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Analysis of four diverse population groups indicates that a subset of cystic fibrosis mutations occur in common among Caucasians.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jun 1992
Cutting G R, Curristin S M, Nash E, Rosenstein B J, Lerer I, Abeliovich D, Hill A, Graham C
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To determine the nature and frequency of non-delta F508 cystic fibrosis (CF) mutations among diverse populations, we have sequenced exons 9-12 and 19-23 of the CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene from 128 CF chromosomes (39 U.S. Caucasian, 27 African-American, 42 Northern Irish, and 20 Israeli chromosomes). These regions were chosen because they encode the two putative ATP-binding folds of CFTR,...
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