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Why Prioritizing Genomic Research Is Critical for The Future of Healthcare April 23, 2021 Contributed Commentary by Said Ismail April 23, 2021 | Over the past 20 years, the field of genomics has undergone significant progress and transformation. We are at an exciting juncture in this field; however, there is more to be done to ensure more equitable access to technologies and support researchers around the world. The global fight against COVID-19 has highlighted the promise of genome sequencing, but its reach extends well beyond this pandemic. I believe the case for priori...

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...

17,000 nationals participate in Qatar Genome Program  11 Jan 2021 - 9:57 The Peninsula Doha: Qatar Biobank, part of Qatar Foundation's Research, Development, and Innovation (QF-RDI) division, has announced the accomplishment of a lot of achievements by the end of 2020.  More than 26,000 participants, including over 20,000 Qataris, and 6,000 residents, who have been in Qatar for at least 15 years, have registered and donated the required samples to Qatar Biobank and among those Qatari participants, 17,000 have participated in Qatar Genome Program, which is generating whole genome sequencin...