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. 2006 Jan 1;34(Database issue):D602-6.
doi: 10.1093/nar/gkj015.

CTGA: the database for genetic disorders in Arab populations

Ghazi O Tadmouri  1 , Mahmoud Taleb Al Ali, Sarah Al-Haj Ali, Najib Al Khaja
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CTGA: the database for genetic disorders in Arab populations

Ghazi O Tadmouri et al. Nucleic Acids Res. .

Abstract

The Arabs comprise a genetically heterogeneous group that resulted from the admixture of different populations throughout history. They share many common characteristics responsible for a considerable proportion of perinatal and neonatal mortalities. To this end, the Centre for Arab Genomic Studies (CAGS) launched a pilot project to construct the 'Catalogue of Transmission Genetics in Arabs' (CTGA) database for genetic disorders in Arabs. Information in CTGA is drawn from published research and mined hospital records. The database offers web-based basic and advanced search approaches. In either case, the final search result is a detailed HTML record that includes text-, URL- and graphic-based fields. At present, CTGA hosts entries for 692 phenotypes and 235 related genes described in Arab individuals. Of these, 213 phenotypic descriptions and 22 related genes were observed in the Arab population of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). These results emphasize the role of CTGA as an essential tool to promote scientific research on genetic disorders in the region. The priority of CTGA is to provide timely information on the occurrence of genetic disorders in Arab individuals. It is anticipated that data from Arab countries other than the UAE will be exhaustively searched and incorporated in CTGA (http://www.cags.org.ae).

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The online layouts of the CTGA database: (a) Search, (b) results and (c) details.
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The online layouts of the CTGA database: (a) Search, (b) results and (c) details.
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