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Phenotype and genotype of two Taiwanese cystic fibrosis siblings and a survey of delta F508 in East Asians.
Pediatrics and neonatology - 1 Dec 2008
Lin Chao-Jen, Chang Shun-Ping, Ke Yu-Yuan, Chiu Han-Yao, Tsao Lon-Yen, Chen Ming
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is considered to be a rare disease in Asians. We report two cases of CF in a 5-year-old girl and her newborn brother. They are of mixed parentage: a Taiwanese mother and an Australian father. METHODS: A comprehensive mutational analysis of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene was completed. Literature was reviewed for delta F508 in East Asians....
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