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Exome Sequencing of Consanguineous Pashtun Families With Familial Epilepsy Reveals Causative and Candidate Variants in TSEN54, MOCS2, and OPHN1.
Clinical genetics - 1 Jan 2025
Khan Afrasiab, Muhammad Anees, Ullah Hidayat, Ambreen Hina, Ullah Abeed, May Patrick, Lerche Holger, Haack Tobias B, Rehman Shoaib Ur, Kegele Josua
Abstract excerpt
Next-generation sequencing is advancing in low- and middle-income countries, but accessibility remains limited. In Pakistan, many members of the Pashtun population practice familial marriage and maintain distinct socio-cultural traditions, isolating them from other ethnic groups. As a result, they may harbor genetic variants that could unveil new gene-disease associations. To investigate the genetic basis of...
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