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Brigitte Melly

University of Cape Town

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Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:variant calling· 2 Assay:whole-exome sequencing· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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Alba Sanchis‐JuaniD· 2 shared Alfred Ngombo· 2 shared Alice GalviniD· 2 shared Amina A AbubakariD· 2 shared Anne O’Donnell‐LuriaiD· 2 shared Beatrice MkubwaiD· 2 shared Björn U. ChristiD· 2 shared Celia van der MerweiD· 2 shared

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NeuroDev: etiology and experience of neurodevelopmental disorders in Kenya and South Africa

Patricia Kipkemoi, Emily O’Heir, Mutaz Amin, Sarah L. Stenton, William Baddoo, Harrison Brand, Zandrè Bruwer, Sam Bryant, Eunice Chepkemoi, Björn U. Christ, Emma Eastman, Claire Fourie, Jack M. Fu, Alice Galvin, Stacey J. Hall, , Elise Robinson

The paper presents genetic and phenotypic data from 521 children with neurodevelopmental disorders in Kenya and South Africa, highlighting high genetic diagnosis rates linked to environmental risk factors.

medRxiv · May 6, 2026 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Phenotype and genetic analysis of data collected within the first year of NeuroDev

Patricia Kipkemoi, Heesu Ally Kim, Björn U. Christ, Emily O’Heir, Jake Allen, Christina Anne Austin-Tse, Samantha M. Baxter, Harrison Brand, Sam Bryant, Nick Buser, Victoria Pattison de Menil, Emma Eastman, Serini Murugasen, Alice Galvin, Martha Z Kombe, , Elise Robinson

The paper presents phenotype and genetic analysis of 206 children with neurodevelopmental disorders from Kenya and South Africa, identifying pathogenic variants in 17% of South African and 38% of Kenyan cases.

Neuron · Jul 17, 2023Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine