Role of RET and PHOX2B gene polymorphisms in risk of Hirschsprung's disease in Chinese population [9]

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Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 736-

  Miao, Xiaoping ^a   Garcia Barceló, Maria Mercè ^a   So, Man Ting ^a   Leon, Thomas Yuk Yu ^a   Lau, Danny Ko Chun ^a   Liu, Ting Ting ^a   Chan, Edwin Kin Wai ^a   Lan, Lawrence Chuen Leung ^a   Wong, Kenneth Kak Yuen ^a   Lui, Vincent Chi Hang ^a   Tam, Paul Kwong Hang ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; PROTEIN PHOX2B; PROTEIN RET; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGANGLIONOSIS; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; LETTER; NEURAL CREST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-RET; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 34247476684     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.2006.116145     Document Type: Letter

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