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Missense mutations in the cystic fibrosis gene in adult patients with asthma.
Human mutation - 1 Jan 1999
Lázaro C, de Cid R, Sunyer J, Soriano J, Giménez J, Alvarez M, Casals T, Antó J M, Estivill X
Abstract excerpt
Asthma is a complex genetic disorder that affects 5% of adults and 10% of children worldwide. The complete characterization of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene identified missense mutations in 15% of 144 unrelated adult patients with asthma, but in none of 41 subjects from the general population. The four more common mutations were analyzed in an extended sample consisting of...
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