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First report of cystic fibrosis mutations in Libyan cystic fibrosis patients.
Annals of human biology - 1 Sept 2011
Hadj Fredj Sondess, Fattoum Slaheddine, Chabchoub Abdelraouf, Messaoud Taieb
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There are few data on the molecular basis of Cystic Fibrosis (CF) in North Africa, probably due to under-diagnosis. AIM: This is the first study of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) mutations in the Libyan population. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: This study analysed the complete coding region and flanking intronic sequences of the CFTR gene in 10 unrelated Libyan CF patients....
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