Hirschsprung Disease - Clinical Relevance of RET Mutations.

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Introduction To date, several genes involved in the pathogenesis of HD have been recognized. Out of these, the RET gene (chromosomal locus 10q11), one of the first genes identified in combination with HD, is still considered the basis for HD development. However, even with over a hundred RET gen coding sequence mutations identified, the mutations do not fully explain the observed sex bias of HD and the elevated...

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