Lymphatic system in cardiovascular medicine

A Aspelund, MR Robciuc, S Karaman… - Circulation …, 2016 - ahajournals.org
The mammalian circulatory system comprises both the cardiovascular system and the
lymphatic system. In contrast to the blood vascular circulation, the lymphatic system forms a …

Social stigma towards neglected tropical diseases: a systematic review

K Hofstraat, WH van Brakel - International health, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background People affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are frequently the target
of social stigmatization. To date not much attention has been given to stigma in relation to …

Diversity and inclusion in genomic research: why the uneven progress?

AR Bentley, S Callier, CN Rotimi - Journal of community genetics, 2017 - Springer
Conducting genomic research in diverse populations has led to numerous advances in our
understanding of human history, biology, and health disparities, in addition to discoveries of …

[PDF][PDF] Enabling the genomic revolution in Africa

C Rotimi, A Abayomi, A Abimiku, VM Adabayeri… - Science, 2014 - escholarship.org
Our understanding of genome biology, genomics, and disease, and even human history,
has advanced tremendously with the completion of the Human Genome Project …

A genome-wide association study of atopic dermatitis identifies loci with overlap** effects on asthma and psoriasis

S Weidinger, SAG Willis-Owen… - Human molecular …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is the most common dermatological disease of childhood. Many
children with AD have asthma and AD shares regions of genetic linkage with psoriasis …

Enabling the genomic revolution in Africa: H3Africa is develo** capacity for health-related genomics research in Africa

H3Africa Consortium - Science (New York, NY), 2014 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Our understanding of genome biology, genomics, and disease, and even human history,
has advanced tremendously with the completion of the Human Genome Project …

Evidence for immune activation in pathogenesis of the HLA class II associated disease, podoconiosis

M Negash, M Chanyalew, T Girma, F Alemu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Available evidences suggest that podoconiosis is triggered by long term exposure of bare
feet to volcanic red clay soil particles. Previous genome-wide studies in Ethiopia showed …

Translational genomics in low-and middle-income countries: opportunities and challenges

F Tekola-Ayele, CN Rotimi - Public health genomics, 2015 - karger.com
Translation of genomic discoveries into patient care is slowly becoming a reality in
developed economies around the world. In contrast, low-and middle-income countries …

Global epidemiology of podoconiosis: a systematic review

K Deribe, J Cano, ML Trueba… - PLoS neglected …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Podoconiosis is one of the few diseases that could potentially be eliminated
within one generation. Nonetheless, the global distribution of the disease remains largely …

Epidemiology and individual, household and geographical risk factors of podoconiosis in Ethiopia: results from the first nationwide map**

K Deribe, SJ Brooker, RL Pullan… - … American journal of …, 2015 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Although podoconiosis is one of the major causes of tropical lymphoedema and is endemic
in Ethiopia its epidemiology and risk factors are poorly understood. Individual-level data for …