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Worldwide genetic analysis of the CFTR region.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2001
Mateu E, Calafell F, Lao O, Bonné-Tamir B, Kidd J R, Pakstis A, Kidd K K, Bertranpetit J
Abstract excerpt
Mutations at the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene (CFTR) cause cystic fibrosis, the most prevalent severe genetic disorder in individuals of European descent. We have analyzed normal allele and haplotype variation at four short tandem repeat polymorphisms (STRPs) and two single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in CFTR in 18 worldwide population samples, comprising a total of 1,944...
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