerative disease is a multifactorial disease for
which genetics plays an integral role. Several genes, and their variants, associated with the …