Investigation on the hereditary basis of colorectal cancers in an African population with frequent early onset cases

• Leolin Katsidzira ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: katsidzira.leo@gitclinic.co.zw

  Affiliations Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe, MRC/UCT Research Unit for Genomic and Precision Medicine, Division of Human Genetics, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4815-5207

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• Anna Vorster,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations MRC/UCT Research Unit for Genomic and Precision Medicine, Division of Human Genetics, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Central Analytical Facility (CAF), DNA Sequencing Unit, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa

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• Innocent T. Gangaidzo,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe

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• Rudo Makunike-Mutasa,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Histopathology, College of Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe

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• Dhiren Govender,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Division of Anatomical Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, and National Health Laboratory Service Groote Schuur hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

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• Simbarashe Rusakaniko,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe

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• Sandie Thomson,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

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• Jonathan A. Matenga,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe

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• Raj Ramesar

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation MRC/UCT Research Unit for Genomic and Precision Medicine, Division of Human Genetics, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

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