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A meta‐analysis of reflux genome‐wide association studies in 6750 Northern Europeans from the general population
3 Aug 2016
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BACKGROUND: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), the regurgitation of gastric acids often accompanied by heartburn, affects up to 20% of the general population. Genetic predisposition is suspected from twin and family studies but gene-hunting efforts have so far been scarce and no conclusive genome-wide study has been reported. We exploited data available from general population samples, and studied...
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