August 03, 2019 – Africa is considered the original cradle of all humanity, to which all humans can trace their genetic origin. This may be very interesting in the context of diseases that are due to genetic predispositions both in …

ZRANB3 in African Populations: New Type 2 Diabetes risk locus identified Read more »

August 01, 2019 – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental disorder that can develop after a person is exposed to a traumatic event, such as sexual assault, warfare, traffic collisions, or other threats on a person’s life. Symptoms may include disturbing …

Risk loci for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Read more »

July 04, 2017 – Asthma Gene Unique To African Americans. This has been the headline of an article in the Resppiratory/Asthma section of Medical News Today. According to an earlier study, researchers  have identified a new gene uniquely linked to …

Asthma: An allelic variant of the PYHIN1 gene is unique to African Americans Read more »