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CFTR mutations in patients from Colombia: implications for local and regional molecular diagnosis programs.
Human mutation - 1 Sept 2003
Keyeux Genoveva, Rodas Clemencia, Bienvenu Thierry, Garavito Pilar, Vidaud Dominique, Sanchez Dora, Kaplan Jean-Claude, Aristizábal Gustavo
Abstract excerpt
Cystic Fibrosis is a worldwide distributed hereditary disease. The incidence of the main (p.F508del) and other frequent mutations has been determined in a great number of countries and ethnic groups, but its incidence in most Latin American countries has remained unknown until recently. It is now beginning to be recognized as a frequent cause of infant mortality, and some countries report the incidence of their...
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