Genetics of human enteric neuropathies

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 176-189

  Panza, Emanuele ^a   Knowles, Charles H ^b   Graziano, Claudio ^c   Thapar, Nikhil ^d   Burns, Alan J ^d   Seri, Marco ^c   Stanghellini, Vincenzo ^e   De Giorgio, Roberto ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Enteric nervous system; Enteric neuropathies; Gene mutations; Genetic counseling; Hirschsprung; Reparative therapy

Indexed keywords

ALLGROVE SYNDROME; CELL COUNT; CELL NUCLEUS INCLUSION BODY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENTERIC NEUROPATHY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; GALACTOSIALIDOSIS; GANGLION; GANGLIONEUROMA; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; GOLDBERG SHPRINTZEN SYNDROME; HADDAD SYNDROME; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; INTESTINAL NEURONAL DYSPLASIA; INTESTINE INNERVATION; MOWAT WILSON SYNDROME; MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NEURONAL INTRANUCLEAR INCLUSION DISEASE; NEUROPATHY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; TRISOMY 21; VELOCARDIOFACIAL SYNDROME; WAARDENBURG SHAH SYNDROME; WAARDENBURG SYNDROME; WILSON DISEASE;

ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC TESTING; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; TISSUE THERAPY;

EID: 84856998426     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: 18735118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2012.01.001     Document Type: Review

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