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Evaluation of the thyroid transcription factor-1 gene (TITF1) as a Hirschsprung's disease locus.
Annals of human genetics - 1 Nov 2007
Garcia-Barceló Maria-Mercè, Lau Danny Ko-chun, Ngan Elly Sau-wai, Leon Thomas Yuk-yu, Liu Ting-ting, So Man-ting, Miao Xiao-ping, Lui Vincent Chi-hang, Wong Kenneth Kak-yuen, Ganster Raymond William, Cass Daniel Thomas, Croaker Geoffrey David Hain, Tam Paul Kwong-hang
Abstract excerpt
Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR, colonic aganglionosis) is an oligogenic entity that usually requires mutations in RET and other interacting loci. Decreased levels of RET expression may lead to the manifestation of HSCR. We previously showed that RET transcription was decreased due to alteration of...
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