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PHOX2B mutation in a Taiwanese newborn with congenital central hypoventilation syndrome.
Pediatrics and neonatology - 1 Feb 2014
Wang Tzu-Chiang, Su Yi-Ning, Lai Ming-Chi
Abstract excerpt
Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) is characterized by defective automatic regulation of breathing, mostly during sleep. The diagnostic criteria of CCHS include persistent sleep hypoventilation without primary cardiac, pulmonary disease or neuromuscular dysfunction, and no arousal response to hypoxemia and hypercapnia. Mutations in the PHOX2B gene have been indentified in 93-100% of patients with...
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