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Extensive sequencing of the CFTR gene: lessons learned from the first 157 patient samples.
Human genetics - 1 Dec 2005
McGinniss Matthew J, Chen Christina, Redman Joy B, Buller Arlene, Quan Franklin, Peng Mei, Giusti Robert, Hantash Feras M, Huang Donghui, Sun Weimin, Strom Charles M
Abstract excerpt
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common monogenic diseases affecting Caucasians and has an incidence of approximately 1:3,300 births. Currently recommended screening panels for mutations in the responsible gene (CF transmembrane regulator gene, CFTR) do not detect all disease-associated mutations. Our laboratory offers extensive sequencing of the CFTR (ABCC7) gene (including the promoter, all exons and...
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