Whole exome sequencing of a consanguineous family identifies the possible modifying effect of a globally rare AK5 allelic variant in celiac disease development among Saudi patients

• Jumana Yousuf Al-Aama ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Jumana Yousuf Al-Aama, Noor Ahmad Shaik, Babajan Banaganapalli

  Affiliations Department of Genetic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Princess Al-Jawhara Al-Brahim Center of Excellence in Research of Hereditary Disorders, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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• Noor Ahmad Shaik ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Jumana Yousuf Al-Aama, Noor Ahmad Shaik, Babajan Banaganapalli

  Affiliations Department of Genetic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Princess Al-Jawhara Al-Brahim Center of Excellence in Research of Hereditary Disorders, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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• Babajan Banaganapalli ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Jumana Yousuf Al-Aama, Noor Ahmad Shaik, Babajan Banaganapalli

  Affiliations Department of Genetic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Princess Al-Jawhara Al-Brahim Center of Excellence in Research of Hereditary Disorders, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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• Mohammed A. Salama,

  Affiliations Princess Al-Jawhara Al-Brahim Center of Excellence in Research of Hereditary Disorders, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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• Omran Rashidi,

  Affiliation Princess Al-Jawhara Al-Brahim Center of Excellence in Research of Hereditary Disorders, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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• Ahmed N. Sahly,

  Affiliation Princess Al-Jawhara Al-Brahim Center of Excellence in Research of Hereditary Disorders, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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• Mohammed O. Mohsen,

  Affiliation Princess Al-Jawhara Al-Brahim Center of Excellence in Research of Hereditary Disorders, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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• Harbi A. Shawoosh,

  Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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• Hebah Ahmad Shalabi,

  Affiliation Primary Healthcare Center, Ministry of Health, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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• Mohammad Al Edreesi,

  Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, Dhahran Health Center, Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

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• Sameer E. Alharthi,

  Affiliation Princess Al-Jawhara Al-Brahim Center of Excellence in Research of Hereditary Disorders, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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• Jun Wang,

  Affiliation Princess Al-Jawhara Al-Brahim Center of Excellence in Research of Hereditary Disorders, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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• Ramu Elango ,

  * E-mail: relango@ntlworld.com (RE); osaddah@kau.edu.sa (OIS)

  Affiliations Department of Genetic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Princess Al-Jawhara Al-Brahim Center of Excellence in Research of Hereditary Disorders, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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• Omar I. Saadah

  * E-mail: relango@ntlworld.com (RE); osaddah@kau.edu.sa (OIS)

  Affiliations Princess Al-Jawhara Al-Brahim Center of Excellence in Research of Hereditary Disorders, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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