Saudi Human Genome Program
Initiatives
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To solve genetic disease in the Kingdom, to lay the foundation for the development of Personalized Medicine and establish capacity for a Genomics industry more broadly.
- Start Year
- 2014
- Funding
- King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology - KACST
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Design
- Study design
- Population cohort
- Supplementary Information
- https://www.arabnews.com/node/1412201/saudi-arabia
Marker Paper
Project Team SG. The Saudi Human Genome Program: An oasis in the desert of Arab medicine is providing clues to genetic disease. IEEE Pulse. 2015;6(6):22-26. doi:10.1109/MPUL.2015.2476541
PUBMED 26583887
Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 20,000
- Number of participants with biosamples
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Availability of access information
On the study website : https://www.saudigenomeprogram.org/en/about-us/