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Novel insights into congenital hypoventilation syndrome

David Gozal, +1 more
- 01 Nov 1999 - 
- Vol. 5, Iss: 6, pp 335
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Three principal issues have become apparent: 1) the autonomic nervous system is involved universally in CCHS cases, albeit to a varying extent; 2) the use of novel functional imaging approaches incorporating refined stimulus paradigms may provide essential research and clinical insights into localization and assessment of neural sites underlying the phenotypic expression of this syndrome.
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Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) is a rare and unique condition that may prompt unparalleled approaches to the discovery of genes involved in development of cardiorespiratory control and gas exchange homeostasis. Its higher risk of recurrence in families and its association with Hi

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Molecular analysis of congenital central hypoventilation syndrome.

TL;DR: The prominent role of mutations in the PHOX2B gene in the pathogenesis of CCHS is confirmed and the analysis of more cases and further candidates concerned with the development of the autonomic nervous system is required.
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Evidence for a conserved function in synapse formation reveals Phr1 as a candidate gene for respiratory failure in newborn mice

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