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RET and NRG1 interplay in Hirschsprung disease.
Human genetics - 1 May 2013
Gui Hongsheng, Tang Wai-Kiu, So Man-Ting, Proitsi Petroola, Sham Pak C, Tam Paul K, Ngan Elly Sau-Wai, Sau-Wai Ngan Elly, Cherny Stacey S, Garcia-Barceló Maria-Mercè
Abstract excerpt
Hirschsprung disease (HSCR, aganglionic megacolon) is a complex genetic disorder of the enteric nervous system (ENS) characterized by the absence of enteric neurons along a variable length of the intestine. While rare variants (RVs) in the coding sequence (CDS) of several genes involved in ENS development lead to disease, the association of common variants (CVs) with HSCR has only been reported for RET (the major...
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