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Tissue specific somatic mutations and aganglionosis in Hirschsprung's disease.
Journal of pediatric surgery - 1 Feb 2014
Moore Sam W, Zaahl Monique G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: RET proto-oncogene intron 1 variations [e.g. SNP1 (rs2506004) and SNP2 (rs 2435357)] have been shown to be etiologically important in the pathogenesis of Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR). Although activating somatic RET rearrangements have been identified in certain tumours, this is the first study to confirm somatic gene variation in HSCR. METHODS: DNA was extracted from 53 paraffin embedded tissue...
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