Article
Carrier frequency of F508del mutation of cystic fibrosis in Indian population.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society - 1 Jan 2006
Kapoor Vishal, Shastri Shivaram S, Kabra Madhulika, Kabra Sushil Kumar, Ramachandran Vijaya, Arora Sadhna, Balakrishnan Prahlad, Deorari Ashok Kumar, Paul Vinod Kumar
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is considered to be very rare in Indian subcontinent. Based on reports of CF in migrants from Indian subcontinent to United Kingdom and United States of America, the prevalence of CF is estimated to be between 1/10,000 and 1/40,000 in this ethnic group. The present study was done to estimate the carrier frequency of F508del mutation among neonates using cord blood samples to...
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