Evaluation of the NK2 homeobox 1 gene (NKX2-1) as a hirschsprung's disease locus

Annals of Human Genetics

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 170-177

  Garcia barcelo M M ^a   Lau, D K ^a   Ngan, E S ^a   Leon, T Y ^a   Liu, T ^a   So, M ^a   Miao, X ^a   Lui, V C ^a   Wong, K K ^a   Ganster, R W ^a   Cass, D T ^c   Croaker, G D H ^d   Tam, Paul K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hirschsprung's disease; NK2homeobox 1; RET

Indexed keywords

DNA; LEUCINE; METHIONINE; MUTANT PROTEIN; NK2 HOMEOBOX 1 PROTEIN; PROLINE; PROTEIN RET; THYROID TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING ASSAY; BIOINFORMATICS; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INTERACTION; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOUSE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RACE DIFFERENCE; REPORTER GENE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WILD TYPE;

EID: 38949216682     PISSN: 00034800     EISSN: 14691809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.2007.00403.x     Document Type: Article

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