Albinism in South African Blacks

Kromberg, J. G. R.; Zwane, Esther; Jenkins, Trefor

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(87)92400-7

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“…As expected from the incidence of NTDs in the Gauteng population, which is at the lower end of occurrences of NTDs worldwide, [1] the RR also falls at the lower end of the range of risks reported in the literature. For the relatively small sample sizes available, RRs in couples from the black and the white ethnic groups were not significantly different.…”

Section: Recurrence Riskssupporting

confidence: 67%

Neural tube defects in Gauteng, South Africa: Recurrence risks and associated factors

2013

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Section: Recurrence Riskssupporting

confidence: 67%

Neural tube defects in Gauteng, South Africa: Recurrence risks and associated factors

2013

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“…In a study involving 111 South African (black population) albinos, the incidence of NMSC was reported to be as high as 23%. Additionally, BCC was found to be less common than cSCC in these individuals (Kromberg et al, 1987;Kromberg et al, 1989).…”

Section: Albinismmentioning

confidence: 89%

Genetic Predisposition to Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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2011

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“…The prevalence of some of the commoner birth defects has been studied in 29,600 black infants (Kromberg and Jenkins 1982b). This study showed that the most common abnormality was polydactly (10.4 per 1,000 births), followed by talipes (1.55/1,000), hydrocephalus (1.3/1,000), neural tube defects (1.1/1,000) and clefting (0.3/1,000).…”

Section: Congenital and Genetic Disease Burdenmentioning

confidence: 99%

Genetic services and testing in South Africa

2012

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South Africa is a developing middle-income country with a population of over 49 million people. It has a health system, based on national, provincial and private health programmes, which is in transition. There are well organised but small genetic services, based mostly in academic centres, provincial health departments and the National Health Laboratory Service. Trained medical geneticists, genetic counsellors and medical scientists are available to deliver the service. Funding for this service is limited, due partly to the extensive demands made by the rampant HIV/AIDS epidemic (which has lead to a falling life expectancy, and increasing maternal, child and infant mortality rates) and partly due to some ignorance, among both health professionals and the public, concerning the benefits of genetic counselling and testing in affected families. There are four academic human genetics departments across the country providing counselling (7,313 cases were counselled in 2008), testing services (16,073 genetic tests were performed in 2008) and professional training. They also undertake research. Only one tenth of the required staff, according to the WHO recommendations, is available at present to provide these services, and further employment opportunities are urgently required. However, training of professionals continues, comprehensive genetic testing facilities are available, research on many of the genetic conditions of specific concern to the country has been and is being undertaken, and patients from all over Southern and Central Africa make use of these services.

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Albinism in South African Blacks

Cited by 21 publications

References 3 publications

Neural tube defects in Gauteng, South Africa: Recurrence risks and associated factors

Neural tube defects in Gauteng, South Africa: Recurrence risks and associated factors

Genetic Predisposition to Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Genetic services and testing in South Africa

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