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Novel mutation of Endothelin-B receptor gene in Waardenburg-Hirschsprung disease.
Pediatric surgery international - 1 Dec 2005
Sangkhathat Surasak, Chiengkriwate Piyawan, Kusafuka Takeshi, Patrapinyokul Sakda, Fukuzawa Masahiro
Abstract excerpt
Homozygous mutations of EDNRB in human have been reported to result in Waardenburg-Hirschsprung disease (WS4), while mutated heterozygotes manifested isolated Hirschsprung disease in lower penetrance. We investigated a case of WS4 together with all members of her nuclear family for the alteration of the EDNRB gene by using PCR-SSCP and direct sequencing technique. The index patient, who was born to a family with...
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