Acronym

DDD-Africa

Contact PI

Zané Lombard
View email zane.lombard@wits.ac.za

Project type

Research Project

Grant Number

U01HD114537

Summary

Developmental disorders (DD) represent a spectrum of often severe disabilities that are present from birth or early childhood. The Deciphering Developmental Disorders in Africa study (DDD-Africa) was started to describe and define the causes of DD in Africa, and this resource holds the potential for much more discovery, using data science- and omics techniques. To advance our knowledge, we propose to use the clinical information, genetic data, and DNA resources from the DDD-Africa study to increase diagnostic yield and make new discoveries about the causes of DD in African patients. These findings will lead to population-relevant and scalable solutions for Africa, fast-tracking genomics efforts for global health.

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