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Non-polyalanine repeat mutation in PHOX2B is detected in autopsy cases of sudden unexpected infant death.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2022
Ueda Atsushi, Osawa Motoki, Naito Haruaki, Ochiai Eriko, Kakimoto Yu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS), which is caused by PHOX2B with phenotypic variations, has a point of controversy: CCHS is putatively involved in autopsy cases of sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) including sudden infant death syndrome. OBJECTIVE: The relation of CCHS to SUID cases was investigated by extensive genotyping of PHOX2B. METHODS: We analyzed 93 DNA samples of less...
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