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A GWAS meta-analysis from 5 population-based cohorts implicates ion channel genes in the pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome.
Neurogastroenterology and motility - 1 Sept 2018
Bonfiglio F, Henström M, Nag A, Hadizadeh F, Zheng T, Cenit M C, Tigchelaar E, Williams F, Reznichenko A, Ek W E, Rivera N V, Homuth G, Aghdassi A A, Kacprowski T, Männikkö M, Karhunen V, Bujanda L, Rafter J, Wijmenga C, Ronkainen J, Hysi P, Zhernakova A, D'Amato M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) shows genetic predisposition, however, large-scale, powered gene mapping studies are lacking. We sought to exploit existing genetic (genotype) and epidemiological (questionnaire) data from a series of population-based cohorts for IBS genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and their meta-analysis. METHODS: Based on questionnaire data compatible with Rome III Criteria, we...
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