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Denis Awany

Researcher at University of Cape Town

Publications -  10
Citations -  115

Denis Awany is an academic researcher from University of Cape Town. The author has contributed to research in topics: Microbiome & Population. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 8 publications receiving 67 citations.

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Host and Microbiome Genome-Wide Association Studies: Current State and Challenges.

TL;DR: The marked disparity in the sampling population of mGWAS carried out to date is highlighted and the critical need for inclusion of diverse populations is drawn attention.
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Heritability jointly Explained by Host Genotype and Microbiome:Will Improve Traits Prediction?

TL;DR: The concept of heritability in GWAS and microbiome-wide association studies (MWAS), focusing on its estimation, from a statistical genetics perspective, is summarized and a possible method to incorporate the microbiome in the estimation ofHeritability in host GWAS is discussed.
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Clinical predictors of pulmonary tuberculosis among South African adults with HIV

TL;DR: In this article , the authors explored the utility of clinical factors in predicting TB among people with HIV not seeking care, using multivariable LASSO regression with post-selection inference was used to test associations with Mtb sensitisation and TB disease.