PHOX2B mutation-confirmed congenital central hypoventilation syndrome: Presentation in adulthood

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 923-927

  Antic, Nick A ^b   Malow, Beth A ^b   Lange, Neale ^b   McEvoy, R Doug ^b   Olson, Amy L ^b   Turkington, Peter ^b   Windisch, Wolfram ^b   Samuels, Martin ^b   Stevens, Cathy A ^b   Berry Kravis, Elizabeth M ^b   Weese Mayer, Debra E ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome; PHOX2B gene

Indexed keywords

ALANINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HYPOVENTILATION; PHOX2B GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DNA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROGNOSIS; SLEEP APNEA, CENTRAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 33749822541     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 1073449X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200605-607CR     Document Type: Article

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