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Genetic Analyses of a Three Generation Family Segregating Hirschsprung Disease and Iris Heterochromia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Cui Long, Wong Emily Hoi-Man, Cheng Guo, Firmato de Almeida Manoel, So Man-Ting, Sham Pak-Chung, Cherny Stacey S, Tam Paul Kwong-Hang, Garcia-Barceló Maria-Mercè
Abstract excerpt
We present the genetic analyses conducted on a three-generation family (14 individuals) with three members affected with isolated-Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) and one with HSCR and heterochromia iridum (syndromic-HSCR), a phenotype reminiscent of Waardenburg-Shah syndrome (WS4). WS4 is characterized by pigmentary abnormalities of the skin, eyes and/or hair, sensorineural deafness and HSCR. None of the members had...
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