The Qatar Genome Programme has already sequenced the genomes of nearly one in ten Qataris. It aims to sequence one in three by 2026
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitask. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are expanding their schemes as well.in 2003. Since then, scientists have sequenced around 1m genomes, refining humans’ genetic blueprint. But research has not been carried out evenly across the world. Most sequencing has been done on those of European descent. Far less than 1% of genomes sequenced are of Middle Easterners, though they make up around 5% of the world’s population.
Couples who wish to wed in Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia must first get tested for mutations linked to a handful of inherited diseases such as thalassaemia, a blood disorder. Those with risky results may choose not to marry, or have in vitro fertilisation with unaffected embryos .
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