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Polygenic Risk Scores Show Distinct Genetic Architectures of IBD-Associated Comorbidities.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Nov 2026
Easwar Tejas, Wanchaitanawong Wasuwit, Ananthakrishnan Ashwin N
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have a higher prevalence of various immune and non-immune comorbidities. Whether this reflects shared genetic susceptibility or is an effect of chronic inflammation remains unclear. METHODS: We systematically assessed genetic risk underlying 20 IBD-comorbidity associations using polygenic risk scores (PRS) in 853 patients with IBD (542 Crohn's...
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- Humans
- Genetic Risk Score
- Female
- Comorbidity
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Male
- Genome-Wide Association Study
