Sidney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
M. Ramsay, F. Tluway, S. Hazelhurst, D. Sengupta, N. Smyth & A. Choudhury
Steve Biko Center for Bioethics, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
H. Etheridge
Forensic DNA Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
Lee D’Amato and M. Kaso
African Institute of Biomedical Science and Technology, Harare, Zimbabwe
Z. Chikwambi, U. Khumalo, and C. Massimirimbwa
Laboratory of Biomedical Genomics and Tumor Genetics (LR16IPT05), Institut Pasteur of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
Y. Hamidi, M. Bulat, C. Chartidine
Department of Genetic Engineering, Libyan Center for Biotechnology Research, Tripoli, Libya
Ibrahim Al-Hadhiri, Muhammad Al-Jani, Abdel-Zajid, Muhammad Jaloul, Abdel-Mustafa, Abdel-Shaibani
University of Mauritius, Reduit, Mauritius
Y. Fakim, J. Sheinen, A. Gorah, S. Jorah
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Sebha University, Sebha, Libya
How much Ahmed?
Department of Genetics, Charles Nicole Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
N. Balghaith
Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory (LR99ES33), Sfax Faculty of Medicine, Sfax University, Sfax, Tunisia
N. Balghaith
Illumina Centre, Cambridge, UK
D. Bentley and Z. Kingsbury
Department of Chemistry, Clinical Pathology and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Agostino Neto University, Luanda, Angola
n. Kalumbwana, n. Ferraz, and M.M. Chimbolo
i3S Institute for Research and Innovation in Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
n. Kalubwana and L. Pereira
Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Biomathematics and Biostatistics (LR 16 IPT 09), Institut Pasteur of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
M. Shawsh
Higher Institute of Biotechnology in Sidi Thabet, Qutub of Biotechnology in Sidi Thabet, University of Manouba, Ariana, Tunisia
C. Sharaf al-Din
Department of Pediatrics – Clinical Genetics, Rwanda Military and Teaching Referral Hospital, Kigali, Rwanda
n. Dokuz and L. Mutisa
Center for Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
N. Dukuze, C. Muhinda, J. Ndinkabandi & L. Mutesa
Faculty of Medicine, Kativala University of Boila, Benguela, Angola
n. Ferraz and M.M. Chimbolo
Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAM), Campinas, Brazil
n. Ferraz and I. Lopez Sindes
Faculty of Medicine, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia
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Department of Genetics, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
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Shaker Hospital, Sfax, Tonya
S. Guidara
Laboratory of Molecular Biotechnology of Eukaryotes (LR15CBS02), Sfax Biotechnology Center, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.
S. Guidara
Department of Medical Genetics, Hedi Chaker University Hospital, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
M.Gerat
Laboratory for examining cellular and molecular processes (LR15CBS07), Sfax Biotechnology Center, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.
M.Gerat
School of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
S. Hazelhurst
Molecular and Cellular Screening Laboratory (LR15CBS07), Sfax Biotechnology Center, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.
n. Locke, A. Surprise, A. Quadruple
African Center for Population and Health Research, Nairobi, Kenya
E. Kisianjani and S.F. Muhammad
Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology (BRAINN), Campinas, Brazil
I. López Cendez
Center for Human Genetics, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Center for Human Genetics, University Hospitals Leuven, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
P. Lucula and P. McKay
Nephrology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
J. McCullough and Y. Nlando
Department of Clinical Laboratory, Rwanda Military and Teaching Referral Hospital, Kigali, Rwanda
C. Mohanda
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences Research, Kabi University, Bungoma, Kenya
DM Mukungu
Department of Biological and Agricultural Sciences, Alup University, Busia, Kenya
DM Mukonjo
School of Business, Leadership and Governance, Africa University, Mutare, Zimbabwe
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Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
M. Najoli
Tsholotsho District Hospital, Tsholotsho, Zimbabwe
M.Nathi
Ipatimop Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
El Pereira
Genetics Department, Monji Slim Hospital, La Marsa, Tunisia
I am Rajab
Maternal and Child Health Laboratory (LR22SP01), Tunis, Tunisia
I am Rajab
Pathology and Experimental Therapeutics Group, IPO Research Center Porto (CI-IPOP)/CI-IPOP@RISE (Health Research Network), Porto, Portugal
LL Santos
Department of Surgical Oncology, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO Porto)/Porto Raquel Seruca Comprehensive Cancer Center (Porto.CCC), Porto, Portugal
LL Santos
Department of Genetics, Charles Nicole Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia
M. Trabelsi
Human Genetics Laboratory (LR99ES10), Faculty of Medicine, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
M. Trabelsi
Department of Computational Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
n. Mulder
Division of Genomics of Complex Childhood Diseases, Center for Precision Health Research, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
NA Hanchard
The study was conceived and planned by AC and NAH as chairs of the H3Africa Data Analysis Working Group who made initial contacts to bring on partners. MR contributed to improving the strategy, securing funding, negotiating agreements, strengthening partnerships, and sponsoring this publication. Saadeh initiated ethics and governance processes and worked with FT to communicate with each participating group. FT provided overall supervision, arranged meetings and managed legal operations. NS was responsible for sample quality assessments and shipping, including permits. The partner principal investigators are IA (Libya), YH (Tunisia), LM (Rwanda), IK (Kenya), MED (Kenya), AL (Democratic Republic of the Congo), MC (Angola), C. Masimirembwa (Zimbabwe) and YF (Mauritius), who led sample collection, prioritization of existing samples for this study, community engagement, and obtaining ethical approvals at the site level. Members of the writing group for this paper are as follows: MR, HE, FT, MED, ZC, YH, YF and IA; AC and NAH reviewed several drafts. Figures were generated by MED and ZC. Additional co-authors from the individual study sites participated and had the opportunity to critically review the paper, and each accepts responsibility for the accuracy and integrity of their contribution to the paper, and they are: NB, DB, MB, NC, MC, CC, GC, ND, ME, NF, AG, M. Gribaa, M. Guitarat, S. Goorah, S. Guidara, SH, MJ, C. Muhinda, GM, A. Murwira, A. Mostafa, JN, M. Ngole, M. Nyathi, YN, SFM, LP, IR, LLS, DS, A. Shebani, A. Souissi, MT, AR and NM All co-authors read and approved the paper.
