Diverse selection pressures shaping the genetic architecture of behçet disease susceptibility

Behçet disease (BD) is a polygenic, multifactorial, multisystem inflammatory condition with unknown etiology. Global distribution of BD is geographically structured, highest prevalence observed among East Asian, Middle Eastern, and Mediterranean populations. Although adaptive selection on a few BD s...

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Main Authors: Efe Sezgin, Elif Kaplan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2022.983646/full