Article
[The role of ret gene in the pathogenesis of Hirschsprung disease].
Medycyna wieku rozwojowego - 1 Jan 2000
Smigiel Robert, Patkowski Dariusz, Slezak Ryszard, Czernik Jerzy, Sasiadek Maria
Abstract excerpt
Hirschsprung disease is a congenital disorder with the incidence of 1 per 5000 live births, characterized by the absence of intestinal ganglion cells. In the etiology of Hirschsprung disease various genes play a role; these are: RET, EDNRB, GDNF, EDN3 and SOX10, NTN3, ECE1, Mutations in these genes may result in dominant, recessive or multifactorial patterns of inheritance. Diverse models of inheritance,...
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