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Novel insights into congenital hypoventilation syndrome.
Current opinion in pulmonary medicine - 1 Nov 1999
Gozal D, Harper R M
Abstract excerpt
Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) is a rare and unique condition that may prompt unparalleled approaches to the discovery of genes involved in development of cardiorespiratory control and gas exchange homeostasis. Its higher risk of recurrence in families and its association with Hirschsprung's disease suggest that an underlying genetic mechanism is involved. However, screening for mutations of...
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