Dr. Edmond Wonkam
PhD Graduate, Cameroon
Mr Wonkam Tingang is a General Practitioner, graduated from the University of Yaoundé I (in Cameroon) in 2015. He has a lot of interest in Human Genetics; for his MD graduation, he issued a thesis named: Clinical and genetic aspects of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in some Cameroonian patients. He is currently enrolled in a PhD program in Human Genetics at the University of Cape Town, and focus his research in the genetic aetiology of hereditary hearing loss in Cameroon.
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By: Elvis Twumasi Aboagye, Samuel Mawuli Adadey, Leonardo Alves de Souza Rios, Kevin K. Esoh, Edmond Wonkam-Tingang, Lettilia Xhakaza, Carmen de Kock, Isabelle Schrauwen, Lucas Amenga-Etego, Dirk Lang, Gordon A. Awandare, Suzanne M. Leal, Shaheen Mowla and Ambroise Wonkam
![Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) is the most common monogenic X-linked condition which causes variable degrees of Intellectual Disability (ID), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), delay in acquisition of speech and other cognitive skills; affecting one in 7143 males and one in 11,111 females [1–5]. Some individuals with FXS may present characteristics of facial appearance such as, a large forehead and prominent ears.](https://genemap.africa/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/genes-11-00136_2.jpg)
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Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) is the most common monogenic X-linked condition which causes variable degrees of Intellectual Disability (ID), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), delay in acquisition of speech and other cognitive skills; affecting one in 7143 males and one in 11,111 females [1–5]. Some individuals with FXS may present characteristics of facial appearance such as, a large forehead and prominent ears.