Application of HapMap data to the evaluation of 8 candidate genes for pediatric slow transit constipation

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 666-671

  Garcia Barcelo, Mercè ^a   King, Sebastian K ^b,c,d   Miao, Xiaoping ^a   So, Man ting ^a   Holden, William T ^e   Moore, Jason H ^e   Sutcliffe, Jonathan R ^b   Hutson, John M ^b,c,d   Tam, Paul K H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Candidate genes; Neurotransmitters; Pediatric slow transit constipation

Indexed keywords

DNA; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SUBSTANCE P; TACHYKININ; TACHYKININ RECEPTOR; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDATE GENE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHROMOSOME; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MAPPING; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE INNERVATION; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; PEDIATRIC SLOW TRANSIT CONSTIPATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, NEUROTRANSMITTER; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

EID: 34247135476     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.12.014     Document Type: Article

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