Genome-wide association analysis of diverticular disease points towards neuromuscular, connective tissue and epithelial pathomechanisms

Objective Diverticular disease is a common complex disorder characterised by mucosal outpouchings of the colonic wall that manifests through complications such as diverticulitis, perforation and bleeding. We report the to date largest genome-wide association study (GWAS) to identify genetic risk fac... View More