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Mutations in CFTR gene and clinical correlation in Argentine patients with congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens.
Medicina - 1 Jan 2004
Levy Estrella M, Granados Patricia, Rawe Vanesa, Olmedo Santiago Brugo, Luna Maria C, Cafferata Eduardo, Pivetta Omar H
Abstract excerpt
Congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens (CBAVD) is a form of male infertility in which mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene have been identified. Here we identify different mutations of CFTR and the poly-T variant of intron 8 (IVS8) in Argentine patients and analyze sweat test values and clinical characteristic related to Cystic Fibrosis (CF). For counseling...
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