Advances in Molecular Genetics of Hirschsprung's Disease

Anatomical Record

Volumn 295, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1628-1638

  Pan, Zhi Wen ^a   Li, Ji Cheng ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Genetics; Hirschsprung's disease; Pathogenesis; Susceptibility gene

Indexed keywords

DHCR7 PROTEIN; EDN3 PROTEIN; EDNRB PROTEIN; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR CO RECEPTOR ALPHA 1; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTOR; KIAA1279 PROTEIN; L1CAM PROTEIN; PHOX2B PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN RET; TCF4 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX10; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZFHX1B PROTEIN;

GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; MODIFIER GENE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; GANGLIA; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC LOCI; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; MUTATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84866173807     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.22538     Document Type: Review

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