Yasser A. Al-Sarraj

This study investigates genetic factors influencing weight loss from GLP1-RA and bariatric surgery in 10,960 individuals across 9 biobanks, finding no strong genetic associations with GLP1-RA effectiveness but a modest link between BMI polygenic scores and reduced bariatric surgery weight loss.

This study identifies a novel SLC2A9 variant associated with LDL-C levels in Qatar's Middle Eastern population and evaluates polygenic scores across ancestries.

This paper identifies novel genetic loci associated with serum campesterol levels through GWAS and meta-analysis in a MENA population, and develops a polygenic risk score for sitosterolemia.

This study performs a multi-ancestry GWAS on lung function and COPD, identifying 559 genes and 29 pathways, and showing genetic risk scores are associated with COPD across ancestries.

The Qatar Genome Program sequenced 6,045 individuals, identifying 88 million variants, including novel ones, and revealed genetic structure and disease-related markers in the Qatari population.

This study compares genomic variations in immune-related genes between Qatari and Italian populations to identify differences in selective pressures.