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Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome: PHOX2B mutations and phenotype.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 15 Nov 2006
Berry-Kravis Elizabeth M, Zhou Lili, Rand Casey M, Weese-Mayer Debra E
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE: Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS), a unique disorder of respiratory control associated with Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) and tumors of neural crest origin, results from polyalanine repeat expansion mutations in the paired-like homeobox (PHOX)2B gene in more than 90% of cases, and alternative PHOX2B mutations in remaining cases. OBJECTIVES: To characterize CCHS-associated nonpolyalanine...
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