• Actionable genomic variants in 6045 participants from the Qatar Genome Program 

      Elfatih, Amal; Mifsud, Borbala; Syed, Najeeb; Badii, Ramin; Mbarek, Hamdi; ... more authors (2021 , Article)
      In a clinical setting, DNA sequencing can uncover findings unrelated to the purpose of genetic evaluation. The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) recommends the evaluation and reporting of 59 genes ...
    • Thousands of Qatari genomes inform human migration history and improve imputation of Arab haplotypes 

      Razali, Rozaimi Mohamad; Rodriguez-Flores, Juan; Ghorbani, Mohammadmersad; Naeem, Haroon; Aamer, Waleed; ... more authors ( Nature Research , 2021 , Article)
      Arab populations are largely understudied, notably their genetic structure and history. Here we present an in-depth analysis of 6,218 whole genomes from Qatar, revealing extensive diversity as well as genetic ancestries ...
    • Whole genome sequencing in the Middle Eastern Qatari population identifies genetic associations with 45 clinically relevant traits 

      Thareja, Gaurav; Al-Sarraj, Yasser; Belkadi, Aziz; Almotawa, Maryam; Ismail, Said; ... more authors ( Springer Nature , 2021 , Article)
      Clinical laboratory tests play a pivotal role in medical decision making, but little is known about their genetic variability between populations. We report a genome-wide association study with 45 clinically relevant traits ...