The pyloric sphincter prevents the regurgitation of chyme from the duodenum into the stomach. It also controls the flow of chyme into the intestine, which provides the intestines with a manageable volume of chyme from which to absorb nutrients.
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One of them (MYH7; Val822Met) was a de novo mutation (not present in the parents of the affected patient). Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: low frequency of mutations in the [beta]-myosin heavy chain (MYH7) and cardiac troponin T (TNNT2) genes among Spanish patients.