UAE has recently launched a Genomic Discovery Center for diagnosing and treating patients with genetic disorders. The center will also improve local genomic research and train the next generation of scientists in genomics. The center is a result of a collaboration between the Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) and the Al Jalila Specialized Children’s Hospital (AJCH) through its Al Jalila Genomics Center. The center has already begun research for identifying the cause of a genetic disease in UAE families.
Preliminary data has identified an exome complex genomic testing, and the center is conducting further functional analysis on the role of exomes in the disease. Researchers have also identified non-UAE patients from the Gulf region with similar clinical conditions, mutations, and genes. Taking a step ahead, the center also plans on involving…
