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RET variants and haplotype analysis in a cohort of Czech patients with Hirschsprung disease.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Vaclavikova Eliska, Dvorakova Sarka, Skaba Richard, Pos Lucie, Sykorova Vlasta, Halkova Tereza, Vcelak Josef, Bendlova Bela
Abstract excerpt
Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) is a congenital aganglionosis of myenteric and submucosal plexuses in variable length of the intestine. This study investigated the influence and a possible modifying function of RET proto-oncogene's single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and haplotypes in the development and phenotype of the disease in Czech patients. Genotyping of 14 SNPs was performed using TaqMan Genotyping Assays...
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