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'The Genetics of African Populations in Health and Disease makes great strides to remedy this knowledge gap … this excellent volume is likely to be of interest to a broad range of geneticists and medical professionals.' Joseph Lachance, The Quarterly Review of Biology 'The scope of the contributions varies widely, from studies of single diseases (e.g., breast cancer, visceral leishmaniasis) to broad surveys (e.g., orphan diseases of North Africa, evolution of disease resistance). The first and final essays review the state and development of genetics research and medicine in Africa. Common themes include public health infrastructure, transition from agrarian to urban lifestyles, pharmacogenomics, genetic diversity, and the dearth of research on African populations.' R. M. Denome, Choice

'The Genetics of African Populations in Health and Disease makes great strides to remedy this knowledge gap ... this excellent volume is likely to be of interest to a broad range of geneticists and medical professionals.' Joseph Lachance, The Quarterly Review of Biology

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Muntaser E. Ibrahim is a Professor at the Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Endemic Diseases at the University of Khartoum, Sudan. He established the Unit of Diseases and Diversity at the University in 1998. He is a founding member of the African Society of Human Genetics and, in 2014, won the CNR Rao Prize for Scientific Research. Charles Rotimi is the Chief of the Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch and the Director of the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NIH), Maryland. He was founding president of the African Society of Human Genetics and spearheaded formation of the H3Africa Initiative.

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