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QF researchers report largest genetic association study in Middle East  08 May 2021 - 8:38 Prof Omar Albagha The Peninsula Doha: A group of researchers at Qatar Foundation have reported the first and largest genetic association study in the Middle East, that has been published online in  Nature Communications — a leading a peer-reviewed, open access, scientific journal published by Nature Research.  The study titled “Whole genome sequencing in the Middle Eastern Qatari population identifies genetic associations with 45 clinically relevant traits” highlights a vital piece of informa...

Largest Middle East GWAS reveals clinically relevant variants Shannon Gunn 26 February 2021 A recent GWAS analysis in the Middle Eastern Qatari population has identified genetic associations in 45 clinically relevant traits. GWAS Over the past decade, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have provided new insights into the genetic determinants of many clinically relevant traits. However, most of the studies to date have been in European or East Asian populations. Middle Eastern populations have been under-represented. This complicates the derivation of polygenic scores as man...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Dr. Omar Albagha, one of the principal investigators of "Whole genome sequencing in the Middle Eastern Qatari population identifies genetic associations with 45 clinically relevant traits ", Nature Communications 2021 view more  Credit: Qatar Foundation Doha, Qatar - (February 23, 2021) - A group of researchers at Qatar Foundation have reported the first and largest genetic association study in the Middle East, that has been published online in Nature Communications - a leading a peer-reviewed, open access, scientific journal published by Nature Research. The stud...