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A Public Saudi Pangenome as Reference for Genomics in the Middle East
Uses long- and short-read sequencing to build phased Saudi assemblies and graph references that reduce reference bias and improve variant interpretation in Middle Eastern genomes.
01 / Project overview
What the record establishes.
- Geographic scope
- Genetically and geographically diverse Saudi regions and tribes
- Project type
- Population pangenome and reference-genomics project
- Research domain
- Population genomics, structural variation and reference bias
- Years
- 2024–2026
- Lifecycle status
- active
- Status basis
- The formal KAUST project runs from 2024 through 2026; a major JaSaPaGe pangenome output was published in 2025.
- Status evidence date
- 2026-08-15
- Scale
- Formal goal of at least 10 diploid assemblies. JaSaPaGe released nine Saudi genomes (eight newly sequenced plus KSA001) alongside ten Japanese genomes.
02 / Organizations and population
Who and what the project connects.
- Lead organizations
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
- Partner organizations
- KAUST Smart Health Initiative · KAUST Bioscience Core Laboratory · Saudi clinical partners · Japanese JaSaPaGe collaborators
- Organism / population
- Saudi individuals selected for geographic and tribal diversity
03 / Data and access
What exists and how it can be reached.
Data types
- PacBio HiFi
- Oxford Nanopore
- Hi-C
- Illumina sequencing
- phased assemblies
- pangenome graphs
Data access
Public raw reads, assemblies, graphs and workflows
Identifiers
- BioProject
PRJNA1091214 - BioProject
PRJNA891101
04 / Evidence and provenance
Why the record is included.
Inclusion basis
Funded national-reference project with public multi-platform sequence data and a peer-reviewed pangenome release.
Editorial note
JaSaPaGe is a project output/phase, not another Saudi initiative. KSA001 is a precursor/included sample. The formal target and current released count use different denominators.
Sources
- primary record source Verified 2026-08-15
- additional record source Verified 2026-08-15
- additional record source Verified 2026-08-15
- additional record source Verified 2026-08-15
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