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Yakub Wilberforce Nyandaiti

University of MaiduguriORCID 0000-0002-3922-6344Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Research Focus:eQTL / molecular QTL mapping· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:fine-mapping· 1 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 1

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Charles AchoruiD· 3 shared Cyril Oshomah EramehiD· 3 shared Dena G. HernandeziD· 3 shared Emmanuel Uzodinma IwuozoiD· 3 shared Ernest Okwundu NwazoriD· 3 shared Francis Ehidiamen OdiaseiD· 3 shared Francis Ibe OjiniiD· 3 shared Frank Aiwansoba ImarhiagbeiD· 3 shared

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Large-scale genetic characterization of Parkinson's disease in the African and African admixed populations

Fulya Akçimen, Kimberly Paquette, Peter Wild Crea, Kathryn Step, Emily Waldo, Mathew J. Koretsky, Paula Saffie Awad, Charles Achoru, Funmilola Taiwo, Simon Izuchukwu Ozomma, Gerald Onwuegbuzie, Marzieh Khani, Spencer M. Grant, Lukman Femi Owolabi, Chiamaka Edith Okereke, , Kamalini Ghosh Galvelis

This study identifies genetic variants associated with Parkinson's disease in African and African admixed populations, highlighting differences from European and Asian populations.

Brain · Oct 7, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Genome-wide Association Identifies Novel Etiological Insights Associated with Parkinsons Disease in African and African Admixed Populations

Mie Rizig, Sara Bandrés‐Ciga, Mary B. Makarious, Oluwadamilola Omolara Ojo, Peter Wild Crea, Oladunni Abiodun, Kristin S. Levine, Sani Abubakar, Charles Achoru, Dan Vitale, Olaleye Akinmola Adeniji, Osigwe Paul Agabi, Mathew J. Koretsky, Uchechi Agulanna, Deborah A Hall, , Francis Ojini

Intronic GBA1 variant rs3115534-G, common in African and African admixed ancestry but rare elsewhere, raises Parkinson's disease risk (OR 1.58) and lowers onset age.

The Lancet Neurology · Nov 1, 2023Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine✦ In-depth digest

MAPT allele and haplotype frequencies in Nigerian Africans: population distribution and association with Parkinsons disease risk and age at onset.

Olaitan Okunoye, Oluwadamilola Omolara Ojo, Oladunni Abiodun, Sani A. Abubakar, Charles Achoru, Olaleye Akinmola Adeniji, Osigwe Paul Agabi, Uchechi Agulanna, Rufus Akinyemi, Mohammed Wulgo Ali, Ifeyinwa Ani‐Osheku, Ohwotemu Arigbodi, Abiodun Hamzat Bello, Cyril Oshomah Erameh, Temitope Farombi, , Njideka Ulunma Okubadejo

The paper examines MAPT haplotype frequencies in Nigerian Africans and finds no association between the H1 haplotype and Parkinson's disease risk or age at onset.

Parkinsonism & Related Disorders · Jul 14, 2023Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine