Large Scale Genetic Research on Neuropsychiatric Disorders in African Populations is Needed
Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: In recent years there have been significant insights into the complex aetiologies of neurodevelopmental brain disorders. For example, neuropsychiatric genetics has achieved success with the identification of 108 loci for schizophrenia (Schizophrenia Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, 2014). Furthermore, meta-analyses of genome-wide association study (GWAS) results encompassing thousands of samples have been completed for other psychiatric disorders including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorders, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder.
Source: EBioMedicine
Authors: Shareefa Dalvie, Nastassja Koen, Laramie Duncan, Catherine Abbo, Dickens Akena, Lukoye Atwoli, Bonginkosi Chiliza, Kirsten A. Donald, Eugene Kinyanda, Christine Lochner, Sumaya Mall, Noeline Nakasujja, Charles R. Newton, Raj Ramesar, Goodman Sibeko, Solomon Teferra, Dan J. Stein, Karestan C. Koenen
Institutions: University of Cape Town, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Broad Institute, Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Makerere University, Moi University, Stellenbosch University, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Uganda Research Unit, Uganda Virus Research Institute, Kenya Medical Research Institute, University of Oxford, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Addis Ababa University
Language: English
Subfield: Genetics
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $5,780
Funders: Wellcome Trust, Medical Research Council
OpenAlex ID: W1960786386