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Emirati Reference Genome Program and Platform
Population-specific reference created to improve Emirati variant interpretation, diagnosis, and personalized treatment, with a hosted platform for researchers and clinicians.
01 / Project overview
What the record establishes.
- Geographic scope
- National; platform hosted in Abu Dhabi
- Project type
- population reference genome and clinical interpretation platform
- Research domain
- human population genomics and variant interpretation
- Years
- Not stated
- Lifecycle status
- completed study; operational platform
- Status basis
- The Emirates Genome Council approved the reference-genome framework and platform launch in June 2024; DoH describes itself as hosting and developing the current platform.
- Status evidence date
- 2026-07-30
- Scale
- 50,000 study samples; official reporting described representation of more than 140,000 nationals and 5,296,683 novel variants.
02 / Organizations and population
Who and what the project connects.
- Lead organizations
- Department of Health - Abu Dhabi · Khalifa University · M42
- Partner organizations
- Dubai Health Authority · Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences · United Arab Emirates University · University of Sharjah · New York University Abu Dhabi · University of Lubeck
- Organism / population
- Emirati nationals
03 / Data and access
What exists and how it can be reached.
Data types
- whole-genome sequencing
- population reference genome
- variant database
- clinical interpretation
Data access
Hosted access by application or inquiry; no public individual-level release identified.
Identifiers
No public accession or identifier is listed for this record.
04 / Evidence and provenance
Why the record is included.
Inclusion basis
Named national reference-genome project with a large sample base and reusable interpretation platform.
Editorial note
A downstream/reference component of the Emirati Genome Program. The study cohort and the number of nationals represented are different quantities.
Sources
- primary record source Verified 2026-08-15
- additional record source Verified 2026-08-15
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