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Update on primary sclerosing cholangitis genetics.
Current opinion in gastroenterology - 1 May 2014
Henriksen Eva K K, Melum Espen, Karlsen Tom H
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The pathogenesis of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) involves heritable factors. This review summarizes the recent genetic studies and discusses the implications of identified risk loci. RECENT FINDINGS: A total of 16 PSC susceptibility loci have been identified in genome-wide association studies and related study designs. At least 33 additional loci are involved in what is increasingly...
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