Inflammatory bowel disease

Polygenic score · Health · 137 variants

Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's and ulcerative colitis) involves chronic gut inflammation. This score sums common variants affecting susceptibility.

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This polygenic score combines 137 common variants.

A higher score means higher inflammatory bowel disease risk.

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References: PGS Catalog

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Inflammatory bowel disease

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