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Indirect CFTR mutation identification by PCR/OLA anomalous electropherograms.
Genetic testing - 1 Jan 2005
Stanziale Pietro, Savino Maria, De Bonis Patrizia, Granatiero Matteo, Zelante Leopoldo, Bisceglia Luigi
Abstract excerpt
Mutations of CFTR gene are responsible for cystic fibrosis (CF) and other clinical conditions such as congenital absence of the vas deferens (CAVD), chronic pancreatitis (IP), and idiopathic disseminated bronchiectasis (DBE) classified as CFTR-related disorders. The PCR/OLA assay is designed to detect 31 known mutations including the 24 most common CF mutations worldwide, as identified by the CF Consortium. In...
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