Hirschsprung Disease

Disease name Hirschsprung Disease
Classfication Gastrointestinal system disease
Related Enzyme(s)
EFO Orphanet:388
DOID 10487
OMIM
NCI
Definition A megacolon that is characterized by a blockage of the large intestine due to improper muscle movement in the bowel.

Gene symbol Species Enzyme Editing site(s) Editing Type PMID RADAR REDIportal Description
EDNRB Human ADAR1;ADAR2 1 A-to-I When ETB proteins are functionally altered by mutation, it may lead to HSCR. The sequence of the mutant cDNA shows a nucleotide substitution from A to G at position 950, resulting in the conversion from glutamine to arginine.