A case for genomic medicine in South African paediatric patients with neuromuscular disease

A case for genomic medicine in South African paediatric patients with neuromuscular disease

Paediatric neuromuscular diseases are under-recognised and under-diagnosed in Africa, especially those of genetic origin. This may be attributable to various factors, inclusive of socioeconomic barriers, high burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases, resource constraints, lack of experti...

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Main Authors: Sharika V. Raga, Jo Madeleine Wilmshurst, Izelle Smuts, Surita Meldau, Soraya Bardien, Maryke Schoonen, Francois Hendrikus van der Westhuizen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
Africa
neuromuscular disease
paediatric
diagnosis
genomic medicine
South Africa
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.1033299/full

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