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Z. Lombard

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h-index: 21
Works: 77
Citations: 2,080

Most-cited papers

High-depth African genomes inform human migration and health
A. Choudhury, S. Aron, Laura R. Botigué, Dhriti Sengupta +28 more
2020Nature317 citations Open access
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Enabling the genomic revolution in Africa
C. Rotimi, Akin Abayomi, A. Abimiku, V. Adabayeri +241 more
2014Science305 citations Open access
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H3Africa AWI-Gen Collaborative Centre: a resource to study the interplay between genomic and environmental risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases in four sub-Saharan African countries
M. Ramsay, N. Crowther, E. Tambo, Godfred Agongo +44 more
2016Global Health, Epidemiology and Genomics149 citations Open access
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Association of HLA-DR, -DQ, and vitamin D receptor alleles and haplotypes with tuberculosis in the Venda of South Africa.
Z. Lombard, D. Dalton, P. Venter, R. Williams +1 more
2006Human Immunology127 citations
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Genomic and environmental risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases in Africa: methods used for Phase 1 of the AWI-Gen population cross-sectional study
Stuart A Ali, C. Soo, Godfred Agongo, M. Alberts +32 more
2018Global Health Action111 citations Open access
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Short- and long-read metagenomics of urban and rural South African gut microbiomes reveal a transitional composition and undescribed taxa
F. Tamburini, Dylan G. Maghini, Ovokeraye H. Oduaran, R. Brewster +13 more
2022Nature Communications81 citations Open access
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Genetic variants in CYP (-1A2, -2C9, -2C19, -3A4 and -3A5), VKORC1 and ABCB1 genes in a black South African population: a window into diversity.
C. Dandara, Z. Lombard, Ingrid Du Plooy, T. Mclellan +2 more
2011Pharmacogenomics (London)68 citations
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Childhood adiposity trajectories are associated with late adolescent blood pressure: birth to twenty cohort
R. Munthali, J. Kagura, Z. Lombard, S. Norris
2016BMC Public Health60 citations Open access
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StellarPGx: A Nextflow Pipeline for Calling Star Alleles in Cytochrome P450 Genes
David Twesigomwe, B. Drögemöller, Galen E. B. Wright, Azra Siddiqui +3 more
2021Clinical pharmacology and therapy59 citations
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Gut microbiome profiling of a rural and urban South African cohort reveals biomarkers of a population in lifestyle transition
O. Oduaran, F. Tamburini, V. Sahibdeen, R. Brewster +10 more
2020bioRxiv58 citations Open access
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A systematic comparison of pharmacogene star allele calling bioinformatics algorithms: a focus on CYP2D6 genotyping
David Twesigomwe, Galen E. B. Wright, B. Drögemöller, Jorge E. B. da Rocha +2 more
2020npj Genomic Medicine58 citations Open access
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HLA class II disease associations in southern Africa.
Z. Lombard, A. Brune, E. Hoal, C. Babb +3 more
2006Tissue Antigens54 citations
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Increasing African genomic data generation and sharing to resolve rare and undiagnosed diseases in Africa: a call-to-action by the H3Africa rare diseases working group
A. Lumaka, N. Carstens, K. Devriendt, A. Krause +8 more
2022Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases51 citations Open access
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Appetite regulation genes are associated with body mass index in black South African adolescents: a genetic association study
Z. Lombard, N. Crowther, L. van der Merwe, P. Pitamber +2 more
2012BMJ Open46 citations Open access
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Characterisation of CYP2D6 pharmacogenetic variation in sub-Saharan African populations
David Twesigomwe, B. Drögemöller, Galen E. B. Wright, Clement A. Adebamowo +10 more
2022Clinical pharmacology and therapy43 citations Open access
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Reduced DNA methylation at the PEG3 DMR and KvDMR1 loci in children exposed to alcohol in utero: a South African Fetal Alcohol Syndrome cohort study
Matshane L. Masemola, L. van der Merwe, Z. Lombard, D. Viljoen +1 more
2015Frontiers in Genetics43 citations Open access
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Early Life Growth Predictors of Childhood Adiposity Trajectories and Future Risk for Obesity: Birth to Twenty Cohort
R. Munthali, J. Kagura, Z. Lombard, S. Norris
2017Childhood Obesity38 citations
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Role of TNF block genetic variants in HIV-associated sensory neuropathy in black Southern Africans
A. Wadley, Liesl Hendry, P. Kamerman, C. Chew +3 more
2014European Journal of Human Genetics30 citations Open access
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Genetic variants in SEC16B are associated with body composition in black South Africans
V. Sahibdeen, N. Crowther, H. Soodyall, Liesl Hendry +6 more
2018Nutrition & Diabetes29 citations Open access
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Classical Cardiovascular Risk Factors and HIV are Associated With Carotid Intima‐Media Thickness in Adults From Sub‐Saharan Africa: Findings From H3Africa AWI‐Gen Study
E. Nonterah, P. Boua, K. Klipstein-Grobusch, G. Asiki +41 more
2019Journal of the American Heart Association : Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease25 citations Open access
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KCNS1, but Not GCH1, Is Associated With Pain Intensity in a Black Southern African Population With HIV-Associated Sensory Neuropathy: A Genetic Association Study
Liesl Hendry, Z. Lombard, A. Wadley, P. Kamerman
2013Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes25 citations Open access
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Potential Impact of DPYD Variation on Fluoropyrimidine Drug Response in sub-Saharan African Populations
Jorge E. B. da Rocha, Z. Lombard, M. Ramsay
2021Frontiers in Genetics19 citations Open access
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Analysis of a Previously Identified “Pain-Protective” Haplotype and Individual Polymorphisms in the GCH1 Gene in Africans With HIV-Associated Sensory Neuropathy: A Genetic Association Study
A. Wadley, Z. Lombard, C. Cherry, P. Price +1 more
2012Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes19 citations Open access
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Genetic risk score for adult body mass index associations with childhood and adolescent weight gain in an African population
R. Munthali, V. Sahibdeen, J. Kagura, Liesl Hendry +4 more
2018Genes & Nutrition18 citations Open access
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TNF Block Gene Variants Associate With Pain Intensity in Black Southern Africans With HIV-associated Sensory Neuropathy
Liesl Hendry, A. Wadley, C. Cherry, P. Price +2 more
2016The Clinical Journal of Pain18 citations
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A computational approach to candidate gene prioritization for X-linked mental retardation using annotation-based binary filtering and motif-based linear discriminatory analysis
Z. Lombard, Chungoo Park, K. Makova, M. Ramsay
2011Biology Direct17 citations Open access
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A polymorphism in IL4 may associate with sensory neuropathy in African HIV patients.
A. Wadley, P. Kamerman, C. Chew, Z. Lombard +2 more
2013Molecular Immunology16 citations
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Genetics of HIV-associated sensory neuropathy and related pain in Africans
Huguette Gaelle Ngassa Mbenda, A. Wadley, Z. Lombard, C. Cherry +2 more
2017Journal of Neurovirology14 citations
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Incorporating CNV analysis improves the yield of exome sequencing for rare monogenic disorders—an important consideration for resource-constrained settings
Nadja Louw, N. Carstens, Z. Lombard
2023Frontiers in Genetics13 citations Open access
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Insights into the genetics of blood pressure in black South African individuals: the Birth to Twenty cohort
Liesl Hendry, V. Sahibdeen, A. Choudhury, S. Norris +2 more
2018BMC Medical Genomics13 citations Open access
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Exploring genetic markers of adult obesity risk in black adolescent South Africans—the Birth to Twenty Cohort
V. Pillay, Nj Crowther, M. Ramsay, Gd Smith +2 more
2015Nutrition & Diabetes13 citations Open access
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Genetic factors influencing bone mineral content in a black South African population
Andrew K. May, J. Pettifor, S. Norris, M. Ramsay +1 more
2013Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism12 citations Open access
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Ending a diagnostic odyssey—The first case of Takenouchi–Kosaki syndrome in an African patient
Kaitlyn A. Flynn, C. Feben, L. Lamola, N. Carstens +2 more
2021Clinical Case Reports11 citations Open access
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Retrospective file review shows limited genetic services fail most patients – an argument for the implementation of exome sequencing as a first-tier test in resource-constrained settings
E. Wiener, J. Buchanan, A. Krause, Z. Lombard
2023Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases10 citations Open access
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Characterization of CYP2B6 and CYP2A6 Pharmacogenetic Variation in Sub‐Saharan African Populations
David Twesigomwe, B. Drögemöller, Galen E. B. Wright, Clement A. Adebamowo +10 more
2023Clinical pharmacology and therapy10 citations Open access
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Could Africa be the future for genomics research?
Z. Lombard, G. Landouré
2023Nature10 citations Open access
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Identifying the genetic causes of developmental disorders and intellectual disability in Africa: a systematic literature review
F. Baine-Savanhu, S. Macaulay, Nadja Louw, Alanna Bollweg +7 more
2023Frontiers in Genetics9 citations Open access
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No Evidence for a Parent-of-Origin Specific Differentially Methylated Region Linked to RASGRF1
P. Pitamber, Z. Lombard, M. Ramsay
2012Front. Gene.9 citations Open access
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Spectrum of genetic variation at the ABCC6 locus in South Africans: Pseudoxanthoma elasticum patients and healthy individuals.
M. Ramsay, Tarryn S Greenberg, Z. Lombard, R. Labrum +6 more
2009Journal of dermatological science (Amsterdam)9 citations
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Mutation profiling in South African patients with Cornelia de Lange syndrome phenotype
Heather Seymour, C. Feben, Patracia Nevondwe, Robyn Kerr +6 more
2024Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine8 citations Open access
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A feasible molecular diagnostic strategy for rare genetic disorders within resource-constrained environments
M. Mudau, Heather Seymour, Patracia Nevondwe, R. Kerr +6 more
2021Journal of Community Genetics8 citations Open access
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C679X loss-of-function PCSK9 variant is associated with lower fasting glucose in black South African adolescents: Birth to Twenty Plus Cohort
T. Chikowore, V. Sahibdeen, Liesl Hendry, S. Norris +3 more
2019Journal of Clinical & Translational Endocrinology8 citations Open access
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Variability of polygenic prediction for body mass index in Africa
T. Chikowore, K. Läll, L. Micklesfield, Z. Lombard +8 more
2024Genome Medicine7 citations Open access
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Author Correction: High-depth African genomes inform human migration and health
A. Choudhury, S. Aron, Laura R. Botigué, Dhriti Sengupta +28 more
2021Nature6 citations Open access
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Direct-to-consumer genetic testing: to test or not to test, that is the question.
C. Dandara, Jacquie Greenberg, Lindsay Lambie, Z. Lombard +7 more
2013South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde5 citations Open access
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Computational selection and prioritization of candidate genes for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Z. Lombard, N. Tiffin, Oliver Hofmann, Vladimir B. Bajic +2 more
2007BMC Genomics5 citations Open access
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Challenges and recommendations in establishing national human diversity genomic projects
Tarás K. Oleksyk, W. Wolfsberger, Karishma Chhugani, Yu-Ning Huang +37 more
2025Nature Methods3 citations Open access
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Glucocorticoids associate with cardiometabolic risk factors in black South Africans
S. Dlamini, Z. Lombard, L. Micklesfield, N. Crowther +5 more
2021Endocrine Connections3 citations Open access
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Associations Between CYP17A1 and SERPINA6/A1 Polymorphisms, and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Black South Africans
S. Dlamini, A. Choudhury, M. Ramsay, L. Micklesfield +6 more
2021Frontiers in Genetics3 citations Open access
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Implications of direct-to-consumer whole-exome sequencing in South Africa.
Z. Lombard, F. Baine, A. Krause, Anneline Lochan +14 more
2016South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde3 citations Open access
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