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. 2018 May;6(3):314-321.
doi: 10.1002/mgg3.419. Epub 2018 Jun 5.

Medical genetics and genomic medicine in Nigeria

Adebowale A Adeyemo  1 , Olukemi K Amodu  2 , Ekanem E Ekure  3 , Olayemi O Omotade  2
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Medical genetics and genomic medicine in Nigeria

Adebowale A Adeyemo et al. Mol Genet Genomic Med. 2018 May.

Abstract

Medical genetics and genomic medicine in Nigeria.

Keywords: Africa; Nigeria; genetic testing; genetics; genomics; medical genetics.

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Figure 1
Ethno‐linguistic map of Nigeria. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Image by Hel‐hama [CC BY‐SA 3.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nigeria_linguistical_map_1979.svg
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Figure 2
A Nigerian child with Hajdu–Cheney syndrome. The syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant disorder of connective tissue with clinical features that include joint laxity, bone deformities, short stature, small maxilla, hypoplastic frontal sinuses, delayed acquisition of speech and motor skills, and dolichocephalic skull
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