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Alaa Afify

Aswan University

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Organism:human· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Analysis of HCM in an understudied population reveals a new mechanism of pathogenicity

Yasmine Aguib, Mona Allouba, Roddy Walsh, Ayman Maher Ibrahim, Sarah Halawa, Alaa Afify, Mohamed Hosny, Pantazis I. Theotokis, Aya A. Galal, Sara Elshorbagy, Mohamed Roshdy, Heba Sh. Kassem, Amany Ellithy, Rachel J. Buchan, Nicola Whiffin, , Magdi Habib Yacoub

The paper identifies a frameshift variant in MYH7 associated with HCM in an Egyptian cohort, revealing a new pathogenic mechanism involving distal PTC escape from NMD.

Circulation · Aug 30, 2021Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Genomics of Egyptian Healthy Volunteers: The EHVol Study

Yasmine Aguib, Mona Allouba, Alaa Afify, Sarah Halawa, Mohamed El-Khatib, Marina Sous, Aya A. Galal, Eslam Abdelrahman, Nairouz Shehata, Amr El Sawy, Mohamed ElMaghawry, Shehab Anwer, Omnia Kamel, Wesam El Mozy, Hadir Khedr, , Magdi Habib Yacoub

The paper describes the EHVol study, a genomic database of 391 Egyptian healthy volunteers to improve representation in global genomic databases and aid in variant interpretation for North African populations.

npj Genomic Medicine · Oct 23, 2020Peer-reviewedGenomics