Growing genomic research on the African continent: The H3Africa Consortium

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1016-1017

  Ramsay, Michèle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bioinformatics network; Ethics of broad consent; Genomic research; H3Africa

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN; EDITORIAL; GENETICS; HUMAN; LIBRARY SCIENCE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROBIOME; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; TUBERCULOSIS; AFRICA; BLACK PERSON; GENOMICS;

AFRICA; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENETIC RESEARCH; GENOMICS; HUMANS;

EID: 84948808675     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.2015.v105i12.10281     Document Type: Editorial

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