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The genetics of African populations in health and disease / edited by Muntaser E. Ibrahim, Charles I. Rotimi.
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- Book
- Series:
- Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medical genetics--Africa.
- Medical genetics.
- Africans--Health and hygiene.
- Africans.
- Population genetics.
- Black People--genetics.
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease.
- Communicable Diseases--genetics.
- Noncommunicable Diseases.
- Genetic Profile.
- Africa.
- Medical Subjects:
- Black People--genetics.
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease.
- Communicable Diseases--genetics.
- Noncommunicable Diseases.
- Genetic Profile.
- Africa.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 338 pages.)
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, United Kingdon ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Reflections on conceptualizing Africa for biological studies with a historical component: a small essay S.O.Y. Keita; 2. History and genetics in Africa: multidisciplinary efforts Shomarka Omar Y. Keita and Muntaser E. Ibrahim; 3. Disease, selection, and evolution in the African landscape Muntaser Ibrahim and Endashaw Bekele; 4. Genetic susceptibility to visceral leishmaniasis Hiba S. Mohamed, Muntaser E. Ibrahim and Jenefer M. Blackwell; 5. Genetics of infection in Sub-Saharan Africa: what can the study of Mendelian immunodeficiency disorders contribute? Melanie Newport; 6. Pharmacogenomics and infectious diseases in Africa: an evolutionary perspective Jennifer L. Baker, Daniel Shriner, Amy R. Bentley and Charles N. Rotimi; 7. A glimpse into pharmacogenomics in Africa Collet Dandara and Alice Matimba; 8. Genomics of cardiometabolic disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa Sally N. Adebamowo, Fasil Tekola-Ayele, Adebowale A. Adeyemo and Charles N. Rotimi; 9. Breast cancer in African populations Konduru S. Sastry and Lotfi Chouchane; 10. Socio-biological transition and cancer: prospects for Africa Sulma Mahmoud, Khalid O. Alfarouk, Ahmed M. Elhassan, Kamal Hamad and Muntaser E. Ibrahim; 11. The genetic epidemiology of orphan diseases in North Africa Lilia Romdhane, Olfa Messaoud, Rym Kefi, Afaf Tiar, Ahlem Amouri, Mourad Mokni, Neji Tebib, Mohamed Zghal, Abdelhamid Barakat, Ahmed Houmeida, Mariem Bozguiya, Mohamed Othman, Ghada El Qameh and Sonia Abdelhak; 12. Birth defects and genetic disease in Sub-Saharan Africa Ambroise Wonkam; 13. Neurogenetic disorders in Africa: hereditary spastic paraplegia: a case study Liena E.O. Elsayed, Ammar E.M. Ahmed and Giovanni Stevanin.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Cambridge Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781139680295
- 1139680293
- Publisher Number:
- 40029749803
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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