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Common genetic variations in Patched1 (PTCH1) gene and risk of hirschsprung disease in the Han Chinese population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Wang Yang, Wang Jun, Pan Weihua, Zhou Ying, Xiao Yongtao, Zhou Kejun, Wen Jie, Yu Tingxi, Cai Wei
Abstract excerpt
Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) is the most frequent genetic cause of congenital intestinal obstruction with an incidence of 1:5000 live births. In a pathway-based epistasis analysis of data generated by genome-wide association study on HSCR, specific genotype of Patched 1 (PTCH1) has been linked to...
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