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[Indirect cystic fibrosis carrier detection in two Chilean families by analysis of DNA polymorphisms closely linked to the CFTR gene].
Revista medica de Chile - 1 Jun 2005
Riveros K Nora, Ríos H Juan
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BACKGROUND: Molecular genetic analysis is the only method that allows accurate detection of Cystic Fibrosis (CF) carriers. Nevertheless, its application is restricted to those families in which the affected child holds known mutations. Since most Chilean CF patients already studied are heterozygous and carry a mutation not yet characterized, direct identification of carriers is limited. Linkage analysis of...
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