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Gurja Belay

Addis Ababa UniversityORCID 0000-0001-7349-9218Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Genomics· 2 Genetic & Genomic Medicine· 1

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintFeb 11, 2026

The genomic basis of heat stress adaptation in indigenous Ethiopian cattle from arid and hot-humid climates

Endashaw Terefe, Gurja Belay, Abdulfatai Tijjani…·Olivier Hanotte

This study identifies genomic adaptation mechanisms in Ethiopian zebu cattle to arid and hot-humid climates through whole-genome sequencing and selection scans.

DOI 10.64898/2026.02.09.704906

zebrafishwhole-genome sequencing

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GenomicsGenome biologyPeer-reviewedFeb 24, 2023

The Genetic and Evolutionary Basis of Gene Expression Variation in East Africans

Derek E. Kelly, Shweta Ramdas, Rong Ma…·Sarah A. Tishkoff

This study maps expression and splicing QTLs in East Africans and finds population-specific genetic variation related to immunity, metabolism, and pigmentation.

17 citations

humanbulk RNA-seq

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Genetic & Genomic MedicineProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewedMay 17, 2022

Impact of natural selection on global patterns of genetic variation, and association with clinical phenotypes, at genes involved in SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Chao Zhang, Anurag Verma, Yuanqing Feng…·Lyndon J. Mitnaul

The paper examines genetic variation and natural selection at SARS-CoV-2 host genes in diverse populations and links selected variants to clinical phenotypes in COVID-19.

20 citations

humanwhole-genome sequencing

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