Achalasia: Public Health and Genomic Insights - May 18, 2015

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Achalasia

Achalasia: Public Health and Genomic Insights - May 18, 2015

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JAMA patient patient: Achalasia.
Pandolfino JE et al. JAMA2015 May 12. (18) 1876

Achalasia: a systematic review.
Pandolfino JE et al. JAMA2015 May 12. (18) 1841-52

Check out genes reported in relation to Achalasia, from the HuGE Navigator

Find out what genetic disorders and tests are associated with Achalasia, from the NIH Genetic Testing Registry

Truncating mutation in the nitric oxide synthase 1 gene is associated with infantile achalasia.
Shteyer E et al. Gastroenterology 2015 Mar (3) 533-536.e4

Common variants in the HLA-DQ region confer susceptibility to idiopathic achalasia.
Gockel I et al. Nat. Genet. 2014 Aug (8) 901-4

Impact of genetic polymorphisms on the pathogenesis of idiopathic achalasia: Association with IL33 gene variant.
Latiano A et al. Hum. Immunol. 2014 Apr (4) 364-9