Genetic carrier screening for disorders included in newborn screening in the Saudi population

Genetic carrier screening for disorders included in newborn screening in the Saudi population

Background: Inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) are prevalent autosomal recessive disorders in Saudi Arabia. Socio-economic factors, such as consanguineous marriages, play a role in the high rate of diseases. The government of Saudi Arabia created a newborn screening program (NBS) for the most prevale...

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Main Authors: Mariam Al Eissa, Taghrid Aloraini, Lamia Alsubaie, Abdulrahman Alswaid, Wafaa Eyiad, Fuad Al Mutairi, Faroug Ababneh, Majid Alfadhel, Ahmed Alfares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Discover STM Publishing Ltd 2021-12-01
Series:Journal of Biochemical and Clinical Genetics
Subjects:
carrier screening
variants
saudi population
exome sequencing
common genetic variation
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