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UAE Nationwide Premarital Genetic Screening Programme
Expanded carrier screening integrated into premarital services to identify shared inherited-disease risks and inform reproductive decisions.
01 / Project overview
What the record establishes.
- Geographic scope
- National; Abu Dhabi pilot preceded federal rollout
- Project type
- population clinical screening program
- Research domain
- reproductive genetics and rare-disease prevention
- Years
- 2022–
- Lifecycle status
- active and mandatory nationwide
- Status basis
- MoHAP made genetic testing mandatory for Emiratis from 1 January 2025; the Genome Council reported 8,987 couples tested by September 2025.
- Status evidence date
- 2025-09-01
- Scale
- Panel covers 570 genes associated with more than 840 disorders; 8,987 couples reported screened by September 2025.
02 / Organizations and population
Who and what the project connects.
- Lead organizations
- Ministry of Health and Prevention · Emirates Genome Council
- Partner organizations
- Department of Health - Abu Dhabi · Emirates Health Services · Dubai Health Authority
- Organism / population
- Emirati couples seeking premarital screening
03 / Data and access
What exists and how it can be reached.
Data types
- clinical genetic testing
- carrier screening
- variant interpretation
- counseling
Data access
Clinical results returned to couples; aggregate program reporting only.
Identifiers
No public accession or identifier is listed for this record.
04 / Evidence and provenance
Why the record is included.
Inclusion basis
Nationwide genomic clinical implementation with large cumulative screening volume and a defined panel.
Editorial note
Began as an Abu Dhabi pilot and became mandatory nationally. Genomic knowledge derives partly from EGP; screening encounters are not independent EGP research participants.
Sources
- primary record source Verified 2026-08-15
- additional record source Verified 2026-08-15
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