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A novel susceptibility locus for Hirschsprung’s disease maps to 4q31.3–q32.3
30 Jun 2006
Abstract excerpt
We report on a multigenerational family with isolated Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR). Five patients were affected by either short segment or long segment HSCR. The family consists of two main branches: one with four patients (three siblings and one maternal uncle) and one with one patient. Analysis of the RET gene, the major gene involved in HSCR susceptibility, revealed neither linkage nor mutations. A genome...
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