Hirschsprung Disease Diagnosis: Calretinin Marker Role in Determining the Presence or Absence of Ganglion Cells

• Main Authors: Nasser Rakhshani (Author), Mohammadreza Araste (Author), Farid Imanzade (Author), Mahshid Panahi (Author), Fahimeh Safarnezhad Tameshkel (Author), Masoud Reza Sohrabi (Author), Mohammad Hadi Karbalaie Niya (Author), Farhad Zamani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Iranian Society of Pathology, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Hirschsprung disease is a complex genetic disorder of the enteric nervous system (ENS), often called congenital aganglionic megacolon and characterized by the absence of enteric neurons along a variable length of the intestine. The definitive diagnosis of Hirschsprung disease relies on h...