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Exploring the complexity of systemic sclerosis etiology by trio whole genome sequencing.
Human molecular genetics - 19 Sept 2024
Dai Hongzheng, Ketkar Shamika, Tan Taotao, Atkinson Elizabeth G, Burrage Lindsay, Worley Kim C, Christopher Brian, Lyons Marka A, Assassi Shervin, Mayes Maureen D, Lee Brendan
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Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a heterogeneous rare autoimmune fibrosing disorder affecting connective tissue. The etiology of systemic sclerosis is largely unknown and many genes have been suggested as susceptibility loci of modest impact by genome-wide association study (GWAS). Multiple factors can contribute to the pathological process of the disease, which makes it more difficult to identify possible...
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