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[Frequency of delta F508 mutation in Venezuelan patients with cystic fibrosis].
Investigacion clinica - 1 Jun 2004
Morales-Machin Alisandra, Borjas-Fajardo Lisbeth, Pineda Lennie, González Sandra, Delgado Wilmer, Zabala Wiliam, Fernández Erika
Abstract excerpt
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the most common and severe autosomal recessive disease in Caucasian populations, with an incidence of 1 in 2500 live births. It is characterized by a generalized disturbance in exocrine glands and it is caused by over one thousand mutations at the cystic fibrosis conductance regulator gene (CFTR) mapped at 7q31. AF508 is the most frequent mutation worldwide and it consists in a deletion of...
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