Genetic and functional characterization of disease associations explains comorbidity

Abstract Understanding relationships between diseases, such as comorbidities, has important socio-economic implications, ranging from clinical study design to health care planning. Most studies characterize disease comorbidity using shared genetic origins, ignoring pathway-based commonalities betwee...

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Main Authors: Carlota Rubio-Perez, Emre Guney, Daniel Aguilar, Janet Piñero, Javier Garcia-Garcia, Barbara Iadarola, Ferran Sanz, Narcís Fernandez-Fuentes, Laura I. Furlong, Baldo Oliva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04939-4