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The role of RET genomic variants in infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis.
European journal of pediatric surgery : official journal of Austrian Association of Pediatric Surgery ... [et al] = Zeitschrift fur Kinderchirurgie - 1 Dec 2011
Serra A, Schuchardt K, Genuneit J, Leriche C, Görgens H S, Schackert H-K, Fitze G
Abstract excerpt
Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS) is a common childhood pathology affecting approximately 1-5 children pro 1000 newborns, with a genetic background as suggested by the familial occurrence. RET is a candidate gene for IHPS due to its role in the development of the intrinsic innervation and ganglia of the smooth musculature and the association of RET variants with another motility disorder...
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