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Emile R. Chimusa
Researcher at University of Cape Town
Publications - 88
Citations - 1608
Emile R. Chimusa is an academic researcher from University of Cape Town. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Genome-wide association study. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 83 publications receiving 1051 citations.
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High-depth African genomes inform human migration and health
Ananyo Choudhury,Shaun Aron,Laura R. Botigué,Dhriti Sengupta,Gerrit Botha,Taoufik Bensellak,Gordon Wells,Judit Kumuthini,Daniel Shriner,Yasmina Jaufeerally Fakim,Anisah W. Ghoorah,Eileen Dareng,Trust Odia,Oluwadamilare Falola,Ezekiel Adebiyi,Scott Hazelhurst,Gaston K. Mazandu,Oscar A. Nyangiri,Mamana Mbiyavanga,Alia Benkahla,Samar K. Kassim,Nicola Mulder,Sally N. Adebamowo,Emile R. Chimusa,Donna M. Muzny,Ginger A. Metcalf,Richard A. Gibbs,Charles N. Rotimi,Michèle Ramsay,Michèle Ramsay,Adebowale Adeyemo,Zané Lombard,Neil A. Hanchard +32 more
TL;DR: The findings refine the current understanding of continental migration, identify gene flow and the response to human disease as strong drivers of genome-level population variation, and underscore the scientific imperative for a broader characterization of the genomic diversity of African individuals to understand human ancestry and improve health.
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Genome-wide association study of ancestry-specific TB risk in the South African Coloured population
Emile R. Chimusa,Noah Zaitlen,Michelle Daya,Marlo Möller,Paul D. van Helden,Nicola Mulder,Alkes L. Price,Eileen G. Hoal +7 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the genetic contribution to TB risk varies between continental populations, and the value of including admixed populations in studies of TB risk and other complex phenotypes is illustrated, and case-only admixture mapping is currently impractical in multi-way admixture populations due to spurious deviations in average local ancestry generated by current local ancestry inference methods.
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Whole-genome sequencing for an enhanced understanding of genetic variation among South Africans.
Ananyo Choudhury,Michèle Ramsay,Scott Hazelhurst,Shaun Aron,Soraya Bardien,Gerrit Botha,Emile R. Chimusa,Alan Christoffels,Junaid Gamieldien,Mahjoubeh J. Sefid-Dashti,Fourie Joubert,Ayton Meintjes,Nicola Mulder,Raj Ramesar,Jasper Rees,Kathrine Elizabeth Scholtz,Dhriti Sengupta,Himla Soodyall,Philip Venter,Louise Warnich,Michael S. Pepper +20 more
TL;DR: Whole genome sequencing of 24 South African individuals of different ethnolinguistic origin reveals extensive genomic diversity, increasing the understanding of the complex and region-specific history of African populations and highlighting its potential impact on biomedical research and genetic susceptibility to disease.
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Computational/in silico methods in drug target and lead prediction.
Francis E. Agamah,Gaston K. Mazandu,Gaston K. Mazandu,Radia Hassan,Christian Domilongo Bope,Christian Domilongo Bope,Nicholas Ekow Thomford,Nicholas Ekow Thomford,Anita Ghansah,Emile R. Chimusa +9 more
TL;DR: An overview of various computational methods and tools applied in predicting or validating drug targets and drug-like molecules is presented and might guide researchers on selecting the most efficient approach or technique during the computational drug discovery process.
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A Panel of Ancestry Informative Markers for the Complex Five-Way Admixed South African Coloured Population
Michelle Daya,Lize van der Merwe,Lize van der Merwe,Lize van der Merwe,Ushma Galal,Marlo Möller,Muneeb Salie,Emile R. Chimusa,Joshua Galanter,Paul D. van Helden,Brenna M. Henn,Christopher R. Gignoux,Eileen G. Hoal +12 more
TL;DR: It is shown that a panel of 96 AIMs can be used to assess ancestry proportions and to adjust for the confounding effect of the complex five-way admixture that occurred in the South African Coloured population.