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RET 3'UTR polymorphisms and its protective role in Hirschsprung disease in southeastern Chinese.
Journal of pediatric surgery - 1 Sept 2012
Pan Zhi-Wen, Luo Chun-Fen, Liu Zheng-Ji, Li Ji-Cheng
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) is a complex congenital disorder characterized by intestinal obstructions owing to the absence of the intestinal ganglion cells of the nerve plexuses in variable lengths of the digestive tract. Several RET polymorphisms and haplotypes have been described as underrepresented in HSCR patients with respect to controls. We thus sought to investigate whether polymorphisms in RET...
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