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MC Reichert, J Kupčinskas, M Krawczyk… - … journal: 25th United …, 2017 - lsmuni.lt

A Variant of COL3A1 (rs3134646) is associated with risk of developing diverticulosis in caucasian males.

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Introduction: Colonic diverticulosis is one of the most common gastroenterological disorders. Though diverticulosis is typically benign, many individuals develop diverticular disease (DD). DD is thought to stem from a complex interaction of environmental, dietary and genetic factors; however, the exact pathogenesis remains unknown. Aims & Methods: The aim of our present study was to determine the role of genetic variation within genes encoding for collagens of the connective tissue in the development of diverticulosis. Genetic …

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