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Raj S Ramesar

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Kootbodien T, Bantjes J, Joska J, Asmal L, Chiliza B, Stallones L, et al.
Arch Suicide Res . 2022 Dec; 28(1):216-230. PMID: 36453447
The purpose of this study was to characterize healthcare use for general care and mental health one year before suicidal behavior among individuals with fatal and non-fatal suicidal behavior (NFSB)...
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Mathers J, Elliott F, Macrae F, Mecklin J, Moslein G, McRonald F, et al.
Cancer Prev Res (Phila) . 2022 Jul; 15(9):623-634. PMID: 35878732
Abstract: The CAPP2 trial investigated the long-term effects of aspirin and resistant starch on cancer incidence in patients with Lynch syndrome (LS). Participants with LS were randomized double-blind to 30...
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Kootbodien T, Holtman Z, Asmal L, Joska J, Chiliza B, Smith P, et al.
Arch Environ Occup Health . 2021 Dec; 77(10):789-799. PMID: 34933659
Pesticides are a commonly used agent for suicide in many Low- and Middle-Income countries (LMICs). However, accumulating evidence suggests that exposure to organophosphate (OP) pesticide may also increase the risk...
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de Bruijn S, Fiorentino A, Ottaviani D, Fanucchi S, Melo U, Corral-Serrano J, et al.
Am J Hum Genet . 2020 Oct; 107(5):802-814. PMID: 33022222
The cause of autosomal-dominant retinitis pigmentosa (adRP), which leads to loss of vision and blindness, was investigated in families lacking a molecular diagnosis. A refined locus for adRP on Chr17q22...
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Roberts L, Julius S, Dawlat S, Yildiz S, Rebello G, Meldau S, et al.
Hum Mutat . 2020 Aug; 41(11):1871-1876. PMID: 32827185
More than two decades ago, a recessive syndromic phenotype affecting kidneys, eyes, and ears, was first described in the endogamous Afrikaner population of South Africa. Using whole-exome sequencing of DNA...
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Engelbrecht H, Dalvie S, Agenbag G, Stein D, Ramesar R
J Affect Disord . 2020 Jul; 276:69-75. PMID: 32697718
Background: Bipolar disorder (BD) has considerable heritability, with genome-wide association studies indicating that multiple common genetic variants contribute to risk. Less work has been undertaken to assess the contribution of...
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Musanabaganwa C, Mihigo B, Tumusime R, Uwanyirigira M, da Rocha J, Hayat M, et al.
Am J Trop Med Hyg . 2020 Mar; 102(6):1417-1424. PMID: 32207403
The 11th Congress of the African Society of Human Genetics (AfSHG) was held from September 16, 2018 to September 21, 2018, in conjunction with the 12th Human Heredity and Health...
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El-Kamah G, Mohamed A, Gad Y, Abdelhak S, Hennig B, Ramesar R, et al.
Am J Trop Med Hyg . 2020 Mar; 102(4):719-723. PMID: 32124726
The tenth conference of the African Society of Human Genetics was held in Egypt with the theme "Human Genetics and Genomics in Africa: Challenges for Both Rare and Common Genetic...
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Pierrache L, Kimchi A, Ratnapriya R, Roberts L, Astuti G, Obolensky A, et al.
Ophthalmology . 2017 Apr; 124(7):992-1003. PMID: 28412069
Purpose: To identify the genetic cause of and describe the phenotype in 4 families with autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa (arRP) that can be associated with pseudocoloboma. Design: Case series. Participants:...
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Roberts L, Ratnapriya R, Du Plessis M, Chaitankar V, Ramesar R, Swaroop A
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci . 2016 Nov; 57(14):6374-6381. PMID: 27898983
Purpose: A majority of genes associated with inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) have been identified in patients of European origin. Indigenous African populations exhibit rich genomic diversity, and evaluation of reported...