Article
Multiple rare genetic variants co-segregating with familial IgA nephropathy all act within a single immune-related network.
Journal of internal medicine - 1 Feb 2017
Cox S N, Pesce F, El-Sayed Moustafa J S, Sallustio F, Serino G, Kkoufou C, Giampetruzzi A, Ancona N, Falchi M, Schena F P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is a common complex disease with a strong genetic involvement. We aimed to identify novel, rare, highly penetrant risk variants combining family-based linkage analysis with whole-exome sequencing (WES). METHODS: Linkage analysis of 16 kindreds of South Italian ancestry was performed using an 'affected-only' strategy. Eight most informative trios composed of two familial cases...
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