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Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome: a neurocristopathy with disordered respiratory control and autonomic regulation.
Clinics in chest medicine - 1 Sept 2014
Rand Casey M, Carroll Michael S, Weese-Mayer Debra E
Abstract excerpt
Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS), a rare neurocristopathy with disordered respiratory control, is characterized by alveolar hypoventilation and diffuse autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysregulation. Mutations in the paired-like homeobox 2B (PHOX2B) are causative, leading to physiologic ANS dysregulation and pathologic abnormalities. Presentation is typically during the newborn period with...
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