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CFTR gene mutations in Japanese individuals with congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society - 1 Mar 2003
Anzai Chieko, Morokawa Nasa, Okada Hiroshi, Kamidono Sadao, Eto Yoshikatsu, Yoshimura Kunihiko
Abstract excerpt
Congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens (CBAVD) is a monosymptomatic disease confined to the male reproductive system with similarity to the phenotype of cystic fibrosis (CF), and mutations in the CFTR gene are highly prevalent in Caucasian CBAVD patients. While CF is very rare in Japan, CBAVD is not. Our previous study demonstrated high prevalence of the 5T allele in the CFTR gene in Japanese CBAVD...
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