Polymorphisms of the RET Gene in Hirschsprung Disease, Anorectal Malformation and Intestinal Pseudo-obstruction in Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 32-38

  Wu, Trang Tiau ^a,b   Tsai, Tsui Wei ^b   Chang, Han ^b   Su, Ching Chyuan ^c   Li, Shuan Yow ^b   Lai, Hong Shiee ^d   Li, Chuan ^b  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TIAN SHENG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

anorectal malformations; Hirschsprung disease; intestinal pseudo obstruction; RET

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; PROTEIN RET;

ANORECTAL MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; GENE FREQUENCY; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE PSEUDOOBSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TAIWAN;

ALLELES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ABNORMALITIES; DNA; EXONS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINAL PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-RET; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TAIWAN;

EID: 76749126494     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09296646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(10)60019-8     Document Type: Article

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