Genetic investigation into an increased susceptibility to biliary atresia in an extended New Zealand Māori family

Genetic investigation into an increased susceptibility to biliary atresia in an extended New Zealand Māori family

Abstract Background Biliary atresia (BA), a fibrosing disorder of the developing biliary tract leading to liver failure in infancy, has an elevated incidence in indigenous New Zealand (NZ) Māori. We investigated a high rate of BA in a group of children (n = 12) belonging to a single Māori iwi (or ‘t...

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Main Authors: Sophia R. Cameron-Christie, Justin Wilde, Andrew Gray, Rick Tankard, Melanie Bahlo, David Markie, Helen M. Evans, Stephen P. Robertson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Medical Genomics
Subjects:
Biliary atresia
Exome sequencing
Population genetics
Paediatric disease
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12920-018-0440-0

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