Publications

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Outcomes of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy in Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis

Ezekiel Musa, Tawanda Chivese, Mahmoud Werfalli, Larske M. Soepnel, Veronique Nicolaou, Mushi Matjila, Shane A. Norris & Naomi Levitt, 2026, PLoS ONE, 21(3 March)

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0345743

Type: article

Preconception mental health (Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative): Identifying factors associated with probable anxiety and depression among young women living in urban-poor South Africa

Shane A. Norris, Claire Hart, Lukhanyo H. Nyati, Wihan Taljaard, Rayjean J. Hung, Ravi Retnakaran, Stephen Lye, Catherine E. Draper & Ashleigh Craig, 2026, PLoS Medicine, 3

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000578

Type: article

Antibiotic overuse as a modifiable early-life risk factor for non-communicable diseases in sub Saharan Africa

Michelle Leal, Johanni Beukes, Stephanie Alcock, Ulridge Thompson & Shane A. Norris, 2026, Global Health Action, 19(1)

DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2026.2646042

Type: article

Intervention to optimise body mass index in adolescents and address the triple burden of malnutrition—the Ntshembo (Hope) trial in rural and urban South Africa study: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

S.A. Norris, L.K. Micklesfield, N.J. Christofides, S.H. Crouch, D.E. Mathatha, C. Desmond, S.J. Sharp, K.K. Ong, Stephen Tollman & K. Kahn, 2026, Trials, 27(1)

DOI: 10.1186/s13063-026-09535-4

Type: article

Paired DNA and RNA sequencing uncovers common and rare genetic variants regulating gene expression in the human retina

Jacob Sampson, Ayellet V. Segrè, Kinga M. Bujakowska, Simon J. Clark, Paul N. Bishop, Steve Haynes, Diana Baralle, Jospin Al-Deek, Stacey Holden & et al, 2026, Nature Communications

DOI: 10.1101/2025.04.25.25326445

Type: article

HiFi long-read RNA sequencing enhances clinical diagnostics in rare disorders

Carolina Jaramillo Oquendo, Federico Ferraro, Htoo A. Wai, Heather Ferrao, Herma van der Linde, Evita Karelioti, Liz Tseng, Harasharan Dhillon, Sam Holt, David J. Bunyan, Laura Donker Kaat, Marieke F. Van Dooren, Jeff Zhou, Sarah Ennis, John W. Holloway, Tjakko van Ham & Diana Baralle, 2026, European Journal of Human Genetics

DOI: 10.1038/s41431-026-02042-9

Type: article

Factors associated with risk stratification and overall survival of black South African men with non-metastatic prostate cancer

Raylton P. Chikwati, Monica Ewomazino Akokuwebe, Olaide O. Ojoniyi, Rebaone Petlele, Shane A. Norris, Audrey Pentz, Maureen Joffe, Sean Doherty, Timothy R. Rebbeck & Wenlong Carl Chen, 2026, Cancer Medicine, 15(3)

DOI: 10.1002/cam4.71628

Type: article