Saudi Human Genome Program - King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
New Era for Health
"The Saudi Human Genome Program (SHGP) is one of the National Transformation Programs out of Vision 2030 for Saudi Arabia, first initiated in 2013 by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, in Riyadh.
SHGP is an ambitious project that plans to sequence more than 100,000 Human genomic samples to fulfill the mission of identifying the genetic basis of severe and common genetic diseases in the Saudi population. Hence, it will form the foundation for personalized medicine and genomic sciences in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Utilizes state of the art genome sequencing, bioinformatics and validation techniques,
The SHGP was established to identify pathogenic variants within the Saudi population. This enables creating preventative programs and diagnostic tools that will help and facilitate the decrease of genetic diseases within the Saudi community.
Based on the extensive data gathered and the diagnostic tools that have been built, SHGP has enabled preventative programs in collaboration with major stakeholders within the kingdom of Saudi Arabia such as the Ministry of Health.
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