The Emirati Genome Project, launched in 2020, aims to analyze the genomes 鈥� a person鈥檚 complete set of genetic material 鈥� of as many UAE nationals as possible. As a researcher closely involved with the project, Prof Habiba Al Safar, Dean, College of Medicine and Health Sciences (CMHS) at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi, said that would 鈥済enerate a comprehensive reference map of the genetic make-up of the Emirati population.鈥�
More than 600,000 Emiratis have provided blood or cheek swabs so that their genomes can be sequenced, making it 鈥渢he largest population-based genetic study in the region鈥�. As well as being useful for personalized medicine, the information should be of value in understanding how human migration contributed to the genetic make-up of the Emirati population.
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