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Both clinically healthy parents demonstrated a normal <jats:italic>PHOX2B<\/jats:italic> sequence. In addition, the girl has a variant of unknown significance in <jats:italic>RYR1<\/jats:italic> gene and a variant of unknown significance in <jats:italic>NKX2-5<\/jats:italic> gene. The child's phenotype is quite special. She needs ventilation during sleep, and has Hirschsprung's disease type I, arteriovenous malformation S4 of the left lung, ventricular and atrium septal defects, coronary right ventricular fistula, hemodynamically nonsignificant, episodes of sick sinus and atrioventricular dissociation with bradycardia, divergent alternating strabismus, and oculus uterque (both eyes) (OU) retinal angiopathy. Two episodes of hypoglycemic seizures were also registered. Severe pulmonary hypertension resolved after appropriate ventilation adjustment. Diagnostic odyssey was quite dramatic.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Detection of a novel <jats:italic>PHOX2B<\/jats:italic> variant expands the understanding of molecular mechanisms of CCHS and genotype\u2013phenotype correlations.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fped.2022.1070303","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,15]],"date-time":"2023-02-15T10:43:16Z","timestamp":1676457796000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Case Report: A novel PHOX2B p.Ala248_Ala266dup variant causing congenital central hypoventilation syndrome"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Irina N.","family":"Artamonova","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Anna 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