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Advancing genetic counselling in Southern Africa

Unveiling opportunities for inclusive healthcare and genomic education for Angola

Maria Chimpolo, Shahida Moosa, Catherine Lynn T. Silao, Nasser Calumbuana, Elka Kay, Hashim Halim-Fikri, Dhavendra Kumar and Bin Alwi Zilfalil
Saudi Medical Journal April 2025, 46 (4) 335-344; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2025.46.4.20240370
Maria Chimpolo
From the Department of Biochemistry, Clinical Pathology and Genetics (Chimpolo, Calumbuana, Kay), Faculty of Medicine, Universidade A. Neto, Hospital Américo Boavida, Luanda; from the Department of Medical Basic Sciences (Chimpolo), Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Katyavala Bwila, University Campus of Catumbela, Benguela;from Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics (Moosa), Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa; from the Institute of Human Genetics, National Institutes of Health and Department of Pediatrics (Silao), College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines-Manila, Manila, Philippines; from Malaysian Node of the Human Variome Project (Halim-Fikri), School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia; from the Department of Cardiovascular Genomics (Kumar), William Harvey Research Institute, Bart’s and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom; from the Human Genome Centre (Zilfalil), School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
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Shahida Moosa
From the Department of Biochemistry, Clinical Pathology and Genetics (Chimpolo, Calumbuana, Kay), Faculty of Medicine, Universidade A. Neto, Hospital Américo Boavida, Luanda; from the Department of Medical Basic Sciences (Chimpolo), Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Katyavala Bwila, University Campus of Catumbela, Benguela;from Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics (Moosa), Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa; from the Institute of Human Genetics, National Institutes of Health and Department of Pediatrics (Silao), College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines-Manila, Manila, Philippines; from Malaysian Node of the Human Variome Project (Halim-Fikri), School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia; from the Department of Cardiovascular Genomics (Kumar), William Harvey Research Institute, Bart’s and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom; from the Human Genome Centre (Zilfalil), School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
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Catherine Lynn T. Silao
From the Department of Biochemistry, Clinical Pathology and Genetics (Chimpolo, Calumbuana, Kay), Faculty of Medicine, Universidade A. Neto, Hospital Américo Boavida, Luanda; from the Department of Medical Basic Sciences (Chimpolo), Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Katyavala Bwila, University Campus of Catumbela, Benguela;from Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics (Moosa), Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa; from the Institute of Human Genetics, National Institutes of Health and Department of Pediatrics (Silao), College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines-Manila, Manila, Philippines; from Malaysian Node of the Human Variome Project (Halim-Fikri), School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia; from the Department of Cardiovascular Genomics (Kumar), William Harvey Research Institute, Bart’s and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom; from the Human Genome Centre (Zilfalil), School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
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Nasser Calumbuana
From the Department of Biochemistry, Clinical Pathology and Genetics (Chimpolo, Calumbuana, Kay), Faculty of Medicine, Universidade A. Neto, Hospital Américo Boavida, Luanda; from the Department of Medical Basic Sciences (Chimpolo), Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Katyavala Bwila, University Campus of Catumbela, Benguela;from Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics (Moosa), Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa; from the Institute of Human Genetics, National Institutes of Health and Department of Pediatrics (Silao), College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines-Manila, Manila, Philippines; from Malaysian Node of the Human Variome Project (Halim-Fikri), School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia; from the Department of Cardiovascular Genomics (Kumar), William Harvey Research Institute, Bart’s and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom; from the Human Genome Centre (Zilfalil), School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
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Elka Kay
From the Department of Biochemistry, Clinical Pathology and Genetics (Chimpolo, Calumbuana, Kay), Faculty of Medicine, Universidade A. Neto, Hospital Américo Boavida, Luanda; from the Department of Medical Basic Sciences (Chimpolo), Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Katyavala Bwila, University Campus of Catumbela, Benguela;from Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics (Moosa), Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa; from the Institute of Human Genetics, National Institutes of Health and Department of Pediatrics (Silao), College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines-Manila, Manila, Philippines; from Malaysian Node of the Human Variome Project (Halim-Fikri), School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia; from the Department of Cardiovascular Genomics (Kumar), William Harvey Research Institute, Bart’s and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom; from the Human Genome Centre (Zilfalil), School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
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Hashim Halim-Fikri
From the Department of Biochemistry, Clinical Pathology and Genetics (Chimpolo, Calumbuana, Kay), Faculty of Medicine, Universidade A. Neto, Hospital Américo Boavida, Luanda; from the Department of Medical Basic Sciences (Chimpolo), Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Katyavala Bwila, University Campus of Catumbela, Benguela;from Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics (Moosa), Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa; from the Institute of Human Genetics, National Institutes of Health and Department of Pediatrics (Silao), College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines-Manila, Manila, Philippines; from Malaysian Node of the Human Variome Project (Halim-Fikri), School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia; from the Department of Cardiovascular Genomics (Kumar), William Harvey Research Institute, Bart’s and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom; from the Human Genome Centre (Zilfalil), School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
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Dhavendra Kumar
From the Department of Biochemistry, Clinical Pathology and Genetics (Chimpolo, Calumbuana, Kay), Faculty of Medicine, Universidade A. Neto, Hospital Américo Boavida, Luanda; from the Department of Medical Basic Sciences (Chimpolo), Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Katyavala Bwila, University Campus of Catumbela, Benguela;from Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics (Moosa), Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa; from the Institute of Human Genetics, National Institutes of Health and Department of Pediatrics (Silao), College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines-Manila, Manila, Philippines; from Malaysian Node of the Human Variome Project (Halim-Fikri), School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia; from the Department of Cardiovascular Genomics (Kumar), William Harvey Research Institute, Bart’s and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom; from the Human Genome Centre (Zilfalil), School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
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Bin Alwi Zilfalil
From the Department of Biochemistry, Clinical Pathology and Genetics (Chimpolo, Calumbuana, Kay), Faculty of Medicine, Universidade A. Neto, Hospital Américo Boavida, Luanda; from the Department of Medical Basic Sciences (Chimpolo), Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Katyavala Bwila, University Campus of Catumbela, Benguela;from Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics (Moosa), Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa; from the Institute of Human Genetics, National Institutes of Health and Department of Pediatrics (Silao), College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines-Manila, Manila, Philippines; from Malaysian Node of the Human Variome Project (Halim-Fikri), School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia; from the Department of Cardiovascular Genomics (Kumar), William Harvey Research Institute, Bart’s and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom; from the Human Genome Centre (Zilfalil), School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
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