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PHOX2B genotype allows for prediction of tumor risk in congenital central hypoventilation syndrome.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Mar 2005
Trochet Delphine, O'Brien Louise M, Gozal David, Trang Ha, Nordenskjöld Agneta, Laudier Béatrice, Svensson Pär-Johan, Uhrig Sabine, Cole Trevor, Niemann Stephan, Munnich Arnold, Gaultier Claude, Lyonnet Stanislas, Amiel Jeanne
Abstract excerpt
The Phox2b gene is necessary for autonomic nervous-system development. Phox2b-/- mice die in utero with absent autonomic nervous system circuits, since autonomic nervous system neurons either fail to form or degenerate. We first identified the Phox2b human ortholog, PHOX2B, as the gene underlying congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS, or Ondine curse), with an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance...
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