The recently launched Egyptian Genome Project aims to sequence genomic variants of 100,000 apparently healthy Egyptian adults, with around 8,000 individuals suspected to have a genetic disease, as well as 200 ancient Egyptian mummies. The project will provide the first comprehensive genomic dataset from Egypt and North Africa.
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Elmonem, M.A., Soliman, N.A., Moustafa, A. et al. The Egypt Genome Project. Nat Genet (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-024-01739-1
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