Coronavirus Host Genomics Study: South Africa (COVIGen-SA)

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Overview of the COVIGen-SA research resource and planned host genetic studies. COVIGen-SA is based on a governance framework that promotes cross-disciplinary collaboration and transparent data and sample sharing that is ethically approved and legally compliant. In addition to the SBIMB and WDGMC, seven partners have joined the study to date, all contributing to a unified research resource that will facilitate host genetic and other COVID-related studies. The project data will be made available to improve the representation of continental Africans in public data sets. SBIMB: Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience, WDGMC: Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre, AHRI: Africa Health Research Institute, CRDM: Centre for Respiratory Disease and Meningitis, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, PHRU: Perinatal HIV Research unit, RPHHT: Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit, (Agincourt) VIDA: Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Unit, and HVTR: HIV Vaccine Translational Research Entity.