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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2026; 32(39): 120428
Published online Oct 21, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.120428
New insights into the pathogenic variation landscape in pediatric gastroenterology diseases
Fang-Chi Chang, Cheng-Yuan Tsai, King-Jun Koh, Ching-Shan Huang
Fang-Chi Chang, Cheng-Yuan Tsai, Ching-Shan Huang, Department of Clinical Pathology, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei 10630, Taiwan
King-Jun Koh, Department of Pediatrics, Sijhih Cathay General Hospital, New Taipei 221683, Taiwan
King-Jun Koh, School of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei 242062, Taiwan
Author contributions: Chang FC contributed to help designing and writing of the manuscript; Tsai CY contributed to data collection and formal analysis; Koh KJ contributed to the application of clinical concept; Huang CS contributed to the study conception and design, read and approved the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
Corresponding author: Ching-Shan Huang, MD, Professor, Department of Clinical Pathology, Cathay General Hospital, No. 280, Section 4, Ren Ai Road, Taipei 10630, Taiwan. ching.shan.h@gmail.com
Received: February 27, 2026
Revised: March 30, 2026
Accepted: April 14, 2026
Published online: October 21, 2026
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Alsarhan et al recently published a study concerning clinical utility of genomic investigations in a pediatric gastroenterology disease cohort in the World Journal of Gastroenterology. In order to know their contribution, in the present editorial, we reviewed their work and compare it with similar full-length English-language publications in PubMed.

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