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Nyambura Shawa
Researcher at University of Zambia
Publications - 2
Citations - 119
Nyambura Shawa is an academic researcher from University of Zambia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Copy-number variation & Single-nucleotide polymorphism. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 109 citations. Previous affiliations of Nyambura Shawa include Queen Mary University of London.
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A worldwide analysis of beta-defensin copy number variation suggests recent selection of a high-expressing DEFB103 gene copy in East Asia.
Robert J. Hardwick,Lee Machado,Luciana W. Zuccherato,Suzanne Antolinos,Yali Xue,Nyambura Shawa,Nyambura Shawa,Robert H. Gilman,Lilia Cabrera,Douglas E. Berg,Chris Tyler-Smith,Paul Kelly,Paul Kelly,Eduardo Tarazona-Santos,Edward J. Hollox +14 more
TL;DR: A worldwide analysis of beta‐defensin CNV in 67 populations shows an unusually high frequency of high‐DEFB103‐expressing copies in East Asia, the geographical origin of historical and modern influenza epidemics, possibly as a result of selection for increased resistance to influenza in this region.
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Analysis of LRRK2, SNCA, Parkin, PINK1, and DJ-1 in Zambian patients with Parkinson's disease
Ekaterina Yonova-Doing,Masharip Atadzhanov,Marialuisa Quadri,Paul Kelly,Nyambura Shawa,Sheila T.S. Musonda,Erik J. Simons,Guido J. Breedveld,Ben A. Oostra,Vincenzo Bonifati +9 more
TL;DR: This is the first molecular genetic study in Zambian PD patients, and the first comprehensive analysis of the LRRK2 and SNCA genes in a Sub-Saharan population, suggesting that further investigations in PD patients from these populations might unravel the role of additional, still unknown genes.