The African continent is regarded as the cradle of modern humans and African genomes
contain more genetic variation than those from any other continent, yet only a fraction of the …

Pharmacogenomics aims to correlate inter-individual differences of drug efficacy and/or toxicity
with the underlying genetic composition, particularly in genes encoding for protein factors …

The application of genomics technologies to medicine and biomedical research is
increasing in popularity, made possible by new high-throughput genotyping and sequencing …

The discipline of bioinformatics has developed rapidly since the complete sequencing of the
first genomes in the 1990s. The development of many high-throughput techniques during …

Genomic medicine aims to improve health using the individual genomic data of people to
inform care. While clinical utility of genomic medicine in many monogenic, Mendelian …

Effective interventions and treatments for complex diseases have been implemented globally,
however, coverage in Africa has been comparatively lower due to lack of capacity, clinical …

The 11 th International Conference on Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs (ICORD), South
Africa, included the Africa-Rare initiative launch and facilitated multi-stakeholder engagement …

Genomics policy development involves assessing a wide range of issues extending from
specimen collection and data sharing to whether and how to utilize advanced technologies in …

Life scientists are increasingly turning to high-throughput sequencing technologies in their
research programs, owing to the enormous potential of these methods. In a parallel manner, …

The rich and diverse genomics of African populations is significantly underrepresented in
reference and in disease-associated databases. This renders interpreting the Next Generation …