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Sox10 haploinsufficiency affects maintenance of progenitor cells in a mouse model of Hirschsprung disease.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Nov 2002
Paratore Christian, Eichenberger Christof, Suter Ueli, Sommer Lukas
Abstract excerpt
Hirschsprung disease, or congenital megacolon, is characterized by aganglionosis of the terminal bowel, which leads to intestinal obstruction and chronic constipation. Several genes involved in the disease have been identified. In particular, haploinsufficiency of SOX10, which encodes a transcription factor, results in megacolon, often in combination with other disorders. Although Hirschsprung disease has been...
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