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[Correlation between phenotype and genotype in a group of patients with cystic fibrosis].
Revista medica de Chile - 1 May 2002
Navarro Héctor, Kolbach Marianne, Repetto Gabriela, Guiraldes Ernesto, Harris Paul, Foradori Arnaldo, Poggi Helena, Sánchez Ignacio
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common lethal autosomic disease in Caucasians, with a global incidence of 1:3000 newborns. More than 900 mutations have been described, involving the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator (CFTR). The delta F508 mutation is present in 60% of alleles studied worldwide. AIM: To report 25 patients with cystic fibrosis in whom a genetic study was done. MATERIAL AND...
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