Advances in understanding the association between Down syndrome and Hirschsprung disease (DS-HSCR).

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The clinical association between Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) and aganglionosis (Hirschsprung disease; DS-HSCR) is well-established, being of the order of 5% and remains the most common congenital association with Hirschsprung disease. However, little consensus exists as to the possible etiologic and genetic factors influencing this association. Recent research has identified a number of levels at which development...

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