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Robert Newton

MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Uganda Research UnitORCID 0000-0001-6715-9153Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:fine-mapping· 1 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 1 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 1 Research Focus:polygenic risk· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Gershim AsikiiD· 2 shared Moffat NyirendaiD· 2 shared Pontiano KaleebuiD· 2 shared Robert KalyesubulaiD· 2 shared Segun FatumoiD· 2 shared Allan KalungiiD· 1 shared Amelia Catharine CrampiniD· 1 shared Andrew Max AbaasaiD· 1 shared

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Uganda Genome Resource: A rich research database for genomic studies of communicable and non-communicable diseases in Africa

Segun Fatumo, Joseph Okello Mugisha, Opeyemi S. Soremekun, Allan Kalungi, Richard Mayanja, Christopher Kintu, Ronald Makanga, Ayoub Kakande, Andrew Max Abaasa, Gershim Asiki, Robert Kalyesubula, Robert Newton, Moffat Nyirenda, Manj S. Sandhu, Pontiano Kaleebu

The Uganda Genome Resource provides a genomic database for studying disease susceptibility and risk factors in Ugandan populations, with applications in discovering genetic loci, refining associations, and developing polygenic risk scores.

Cell Genomics · Nov 1, 2022Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Discovery and fine-mapping of kidney function loci in first genome-wide association study in Africans

Segun Fatumo, Tinashe Chikowore, Robert Kalyesubula, Rebecca Namugabwe Nsubuga, Gershim Asiki, Oyekanmi Nashiru, Janet Seeley, Amelia Catharine Crampin, Dorothea Nitsch, Liam L Smeeth, Pontiano Kaleebu, Stephen Burgess, Moffat Nyirenda, Nora Franceschini, Andrew P. Morris, , Robert Newton

This study conducts the first GWAS of eGFR in Africans, identifies two genome-wide significant loci, and highlights the need for more African-specific genetic research on kidney function.

Human Molecular Genetics · Mar 25, 2021Peer-reviewedGenetics