The NeuroDev Study: Phenotypic and Genetic Characterization of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Kenya and South Africa.

de Menil V., Hoogenhout M., Kipkemoi P., Kamuya D., Eastman E., Galvin A., Mwangasha K., de Vries J., Kariuki SM., Murugasen S., Mwangi P., Singh I., Stein DJ., Abubakar A., Newton CR., Donald KA., Robinson E.

The NeuroDev study will deeply phenotype cognition, behavior, dysmorphias, and neuromedical traits on an expected cohort of 5,600 Africans (1,800 child cases, 1,800 child controls, and 1,900 parents) and will collect whole blood for exome sequencing and biobanking.

DOI

10.1016/j.neuron.2018.12.016

Type

Journal article

Journal

Neuron

Publication Date

02/01/2019

Volume

101

Pages

15 - 19

Keywords

Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Cohort Studies, Female, Genetic Testing, Humans, Kenya, Male, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Phenotype, South Africa

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