Functional characterization of mutations in the GDNF gene of patients with Hirschsprung disease.

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Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) is a congenital disorder characterized by the absence of enteric nervous plexuses in hind gut. Ten to forty percent of HSCR patients carry a dominant loss-of-function mutation in the gene encoding the receptor tyrosine kinase RET, a receptor for glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF). Although several mutations have also been found in the GDNF gene of HSCR patients, their...

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