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CFTR gene: molecular analysis in patients from South Brazil.
Molecular genetics and metabolism - 1 Apr 2003
Streit Carla, Burlamaque-Neto Antônio Carlos, de Abreu e Silva Fernando, Giugliani Roberto, Saraiva Pereira Maria Luiza
Abstract excerpt
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common genetic disease among Caucasians. The CF gene, named cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), codifies a protein that acts as a channel through the epithelial membrane. The present work aimed (1) to detect sequence alterations in the nucleotide binding regions and at the membrane spanning domain of the CFTR gene and (2) to detect the following frequent...
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