Four new loci associations discovered by pathway-based and network analyses of the genome-wide variability profile of Hirschsprung's disease

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Fernández, Raquel Ma ^a,b   Bleda, Marta ^b,c   Núñez Torres, Rocío ^a,b   Medina, Ignacio ^c   Luzón Toro, Berta ^a,b   García Alonso, Luz ^c   Torroglosa, Ana ^a,b   Marbà, Martina ^c   Enguix Riego, Ma Valle ^a,b   Montaner, David ^c   Antiñolo, Guillermo ^a,b   Dopazo, Joaquín ^b,c   Borrego, Salud ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

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

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN PRÍNCIPE FELIPE   (Spain)

Author keywords

GWAS; HSCR; Network analysis; Pathway based analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRNA7 GENE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DLC1 GENE; FEMALE; GENE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOME; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; INTESTINE INNERVATION; IQGAP2 GENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RASGEF1A GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOTYPE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84874048793     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17501172     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1750-1172-7-103     Document Type: Article

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