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Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
Individualized medicine enabled by genomics in Saudi Arabia
Individualized medicine enabled by genomics in Saudi Arabia
 
Document Language : English 
Abstract : The biomedical research sector in Saudi Arabia has recently received special attention from the government, which is currently supporting research aimed at improving the understanding and treatment of common diseases afflicting Saudi Arabian society. To build capacity for research and training, a number of centres of excellence were established in different areas of the country. Among these, is the Centre of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research (CEGMR) at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, with its internationally ranked and highly productive team performing translational research in the area of individualized medicine. Here, we present a panorama of the recent trends in different areas of biomedical research in Saudi Arabia drawing from our vision of where genomics will have maximal impact in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. We describe advances in a number of research areas including; congenital malformations, infertility, consanguinity and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, cancer and genomic classifications in Saudi Arabia, epigenetic explanations of idiopathic disease, and pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine. We conclude that CEGMR will continue to play a pivotal role in advances in the field of genomics and research in this area is facing a number of challenges including generating high quality control data from Saudi population and policies for using these data need to comply with the international set up. 
ISSN : 1755-8794 
Journal Name : BMC medical genomics 
Volume : 8 
Issue Number : 1 
Publishing Year : 1436 AH
2015 AD 
Article Type : Article 
Added Date : Tuesday, April 5, 2016 

Researchers

Researcher Name (Arabic)Researcher Name (English)Researcher TypeDr GradeEmail
Muhammad Abu-ElmagdAbu-Elmagd, Muhammad Investigator  
Mourad AssidiAssidi, Mourad Researcher  
Hans-Juergen SchultenSchulten, Hans-Juergen Researcher  
Ashraf DallolDallol, Ashraf Researcher  
Peter N PushparajPushparaj, Peter NResearcher  
Farid AhmedAhmed, Farid Researcher  
Stephen W SchererScherer, Stephen WResearcher  
Mohammed Al-QahtaniAl-Qahtani, Mohammed Researcher  

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