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Loss-of-function mutations in SIP1 Smad interacting protein 1 result in a syndromic Hirschsprung disease.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Jul 2001
Cacheux V, Dastot-Le Moal F, Kääriäinen H, Bondurand N, Rintala R, Boissier B, Wilson M, Mowat D, Goossens M
Abstract excerpt
Hirschsprung disease (HD) has been described in association with microcephaly, mental retardation and characteristic facial features, delineating a syndrome possibly caused by mutations localized at chromosome 2q22--q23. We have analyzed a de novo translocation breakpoint at 2q22 in one patient presenting with this syndrome, and identified a gene, SIP1, which is disrupted by this chromosomal rearrangement. SIP1...
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