Novel mutations of the endothelin-B receptor gene in isolated patients with Hirschsprung's disease

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 347-349

  Kusafuka, Takeshi ^a   Wang, Yiping ^a   Puri, Prem ^a  

^a OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC GANGLION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MISSENSE MUTATION; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; STOP CODON;

CODON; EXONS; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; RECEPTOR, ENDOTHELIN B; RECEPTORS, ENDOTHELIN;

EID: 0030022843     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/5.3.347     Document Type: Article

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