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Sawsan Yaslam

Al Jalila Foundation

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Genetic & Genomic Medicine· 3 Genomics· 1

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Organism:human· 4 Approach:statistical model· 4 Assay:whole-exome sequencing· 4 Research Focus:variant calling· 3 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:variant effect prediction· 1

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Ahmad N. Abou TayouniD· 4 shared Alan TayloriD· 4 shared Maha El Naofal· 4 shared Nour Halabi· 4 shared Ruchi JainiD· 4 shared Sathishkumar RamaswamyiD· 4 shared Abdulla Al Khayat· 3 shared Alawi A.A. Alsheikh-AliiD· 3 shared

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The Genomic Landscape of Rare Disorders in the Middle East

Maha El Naofal, Sathishkumar Ramaswamy, Ali Alsarhan, Ahmed Abd Alwahab Nugud, Fatima Sarfraz, Hiba Janbaz, Alan Taylor, Ruchi Jain, Nour Halabi, Sawsan Yaslam, Roudha Alfalasi, Shruti Shenbagam, Fatma Rabea, Martin M. Bitzan, Lemis Yavuz, , Ahmad N. Abou Tayoun

This study evaluates genomic diagnostic yield and clinical impact in rare disease patients from the Middle East, finding higher yields with sequencing than microarrays and highlighting diagnostic delays due to limited access.

Genome Medicine · Jan 26, 2023Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Genetic determinants of severe COVID-19 in young Asian and Middle Eastern patients

Beshr Abdulaziz Badla, Mohamed Samer Hanifa, Ruchi Jain, Maha El Naofal, Nour Halabi, Sawsan Yaslam, Sathishkumar Ramaswamy, Alan Taylor, Roudha Alfalasi, Shruti Shenbagam, Hamda Hassan Khansaheb, Hanan Sulaiman Al Suwaidi, Norbert R. Nowotny, Rizwana Popatia, Abdulla Al Khayat, , Ahmad N. Abou Tayoun

This study identifies rare genetic variants associated with severe COVID-19 in young Asian and Middle Eastern patients using whole exome sequencing.

medRxiv · Jan 11, 2023 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Genomic and phenotypic characterization of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C): a prospective multicenter study from the Middle East

Walid Abuhammour, Lemis Yavuz, Ruchi Jain, Khawla Abu Hammour, Ghalia F. Al-Hammouri, Maha El Naofal, Nour Halabi, Sawsan Yaslam, Sathishkumar Ramaswamy, Alan Taylor, Deena Wafadari, Ali Alsarhan, Hamda Hassan Khansaheb, Zulfa Deesi, Rupa Murthy Varghese, , Ahmad N. Abou Tayoun

This study identifies rare genetic variants in MIS-C patients from the Middle East, linking them to disease onset and treatment resistance.

JAMA Network Open · May 31, 2022Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Middle Eastern Genetic Variation Improves Clinical Annotation of the Human Genome

Sathishkumar Ramaswamy, Ruchi Jain, Maha El Naofal, Nour Halabi, Sawsan Yaslam, Alan Taylor, Ahmad N. Abou Tayoun

The paper highlights the importance of Middle Eastern genetic variation in improving clinical genome annotation and variant interpretation by presenting a new database with unique variants not found in existing resources.

Journal of Personalized Medicine · Mar 9, 2022Peer-reviewedGenomics