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PHOX2B mutations in patients with Ondine-Hirschsprung disease and a review of the literature.
European journal of pediatrics - 1 Oct 2011
Kwon Min-Jung, Lee Gi-Hyuck, Lee Myoung-Keun, Kim Ji-Youn, Yoo Hye Soo, Ki Chang-Seok, Chang Yun Sil, Kim Jong-Won, Park Won Soon
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Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS), also known as Ondine's curse, is characterized by idiopathic failure of autonomic breathing and is often associated with neurocristopathies such as Hirschsprung disease (HSCR). CCHS is caused by mutations in the paired-like homeobox 2B (PHOX2B)...
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