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CFTR H609R mutation in Ecuadorian patients with cystic fibrosis.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society - 1 Jul 2009
Moya-Quiles María Rosa, Glover Guillermo, Mondéjar-López Pedro, Pastor-Vivero María Dolores, Fernández-Sánchez Asunción, Sánchez-Solís Manuel
Abstract excerpt
Mutation epidemiology in each ethnic group is important for cystic fibrosis diagnosis and genetic counselling. To date, little has been reported on the prevalence of cystic fibrosis in the Ecuadorian population where the mutation distribution appears to differ from that of Europe. We present a series of four Ecuadorian patients homozygous for the H609R mutation in the CFTR gene. This is the first report of...
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