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GT-repeat extension in the IL11 promoter is associated with Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR).
Gene - 30 Nov 2018
Haase Michael G, Schulze Annekatrin, Grover Sandeep, Kemnitz Ivonne, König Inke R, Fitze Guido
Abstract excerpt
Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR) is a congenital disease characterized by intestinal obstruction due to a defective intestinal neural system. Frequently, the disease is associated with an intestinal inflammation. The most common known underlying genetic alterations are in the RET gene but HSCR can also be caused by mutations in other genes that are responsible for the maturation and migration of intestinal neural...
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