Approaches to enable equitable psychiatric genetic research in Africa

Allan Kalungi; Dan J. Stein; Niran Okewole; Segun Fatumo

doi:10.1038/s43856-024-00639-z

Approaches to enable equitable psychiatric genetic research in Africa

Allan Kalungi, Dan J. Stein, Niran Okewole, Segun Fatumo

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African populations are currently underrepresented in global psychiatric genetics research. Here, we highlight the importance of conducting psychiatric genetics research in Africa, key issues which have hindered such research, and ongoing initiatives and strategies to overcome these issues.

Original language	English
Article number	216
Journal	Communications Medicine
Volume	4
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-024-00639-z
State	Published - Dec 2024
Externally published	Yes

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