Most genetic studies focus on people from European ancestry. But Africa has the richest diversity and must be included in genetic databases.
- Director of the Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience, Professor in the Division of Human Genetics, University of the Witwatersrand
People of African descent often have non-communicable and infectious diseases at the same time. Research needs to be done into integrated treatment.
There is value in including different populations in genetic research studies as has been shown in a study on exfoliation syndrome, which leads to glaucoma.
L’érythème kératolytique hivernal, maladie de peau affectant les mains et les pieds, est plus répandue en Afrique du Sud qu’ailleurs. Les personnes touchées descendent toutes d’un marin français.
South African geneticists and international counterparts have traced the origins of a genetic peeling disorder, Oudtshoorn skin, and discovered the mutation that causes it.
Cracking genetic responses to the changing environment in Africa would open a new frontier in the drive against rising non-communicable diseases on the continent.
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