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Kuwait National Genome–Exposome Programme Vision
Proposes a national programme that measures genomic variation together with environmental exposure, climate, lifestyle and biomarker data to study gene–environment interactions.
01 / Project overview
What the record establishes.
- Geographic scope
- Proposed national programme
- Project type
- Proposed national precision-health programme
- Research domain
- Population genomics, exposomics and precision prevention
- Years
- 2025–
- Lifecycle status
- proposed
- Status basis
- A 2025 Nature Reviews Genetics commentary and later institutional coverage describe a strategic vision; contemporaneous reporting states that Kuwait had not yet launched a national genome project.
- Status evidence date
- 2025-12-22
- Scale
- National ambition; no approved enrollment target or operational cohort was publicly documented.
02 / Organizations and population
Who and what the project connects.
- Lead organizations
- Dasman Diabetes Institute · Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences
- Partner organizations
- Kuwait University
- Organism / population
- Kuwaiti population
03 / Data and access
What exists and how it can be reached.
Data types
- whole-genome sequencing
- exposomics
- environmental sensors
- biomarkers
- clinical data
Data access
No programme dataset documented
Identifiers
- DOI
DOI:10.1038/s41576-025-00883-6
04 / Evidence and provenance
Why the record is included.
Inclusion basis
Named national-scale genomics vision with primary scholarly and KFAS evidence; retained as proposed rather than operational.
Editorial note
Do not describe as launched or enrollments completed. Distinct from the historical Kuwait National Genome Center referenced in DDI reporting.
Sources
- primary record source Verified 2026-08-15
- additional record source Verified 2026-08-15
- additional record source Verified 2026-08-15
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