0709 203000 - Nairobi 0709 983000 - Kilifi
0709 203000 - NRB 0709 983000 - Kilifi
0709 203000 - NRB | 0709 983000 - Kilifi

Abstract

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

de Menil V Hoogenhout M Kipkemoi P Kamuya D Eastman E Galvin A Mwangasha K de Vries J Kariuki SM Murugasen S Mwangi P Singh I Stein DJ Abubakar A Newton CR Donald KA Robinson E
Neuron. 2019;10115-19

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2018.12.016


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.