Parents’ perspectives on expanded newborn genomic screening in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Parents participated in the study strongly support genomic newborn screening. Gender-based differences emphasize the need for tailored communication and culturally sensitive strategies to inform policy development and implementation of newborn genomic screening program in the UAE and similar contexts.
Authors
- Fatma Alhammadi
- Mohamed Salem Alameri
- Emad Masuadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7360-7693)
- Yasir Ahmed Mohammed Elhadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3649-0374)
- Meera Alkaabi
- Mohammed Saadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1705-8855)
- Azhar T. Rahma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8347-453X)
- Maryam Alkatheeri
- Khalifa Alseiari
- Tipu Sultan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9398-2127)
- N. Al‐Shamsi
- Saoud Al Tamimi
- Omar Alzaabi
- Khalid Abdulrahman Almaamari
- Maryam Alktifan
- Yousef M Abu Alqumboz
- Ahmed Jihad
- M Islam Shaidul
Institutions
- United Arab Emirates University (AE)
- Abu Dhabi Health Services (AE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Human Genomics
- Published
- 2025-06-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40246-025-00766-1
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Genomics and Rare Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.27