Saudi Arabia launches Genetic Mapping Project code
Riyadh Saudi Arabia has launched a genetic code mapping project to identify the basis of chronic diseases prevalent in the Kingdom. The Saudi Human Genome program will be led by Saudi researchers, in cooperation with the United States Life Technologies Corporation, the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST). "The program aims to identify the causes of chronic diseases prevalent in Saudi Arabia," Prince Muqrin Bin Abdul Aziz, the Second Deputy Prime Minister said. The program will work in five years on sequencing 100,000 human genomes to study both genes normal and disease specific associated with the Saudi population, said a statement by Life Technologies. "These genomic variants of data will be fully analyzed and used to create a specific Saudi database as a basis for the future development of personalized medicine in the Kingdom, "he said. sequencing is performed using semiconductor-based Ion Proton DNA sequencer from Life Technologies. This wealth of information provided with the full consent of the participants, will also enable clinicians the future to provide premarital and prenatal screening for rare diseases, facilitating preventive medicine and reduce the emotional, social and economic burden of rare congenital malformations. The data also allow population studies around the world to understand and compare the specific influences populations leading to normal and harmful variants, common rare mutations and
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