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Female-Specific Association Between Variants on Chromosome 9 and Self-Reported Diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
Gastroenterology - 1 Jul 2018
Bonfiglio Ferdinando, Zheng Tenghao, Garcia-Etxebarria Koldo, Hadizadeh Fatemeh, Bujanda Luis, Bresso Francesca, Agreus Lars, Andreasson Anna, Dlugosz Aldona, Lindberg Greger, Schmidt Peter T, Karling Pontus, Ohlsson Bodil, Simren Magnus, Walter Susanna, Nardone Gerardo, Cuomo Rosario, Usai-Satta Paolo, Galeazzi Francesca, Neri Matteo, Portincasa Piero, Bellini Massimo, Barbara Giovanni, Latiano Anna, Hübenthal Matthias, Thijs Vincent, Netea Mihai G, Jonkers Daisy, Chang Lin, Mayer Emeran A, Wouters Mira M, Boeckxstaens Guy, Camilleri Michael, Franke Andre, Zhernakova Alexandra, D'Amato Mauro
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Genetic factors are believed to affect risk for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but there have been no sufficiently powered and adequately sized studies. To identify DNA variants associated with IBS risk, we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of the large UK Biobank population-based cohort, which includes genotype and health data from 500,000 participants. METHODS: We studied...
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