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==Risk factors== | ==Risk factors== | ||
*Multiple family members affected by the disease | *Multiple family members affected by the disease<ref name="pmid11986456">{{cite journal |vauthors=Swenson O |title=Hirschsprung's disease: a review |journal=Pediatrics |volume=109 |issue=5 |pages=914–8 |year=2002 |pmid=11986456 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
*Long segment variant of the disease running in the family | *Long segment variant of the disease running in the family<ref name="pmid4224912">{{cite journal |vauthors=Passarge E |title=The genetics of Hirschsprung's disease. Evidence for heterogeneous etiology and a study of sixty-three families |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=276 |issue=3 |pages=138–43 |year=1967 |pmid=4224912 |doi=10.1056/NEJM196701192760303 |url=}}</ref> | ||
*The [[proband]] being female. | *The [[proband]] being female. | ||
*Male gender. | *Male gender. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Younes M.B.B.CH [2]
Overview
The most potent risk factor of Hirschsprung disease is multiple family members having the disease. Other risk factors include long segment disease running in the family or the proband being a female.
Risk factors
- Multiple family members affected by the disease[1]
- Long segment variant of the disease running in the family[2]
- The proband being female.
- Male gender.
References
- ↑ Swenson O (2002). "Hirschsprung's disease: a review". Pediatrics. 109 (5): 914–8. PMID 11986456.
- ↑ Passarge E (1967). "The genetics of Hirschsprung's disease. Evidence for heterogeneous etiology and a study of sixty-three families". N. Engl. J. Med. 276 (3): 138–43. doi:10.1056/NEJM196701192760303. PMID 4224912.