Identification of a dominant MYH11 causal variant in chronic intestinal pseudo‐obstruction: Results of whole‐exome sequencing
Dong W, Baldwin C, Choi J, Milunsky JM, Zhang J, Bilguvar K, Lifton RP, Milunsky A. Identification of a dominant MYH11 causal variant in chronic intestinal pseudo‐obstruction: Results of whole‐exome sequencing. Clinical Genetics 2019, 96: 473-477. PMID: 31389005, DOI: 10.1111/cge.13617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic Intestinal Pseudo-ObstructionSmooth muscle actin geneMuscle actin geneAdditional genetic evidenceGene burden analysisIntestinal Pseudo-ObstructionRare gastrointestinal disorderSmooth muscle contractionActin geneMyosin genesAdditional genesGenetic evidenceCausal variantsWhole-exome sequencingFamily membersCIPO patientsPseudo-ObstructionGenetic linkageGastrointestinal disordersDominant mutationsGenesUnaffected family membersGastrointestinal tractRare mutationsMuscle contraction