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Genome-wide rare copy number variants contributing to risk of ulcerative colitis are identified from this multi-step case control analysis. Three rare copy number variants were reproduced in independent follow-up sample sets from twenty four in the initial panel.

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BMC Medical Genetics is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in the effects of genetic variation in individuals, families and among populations in relation to human health and disease.

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Matteo Pasini, BioMed Central, UK

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Dan Rujescu, Universitätsklinikum Halle, Germany
Danish Saleheen, University of Pennsylvania, USA

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