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Cystic fibrosis genetic counseling difficulties due to the identification of novel mutations in the CFTR gene.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society - 1 Jul 2012
Poulou Myrto, Fylaktou Irini, Fotoulaki Maria, Kanavakis Emmanuel, Tzetis Maria
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BACKGROUND: The Cystic Fibrosis database includes amongst the 1893 gene mutations and polymorphisms a lot of missense mutations, the disease status of which still remains unproven. In populations with high rates of CFTR mutation heterogeneity, molecular diagnosis is difficult often causing counse...
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