Late Onset Central Hypoventilation Syndrome due to a Heterozygous Polyalanine Repeat Expansion Mutation in the PHOX2B Gene
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- 20 September 2011
- journal article
- Published by Oman Medical Journal in Oman Medical Journal
- Vol. 26 (5) , 356-358
Abstract
This report describes a 6 year old girl with late onset central hypoventilation syndrome due to a heterozygous polyalanine repeat expansion mutation in the PHOX2B gene. This report aims to increase the awareness of this condition among physicians to allow earlier clinical and genetic diagnosis and management of cases of unexplained hypoventilation.Keywords
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