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The role of admixture in the rare variant contribution to inflammatory bowel disease.
Genome medicine - 15 Nov 2023
Astore Courtney, Sharma Shivam, Nagpal Sini, Cutler David J, Rioux John D, Cho Judy H, McGovern Dermot P B, Brant Steven R, Kugathasan Subra, Jordan I King, Gibson Greg
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BACKGROUND: Identification of rare variants involved in complex, polygenic diseases like Crohn's disease (CD) has accelerated with the introduction of whole exome/genome sequencing association studies. Rare variants can be used in both diagnostic and therapeutic assessments; however, since they are likely to be restricted to specific ancestry groups, their contributions to risk assessment need to be evaluated...
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