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Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome due to PHOX2B mutation in a Saudi child: a case report

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Al Saadi, M.M. Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome due to PHOX2B mutation in a Saudi child: a case report. Sleep Breath 15, 875–878 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-010-0438-0

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Keywords

  • Heart Rate Variability
  • Polyalanine
  • Synchronize Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation
  • PHOX2B Gene
  • Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Deficiency