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[Characterization of 3 microsatellites of the cystic fibrosis gene in Argentine families].
Medicina - 1 Jan 2001
Visich A A, Barreiro C Z, Chertkoff L P
Abstract excerpt
Argentine population is highly heterogeneous for the cystic fibrosis (CF) transmembrane regulator (CFTR) gene mutations. The study of 14 more common mutations identified both mutated alleles in only 51% of patients. This study confirmed the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis in these patients and enabled the detection of asymptomatic carriers in their families. However, in the remaining patients the direct molecular...
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