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CFTR mutations in three Latin American countries.
American journal of medical genetics - 10 Apr 2000
Restrepo C M, Pineda L, Rojas-Martínez A, Gutiérrez C A, Morales A, Gómez Y, Villalobos M C, Borjas L, Delgado W, Myers A, Barrera-Saldaña H A
Abstract excerpt
We analyzed 192 cystic fibrosis (CF) alleles in three Latin American countries: Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela. Mutation screening was performed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and a reverse dot blot detection kit that enables determination of 16 of the most common CF mutations worldwide. Mutations were detected in 47.9% of the screened CF alleles. The most prevalent CF allele was DeltaF508 (39. 6%). The...
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