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KFSHRC Preimplantation Genetic Testing Program
Uses embryo genetic testing and NGS to help at-risk families avoid transmission of severe inherited disorders.
01 / Project overview
What the record establishes.
- Geographic scope
- Saudi couples and families referred nationally to KFSHRC
- Project type
- Clinical reproductive-genomics program
- Research domain
- Inherited-disease prevention
- Years
- 2001–
- Lifecycle status
- active
- Status basis
- KFSHRC states that the program launched in 2001, has served thousands of families and remained active in October 2025.
- Status evidence date
- 2025-10-01
- Scale
- Thousands of Saudi families served; described by KFSHRC as the largest annual-volume program of its kind in the Middle East.
02 / Organizations and population
Who and what the project connects.
- Lead organizations
- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSHRC)
- Partner organizations
- Not stated
- Organism / population
- Saudi couples at risk of transmitting inherited disorders and their embryos
03 / Data and access
What exists and how it can be reached.
Data types
- preimplantation genetic testing
- targeted next-generation sequencing
- embryo genotyping
Data access
Clinical service; individual data controlled
Identifiers
No public accession or identifier is listed for this record.
04 / Evidence and provenance
Why the record is included.
Inclusion basis
Long-running national-referral genomic prevention program with thousands of families and continuing NGS expansion.
Editorial note
Clinical prevention service, not a population cohort. Distinct from fetal/prenatal testing, newborn screening and premarital screening.
Sources
- primary record source Verified 2026-08-15
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