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Ayesha Ahmed Motala

University of KwaZulu-NatalORCID 0000-0003-0517-1784Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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

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GeneticsbioRxivPreprintNov 26, 2025

Multi-ancestry fine-mapping accounting for ancestral and environmental heterogeneity improves resolution and interpretation

Siru Wang, Oyesola Oyewole Ojewunmi, Fraser James Pirie…·Jennifer L. Asimit

The paper introduces two fine-mapping methods to account for ancestral and environmental heterogeneity in GWAS, improving resolution of causal variants across diverse populations.

DOI 10.1101/2025.11.26.690727

humanGWAS summary statistics

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GeneticsbioRxivPreprintFeb 11, 2021

Polygenic Prediction of Type 2 Diabetes in Continental Africa

Tinashe Chikowore, Kenneth Ekoru, Marijana Vujković…·Segun Fatumo

This study evaluates if African American or multi-ethnic polygenic risk scores improve type 2 diabetes prediction in continental Africans, finding that African American-derived scores are more predictive.

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humanwhole-exome sequencing

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