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Molecular analysis of congenital central hypoventilation syndrome.
Human genetics - 1 Dec 2003
Sasaki Ayako, Kanai Masayo, Kijima Kazuki, Akaba Kazuhiro, Hashimoto Motoya, Hasegawa Hisaya, Otaki Shinsuke, Koizumi Takenobu, Kusuda Satoshi, Ogawa Youhei, Tuchiya Keiji, Yamamoto Wakako, Nakamura Tomohiko, Hayasaka Kiyoshi
Abstract excerpt
Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS or Ondine's curse; OMIM 209880) is a disorder characterized by an idiopathic failure of the automatic control of breathing. CCHS is frequently complicated with neurocristopathies such as Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR). The genes involved in the RET-GDNF signaling and/or EDN3-EDNRB signaling pathways have been analyzed as candidates for CCHS; however, only a few...
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