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Aravinda Chakravarti, Ph.D. New York University "Why study Hirschsprung Disease?"

Aravinda Chakravarti, Ph.D.

New York University, Langone Health

Hosted by Tara Matise,

Noon, Monday April 6, 2020
Auditorium, Life Sciences Building
145 Bevier Rd. Busch Campus, Piscataway, NJ 08854

"Why study Hirschsprung disease?"

Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) is a multifactorial neurodevelopment disorder in which the gut lacks innervation, i.e., the enteric nervous system is absent. We have used HSCR as a model to understand why it demonstrates complex inheritance and its genes have provided a mechanistic view of this disorder.

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