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Germline mutations of the RET ligand GDNF are not sufficient to cause Hirschsprung disease.
Nature genetics - 1 Nov 1996
Salomon R, Attié T, Pelet A, Bidaud C, Eng C, Amiel J, Sarnacki S, Goulet O, Ricour C, Nihoul-Fékété C, Munnich A, Lyonnet S
Abstract excerpt
Hirschsprung disease (HSCR, aganglionic megacolon) is a common congenital malformation leading to bowel obstruction, with an incidence of 1/5,000 live births. It is characterized by the absence of intrinsic ganglion cells in the myenteric and submucosal plexuses along variable lengths of the gastrointestinal tract. As enteric neurons are derived from the vagal neural crest, HSCR is regarded as a neurocristopathy....
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