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RET mutational spectrum in Hirschsprung disease: evaluation of 601 Chinese patients.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
So Man-Ting, Leon Thomas Yuk-Yu, Cheng Guo, Tang Clara Sze-Man, Miao Xiao-Ping, Cornes Belinda K, Diem Ngoc Ngo, Cui Long, Ngan Elly Sau-Wai, Lui Vincent Chai-Hang, Wu Xuan-Zhao, Wang Bin, Wang Hualong, Yuan Zheng-Wei, Huang Liu-Ming, Li Long, Xia Huimin, Zhu Deli, Liu Juncheng, Nguyen Thanh Liem, Chan Ivy Hau-Yee, Chung Patrick Ho-Yu, Liu Xue-Lai, Zhang Ruizhong, Wong Kenneth Kak-Yuen, Sham Pak-Chung, Cherny Stacey S, Tam Paul Kwong-Hang, Garcia-Barcelo Maria-Mercè
Abstract excerpt
Rare (RVs) and common variants of the RET gene contribute to Hirschsprung disease (HSCR; congenital aganglionosis). While RET common variants are strongly associated with the commonest manifestation of the disease (males; short-segment aganglionosis; sporadic), rare coding sequence (CDS) variants are more frequently found in the lesser common and more severe forms of the disease (females; long/total colonic...
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