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Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene mutations in Asians with chronic pulmonary disease: a pilot study.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society - 1 Aug 2006
Ngiam Nicola S P, Chong Samuel S, Shek Lynette P C, Goh Denise L M, Ong K C, Chng S Y, Yeo G H, Goh Daniel Y T
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BACKGROUND: Little is known about the relationship between cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene mutations in Asian patients and severe asthma or idiopathic bronchiectasis. We investigated this potential relationship in the Singaporean Chinese. METHODS: Twenty patients with chronic pulmonary disease, 14 with severe asthma and 6 with idiopathic bronchiectasis, were screened for CFTR...
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