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Preferred Label : Achalasia, familial esophageal;

Type : Phenotype or locus, molecular basis unknown;

Description : Achalasia is a primary motor disorder of the esophagus. It is characterized by aperistalsis and a failure of the lower esophageal sphincter to relax due to a loss of inhibitory nitrinergic neurons in the esophageal myenteric plexus. Patients typically present with dysphagia, regurgitation, retrosternal pain, and substantial weight loss (Farrokhi and Vaezi, 2007; summary by Gockel et al., 2010).;

Inheritance : Autosomal recessive;

Prefixed ID : %200400;

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