The NeuroDev Study: Phenotypic and Genetic Characterization of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Kenya and South Africa

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2019-01-01

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De Menil, Victoria
Hoogenhout, Michelle
Kipkemoi, Patricia
Kamuya, Dorcas
Eastman, Emma
Galvin, Alice
Mwangasha, Katini
De Vries, Jantina
Kariuki, Symon M.
Murugasen, Serini

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The NeuroDev study will deeply phenotype cognition, behavior, dysmorphias, and neuromedical traits on an expected cohort of 5,600 Africans (1,800 child cases, 1,800 child controls, and 1,900 parents) and will collect whole blood for exome sequencing and biobanking.

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De Menil, V, Hoogenhout, M, Kipkemoi, P, Kamuya, D, Eastman, E, Galvin, A, Mwangasha, K, De Vries, J, Kariuki, S M, Murugasen, S, Mwangi, P, Singh, I, Stein, D J, Abubakar, A, Newton, C R, Donald, K A & Robinson, E 2019, 'The NeuroDev Study: Phenotypic and Genetic Characterization of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Kenya and South Africa', Neuron, vol. 101, no. 1, pp. 15-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2018.12.016