Article
HOXB5 cooperates with NKX2-1 in the transcription of human RET.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Zhu Jiang, Garcia-Barcelo Maria-Mercedes, Tam Paul Kwong Hang, Lui Vincent Chi Hang
Abstract excerpt
The enteric nervous system (ENS) regulates peristaltic movement of the gut, and abnormal ENS causes Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR) in newborns. HSCR is a congenital complex genetic disorder characterised by a lack of enteric ganglia along a variable length of the intestine. The receptor tyrosine kinase gene (RET) is the major HSCR gene and its expression is crucial for ENS development. We have previously reported...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
