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Genome Tunisia Project: paving the way for precision medicine in North Africa.

Yosr HamdiMediha TrabelsiKais GhediraMaroua BoujemaaIkhlas Ben AyedCherine CharfeddineAmal SouissiImen RejebWafa Kammoun RebaiChaima HkimiFadoua NeifarNouha JandoubiRahma MkaouarMelek ChaouchAyda BennourSelim KamounHend Chaker MasmoudiNabil AbidMaha Mezghani Khemakhemnull nullSaber MasmoudiAli SaadLamia BenJemaaAlia BenKahlaSamir BoubakerRidha MradHassen KamounSonia AbdelhakMoez GribaaNeila BelguithNajla KharratDorra HmidaAhmed Rebai
Published in: Genome medicine (2024)
Genome Tunisia is the first initiative in North Africa that seeks to demonstrate the major impact that can be achieved by Human Genome Projects in low- and middle-income countries to strengthen research and to improve disease management and treatment outcomes, thereby reducing the social and economic burden on healthcare systems. Sharing this experience within the African scientific community is a chance to turn a major challenge into an opportunity for dissemination and outreach. Additional efforts are now being made to advance personalized medicine in patient care by educating consumers and providers, accelerating research and innovation, and supporting necessary changes in policy and regulation.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • quality improvement
  • mental health
  • genome wide
  • endothelial cells
  • tertiary care
  • public health
  • health information
  • social media
  • dna methylation
  • fluorescent probe
  • pluripotent stem cells