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Can a place of origin of the main cystic fibrosis mutations be identified?
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2002
Mateu Eva, Calafell Francesc, Ramos Maria Dolors, Casals Teresa, Bertranpetit Jaume
Abstract excerpt
The genetic background of the mutations that most often cause cystic fibrosis (CF) is different from that of non-CF chromosomes in populations of European origin. It is not known whether these haplotype backgrounds could be found at high frequencies in populations in which CF is, at present, not common; such populations would be candidates for the place of origin of CF mutations. An analysis of haplotypes of CF...
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