Utilization of Genetically Inferred Pedigrees in a Large Clinical Population to Study Diverticulitis

Affiliations

¹ Division of Colorectal Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, 100 N. Academy Avenue, Danville, PA, 17822, USA. sasaylors@geisinger.edu.
² Division of Colorectal Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, 100 N. Academy Avenue, Danville, PA, 17822, USA.
³ Division of Molecular and Functional Genomics, Geisinger Medical Center, 100 N. Academy Avenue, Danville, PA, 17822, USA.

Seth Saylors et al. J Gastrointest Surg. 2023 Oct.

. 2023 Oct;27(10):2223-2225.

doi: 10.1007/s11605-023-05716-7. Epub 2023 Jun 5.

¹ Division of Colorectal Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, 100 N. Academy Avenue, Danville, PA, 17822, USA. sasaylors@geisinger.edu.
² Division of Colorectal Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, 100 N. Academy Avenue, Danville, PA, 17822, USA.
³ Division of Molecular and Functional Genomics, Geisinger Medical Center, 100 N. Academy Avenue, Danville, PA, 17822, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: Colorectal; Diverticulitis; Genetics.

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