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National Whole Genome Sequencing Program for Newborns
Plans whole-genome sequencing of newborns to identify genetic anomalies early and build a geographically representative national neonatal database.
01 / Project overview
What the record establishes.
- Geographic scope
- Planned newborn cohort across all 13 Saudi regions
- Project type
- Funded newborn whole-genome sequencing project
- Research domain
- Rare-disease early detection and newborn genomics
- Years
- 2025–
- Lifecycle status
- funded
- Status basis
- A SAR 6 million funding/agreement announcement was issued on 2025-06-30; no recruitment or results were located by verification.
- Status evidence date
- 2025-06-30
- Scale
- Planned 1,000 newborns across all 13 regions; SAR 6 million announced funding.
02 / Organizations and population
Who and what the project connects.
- Lead organizations
- King Salman Center for Disability Research
- Partner organizations
- King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences · Alinma Bank
- Organism / population
- 1,000 geographically representative Saudi newborns
03 / Data and access
What exists and how it can be reached.
Data types
- whole-genome sequencing
- newborn phenotypes
- geographic metadata
Data access
No released data; governance not yet stated
Identifiers
No public accession or identifier is listed for this record.
04 / Evidence and provenance
Why the record is included.
Inclusion basis
Officially funded national newborn WGS project with an explicit 1,000-newborn, 13-region design.
Editorial note
Distinct from conventional national newborn screening. Relationship to the KFSHRC-Rady platform is not stated. Planned counts are not enrollment.
Sources
- primary record source Verified 2026-08-15
- additional record source Verified 2026-08-15
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