Case report of a Thai male cystic fibrosis patinet with the 1898+ 1G-->T splicing mutation in the CFTR gene: a review of East Asian cases. Mutations in brief no. 196. Online.

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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common fatal autosomal recessive multisystem disorder, which occurs mainly in European-derived populations. The incidence of CF varies between 1 in 2000 to 3000 live-births in various ethnic groups. The disease is rare in East Asians. Here we report a 9 year old Thai male patient, who was diagnosed to have CF based on recurrent pneumonia, a slow weight gain, pancreatic...

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