Niran Okewole is chief consultant psychiatrist at Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro in Abeokuta, Nigeria.
Niran Okewole
Chief consultant psychiatrist
Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro
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Psychiatric genomics promises to shed light on the genetic basis of autism, but it’s vital to include Africa in this research, Iyegbe and Okewole say.
Africa’s genomic role: Q&A with Conrad Iyegbe and Niran Okewole
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Charles Q. Choi
28 November 2022 | 7 min read
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