Is the RET proto-oncogene involved in the pathogenesis of intestinal neuronal dysplasia type B?

Molecular Medicine Reports

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 265-270

  Fernández, Raquel María ^a,b   Sánchez Mejías, Avencia ^a,b   Ruiz Ferrer, Maria Macarena ^a,b   López Alonso, Manuel ^a,b   Antiñolo, Guillermo ^a,b   Borrego, Salud ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED DE ENFERMEDADES RARAS CIBERER   (Spain)

Author keywords

Enteric nervous system disorders; Hirschsprung disease; Intestinal neuronal dysplasia type B; RET proto oncogene; Susceptibility haplotypes

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN RET;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; INTESTINAL NEURONAL DYSPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PROTO ONCOGENE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 69249122467     PISSN: 17912997     EISSN: 17913004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/mmr_00000094     Document Type: Article

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