Phenotypic overlap between rare disease patients and variant carriers in a large population cohort informs biological mechanisms
Lane Fitzsimmons,
Brett K Beaulieu-Jones,
Shilpa Nadimpalli Kobren
Abstract:The biological mechanisms giving rise to the extreme symptoms exhibited by rare disease patients are complex, heterogenous, and difficult to discern. Understanding these mechanisms is critical for developing treatments that address the underlying causes of diseases rather than merely the presenting symptoms. Moreover, the same dysfunctional biological mechanisms implicated in rare recessive diseases may also lead to milder and potentially preventable symptoms in carriers in the general population. Seizures are… Show more
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