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Increased RET Activity Coupled with a Reduction in the RET Gene Dosage Causes Intestinal Aganglionosis in Mice.
eNeuro - 1 Jan 2000
Okamoto Mitsumasa, Uesaka Toshihiro, Ito Keisuke, Enomoto Hideki
Abstract excerpt
Mutations of the gene encoding the RET tyrosine kinase causes Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR) and medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC). Current consensus holds that HSCR and MTC are induced by inactivating and activating RET mutations, respectively. However, it remains unknown whether activating mutations in the RET gene have adverse effects on ENS development in vivo We addressed this issue by examining mice...
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