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Cancer
Dr Semir (CMED)
Dr Hamda Al Thawadi (CMED)
Case study
Breast Cancer
Immunology
Partner
To provide modern DNA
To provide ancient DNA analysis and training
To provide sequencing saervice
To provide sequencing service
To provide ancient bone samples
To provide ancient samples
Team
Dr Maryam Daneshpour
Dr Suad Al Fadhli
Dr David Reich (Paleogeneticist)
Dr Hanaa Mousa (CMED) (Immunologist)
Dr Sherine (CAS) (Archaeologist)
Dr Houssein (CHS) (Population geneticist)
Dr Rozaimi (CHS) (Computational Biologist)
Dr Mashael (CHS) (Geneticist)
Disease/Conditions
Diabetes and insulin resistance
Obesity and dyslipidemia
Artherosclerosis
Grant
ARG
PPM
Objectives
To establish an ancient DNA lab @ QU with guidance from HMS
Ancient migratory patterns contributing to increased predisposition or resistance to diseases
Look at the distribution, variation, and effects of viruses
trigger for other diseases
e.g. HHV-6 & multiple sclerosis
becoming infectious after time
e.g. HTLV-1 & Lymphoma
becoming non-infectious after some time
e.g. HERVs
Track presence/absence of pathogenic and deleterious mutations in ancient and modern human
