Article
Genetic aspects of Hirschsprung's disease.
Seminars in pediatric surgery - 1 Aug 1998
Kusafuka T, Puri P
Abstract excerpt
Hirschsprung's disease (HD) is a relatively common cause of intestinal obstruction in the newborn, characterized by the absence of autonomic ganglion cells in the terminal bowel. Existence of familial cases indicates that genetic factors may be involved in the etiology of some cases of HD. Differ...
Topics
- Drosophila Proteins
- Endothelin-3
- Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
- Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Receptors
- Hirschsprung Disease
- Humans
- Mutation
- Nerve Growth Factors
- Nerve Tissue Proteins
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ret