Whole genome sequencing in the Middle Eastern Qatari population identifies genetic associations with 45 clinically relevant traits

Gaurav Thareja; Yasser Al-Sarraj; Aziz Belkadi; Maryam Almotawa; The Qatar Genome Program Research (QGPR) Consortium; Karsten Suhre; Omar M. E. Albagha

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-21381-3

Nature Communications (Feb 2021)

Whole genome sequencing in the Middle Eastern Qatari population identifies genetic associations with 45 clinically relevant traits

Gaurav Thareja,
Yasser Al-Sarraj,
Aziz Belkadi,
Maryam Almotawa,
The Qatar Genome Program Research (QGPR) Consortium,
Karsten Suhre,
Omar M. E. Albagha

Affiliations

Gaurav Thareja: Bioinformatics Core, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Education City
Yasser Al-Sarraj: College of Health and Life Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Education City
Aziz Belkadi: Bioinformatics Core, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Education City
Maryam Almotawa: College of Health and Life Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Education City
The Qatar Genome Program Research (QGPR) Consortium
Karsten Suhre: Bioinformatics Core, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Education City
Omar M. E. Albagha: College of Health and Life Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Education City

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21381-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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The genetic basis for traits can vary between populations. Here the authors report a genome wide association study with 45 clinically-relevant traits in individuals from Qatar, replicating many known loci and identifying new Qatari-predominant signals.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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