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Perspectives from NHLBI

Building a Platform to Enable NCD Research to Address Population Health in Africa: CVD Working Group Discussion at the Sixth H3Africa Consortium Meeting in Zambia

Authors
  • Emmanuel Peprah
  • Ken Wiley
  • Jennifer Troyer
  • Sally N. Adebamowo
  • Dwomoa Adu
  • Bongani M. Mayosi
  • Michele Ramsay
  • Ayesha A. Motala
  • Clement Adebamowo
  • Bruce Ovbiagele
  • Mayowa Owolabi
  • H3Africa Cardiovascular Diseases Working Group and as members of the H3Africa Consortium

Abstract

Highlights

  • H3Africa CVD-related projects will analyze genomic data for over 50,000 individuals
  • Dataset will contain samples from across various African countries and disease phenotypes
  • H3Africa CVD-related projects will be foundational for translational research
Year: 2016
Volume: 11 Issue: 1
Page/Article: 165-170
DOI: 10.1016/j.gheart.2015.11.002
Published on Mar 1, 2016
Peer Reviewed
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