Ethnic heterogeneity and cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR) mutation frequencies in Chicago-area CF families.

Abstract excerpt

The identification of a common mutation, delta F508, in the CFTR gene allowed, for the first time, the detection of cystic fibrosis (CF) carriers in the general population. Further genetic studies revealed > 100 additional disease-causing mutations in this gene, few of which occur on > 1% of CF chromosomes in any ethnic group. Prior to establishing counseling guidelines and carrier risk assessments, we sought to...

Topics

• Base Sequence
• Chicago
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator
• DNA, Single-Stranded
• Gene Frequency
• Humans
• Membrane Proteins
• Molecular Sequence Data
• Mutation