• Association of Novel Locus With Rheumatic Heart Disease in Black African Individuals: Findings From the RHDGen Study 

      Tafadzwa Machipisa, Michael Chong, Babu Muhamed, Chishala Chishala, Gasnat Shaboodien, Shahiemah Pandie, Jantina de Vries, Nakita Laing, Alexia Joachim, Rezeen Daniels, Mpiko Ntsekhe, Christopher T Hugo-Hamman, Bernard Gitura, Stephen Ogendo, Peter Lwabi, Emmy Okello, Albertino Damasceno, Celia Novela, Ana O Mocumbi, Goeffrey Madeira, John Musuku, Agnes Mtaja, Ahmed ElSayed, Huda HM Elhassan, Fidelia Bode-Thomas, Basil N Okeahialam, Liesl J Zühlke, Nicola Mulder, Raj Ramesar, Maia Lesosky, Tom Parks, Heather J Cordell, Bernard Keavney, Mark E Engel, Guillaume Paré (JAMA cardiology, 2021)
      Importance Rheumatic heart disease (RHD), a sequela of rheumatic fever characterized by permanent heart valve damage, is the leading cause of cardiac surgery in Africa. However, its pathophysiologic characteristics and ...