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Expanding the phenotype of congenital central hypoventilation syndrome impacts management decisions.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Jun 2018
Byers Heather M, Chen Maida, Gelfand Andrew S, Ong Bruce, Jendras Marisa, Glass Ian A
Abstract excerpt
Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) is a neurocristopathy caused by pathogenic heterozygous variants in the gene paired-like homeobox 2b (PHOX2B). It is characterized by severe infantile alveolar hypoventilation. Individuals may also have diffuse autonomic nervous system dysfunction, Hirschsprung disease and neural crest tumors. We report three individuals with CCHS due to an 8-base pair...
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