Rong Bu

Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies affected women globally. In Saudi, patients tend to present younger and with more advanced disease. There is a gap in the understanding of genetic factors predisposing Saudi woman to breast cancer. By using both short-read and long-read sequencing technologies, we aim to identify mutations and changes in cancer predisposition genes and establish a detailed catalog of variants specific to the Saudi population. We hope that this will improve genetic risk assessment and lead to helpful strategies in counselling and screening at-risk groups.