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Sequence variants in ARHGAP15, COLQ and FAM155A associate with diverticular disease and diverticulitis
- Source :
- Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2017)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Nature Portfolio, 2017.
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Abstract
- A hallmark of diverticular disease is pouches in the bowel wall which can become infected and inflamed, causing the more severe diverticulitis. Here, the authors report the first genome-wide association study on these interconnected conditions and identifyARHGAP15, COLQ and FAM155Aas novel risk loci.
- Subjects :
- Science
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20411723
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Nature Communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.258e8dbdaa804b238425c04454008702
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15789