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Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B and Hirschsprung's disease.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association - 1 May 2005
Kapur Raj P
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Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B and Hirschsprung's disease are genetic disorders characterized by gross and/or microscopic pathology of the enteric nervous system and associated dysmotility. A specific missense mutation in the RET proto-oncogene is the etiology of multiple endocrine neoplasia type B, in contrast to very complex multigenetic defects that underlie Hirschsprung's disease, which include overt...
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