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Dysregulation of locus coeruleus development in congenital central hypoventilation syndrome.
Acta neuropathologica - 1 Aug 2015
Nobuta Hiroko, Cilio Maria Roberta, Danhaive Olivier, Tsai Hui-Hsin, Tupal Srinivasan, Chang Sandra M, Murnen Alice, Kreitzer Faith, Bravo Verenice, Czeisler Catherine, Gokozan Hamza Numan, Gygli Patrick, Bush Sean, Weese-Mayer Debra E, Conklin Bruce, Yee Siu-Pok, Huang Eric J, Gray Paul A, Rowitch David, Otero José Javier
Abstract excerpt
Human congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS), resulting from mutations in transcription factor PHOX2B, manifests with impaired responses to hypoxemia and hypercapnia especially during sleep. To identify brainstem structures developmentally affected in CCHS, we analyzed two postmortem...
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