Pathogenic variation underlying rare diseases in an Arab population: Implications for screening programs
Our findings emphasize the necessity of identifying prevalent diseases in underrepresented populations to develop effective and equitable preventive public health measures, including premarital screening programs.
Authors
- Hamda Khansaheb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7129-1138)
- Sathishkumar Ramaswamy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7467-6658)
- Mohamed A. Almarri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1255-0918)
- Omer S. Alkhnbashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8088-590X)
- Mohammed J. Uddin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6867-5803)
- Fatma Rabea
- Hanan Al Suwaidi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1261-4224)
- Stephany El‐Hayek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2456-0905)
- Alawi Alsheikh‐Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1213-4546)
- Ahmad Abou Tayoun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9134-1673)
- Sami Bizzari
- Shruti Sinha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5273-2920)
- Shruti Shenbagam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1470-4875)
- Maha El Naofal
- Stefan S. du Plessis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4617-4367)
- Ikram Chekroun
- Ruchi Jain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9395-1275)
- Alan Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7679-3073)
- Massomeh Sheikh Hassani
- Khaleem F. Hasham
- Eman Abuijlan
Institutions
- Dubai Health Authority (AE)
- Centre for Arab Genomic Studies (AE)
- Genome Canada (CA)
- Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (AE)
- American College of Dubai (AE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Genetics in Medicine Open
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gimo.2025.103446
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Genomics and Rare Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.82