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Population-specific rare variants influence age at diagnosis in Korean inflammatory bowel disease.
The Korean journal of internal medicine - 1 Sept 2026
Cho Mina, Shin DongHwan, Yu Jongwook, Cheon Jae Hee, Kim Ju Han
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), is increasing in East Asia. Most known susceptibility loci, identified primarily in Europeans, remain insufficient to explain clinical heterogeneity in Asians. We performed whole-exome sequencing in Korean IBD patients to identify population-specific variants influencing age at diagnosis. METHODS:...
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- Adolescent
- Adult
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Young Adult
