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Case/control family study of autonomic nervous system dysfunction in idiopathic congenital central hypoventilation syndrome.
American journal of medical genetics - 1 May 2001
Weese-Mayer D E, Silvestri J M, Huffman A D, Smok-Pearsall S M, Kowal M H, Maher B S, Cooper M E, Marazita M L
Abstract excerpt
Children with idiopathic congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) have a complex phenotype consistent with an imbalance of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). Since CCHS may be genetic in origin, we hypothesized that relatives of individuals with CCHS may exhibit symptoms of ANS dysfunction (ANSD), albeit in a milder form. We tested this hypothesis by assessing aspects of ANS function in relatives of...
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