RET polymorphisms and the risk of Hirschsprung's disease in a Chinese population.

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Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR) is a congenital disorder characterized by intestinal obstructions due to the absence of enteric ganglia along variable lengths of the intestinal tract. RET coding mutations have been found in approximately 50% of familial cases, but they only explain a minority of sporadic cases. Here, we report our investigation of a possible role of RET non-coding mutations in sporadic HSCR...

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