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Anthropological features of the CFTR gene: Its variability in an African population.
Annals of human biology - 1 Mar 2011
Maria Ciminelli Bianca, Bombieri Cristina, Ciccacci Cinzia, Belpinati Francesca, Pompei Fiorenza, Maselli Roberta, Simporé Jacques, Pignatti Pier Franco, Modiano Guido
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The CFTR gene (Cystic Fibrosis conductance Transmembrane Regulator) is the gene responsible for Cystic Fibrosis, the most common severe autosomal recessive disease in Europeans. It has been extensively explored in several European and European-derived populations, but poorly studied in the other major human groups. AIM: To characterize the variability of the CFTR gene in an African population....
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