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Advances in molecular genetics of Hirschsprung's disease.
Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) - 1 Oct 2012
Pan Zhi-Wen, Li Ji-Cheng
Abstract excerpt
Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR) is a developmental disorder of the enteric nervous system, which occurs due to the failure of neural crest cells to fully colonize the gut during embryonic development. It is characterized by the absence of the enteric ganglia in a variable length of the intestine. Substantial progress has been made in understanding the genetic basis of HSCR with the help of advanced genetic analysis...
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