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Variations of the CFTR gene in the Hanoi-Vietnamese.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 30 Jul 2005
Nam Mai H, Hijikata Minako, Tuan Le A, Lien Luu T, Shojima Junko, Horie Toru, Nakata Koh, Matsushita Ikumi, Ohashi Jun, Tokunaga Katsushi, Keicho Naoto
Abstract excerpt
In order to investigate polymorphic backgrounds of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene (CFTR) in the Vietnamese, we analyzed 495 blood samples of randomly selected healthy individuals in Hanoi for the delta F508 mutation and TG-repeats, poly-T, and M470V polymorphisms. We compared their distributions with those of Caucasians and other Asian populations. No delta F508 mutation was found,...
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