Large Scale Genetic Research on Neuropsychiatric Disorders in African Populations is Needed

• Shareefa Dalvie,
• Nastassja Koen,
• Laramie Duncan,
• Catherine Abbo,
• Dickens Akena,
• Lukoye Atwoli,
• Bonginkosi Chiliza,
• Kirsten A. Donald,
• Eugene Kinyanda,
• Christine Lochner,
• Sumaya Mall,
• Noeline Nakasujja,
• Charles R. Newton,
• Raj Ramesar,
• Goodman Sibeko,
• Solomon Teferra,
• Dan J. Stein,
• Karestan C. Koenen

Affiliations

Shareefa Dalvie

MRC/UCT Human Genetics Research Unit, Division of Human Genetics, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa

Nastassja Koen

Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa

Laramie Duncan

Program in Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA

Catherine Abbo

Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

Dickens Akena

Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

Lukoye Atwoli

Department of Mental Health, School of Medicine, Moi University College of Health Sciences, Eldoret, Kenya

Bonginkosi Chiliza

Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Kirsten A. Donald

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Eugene Kinyanda

Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

Christine Lochner

Medical Research Council (MRC) Unit on Anxiety and Stress Disorders, Cape Town, South Africa

Sumaya Mall

Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa

Noeline Nakasujja

Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

Charles R. Newton

KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya

Raj Ramesar

MRC/UCT Human Genetics Research Unit, Division of Human Genetics, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa

Goodman Sibeko

Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa

Solomon Teferra

Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Dan J. Stein

Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa

Karestan C. Koenen

Stanley Center for Psychiatric Genetics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA