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Characterization of a novel 21-kb deletion, CFTRdele2,3(21 kb), in the CFTR gene: a cystic fibrosis mutation of Slavic origin common in Central and East Europe.
Human genetics - 1 Mar 2000
Dörk T, Macek M, Mekus F, Tümmler B, Tzountzouris J, Casals T, Krebsová A, Koudová M, Sakmaryová I, Macek M, Vávrová V, Zemková D, Ginter E, Petrova N V, Ivaschenko T, Baranov V, Witt M, Pogorzelski A, Bal J, Zékanowsky C, Wagner K, Stuhrmann M, Bauer I, Seydewitz H H, Neumann T, Jakubiczka S
Abstract excerpt
We report a large genomic deletion of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene, viz., a deletion that is frequently observed in Central and Eastern Europe. The mutation, termed CFTRdele2,3(21 kb), deletes 21,080 bp spanning introns 1-3 of the CFTR gene. Transcript analyses have revealed that this deletion results in the loss of exons 2 and 3 in epithelial CFTR mRNA, thereby producing a...
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