| Literature DB >> 17909190 |
S Barratt1, A H Kendrick, F Buchanan, A T Whittle.
Abstract
Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome most commonly presents in neonates with sleep related hypoventilation; late onset cases have occurred up to the age of 10 years. It is associated with mutations in the PHOX2B gene, encoding a transcription factor involved in autonomic nervous system development. The case history is described of an adult who presented with chronic respiratory failure due to PHOX2B mutation-associated central hypoventilation and an impaired response to hypercapnia.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17909190 PMCID: PMC2094255 DOI: 10.1136/thx.2006.068908
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Thorax ISSN: 0040-6376 Impact factor: 9.139