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Detection of a large heterozygous deletion and a splicing defect in the CFTR transcripts from nasal swab of a Japanese case of cystic fibrosis.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jul 2012
Nakakuki Miyuki, Fujiki Kotoyo, Yamamoto Akiko, Ko Shigeru B H, Yi Lanjuan, Ishiguro Mariko, Yamaguchi Makoto, Kondo Shiho, Maruyama Shinsuke, Yanagimoto Kosuke, Naruse Satoru, Ishiguro Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in CFTR (CF transmembrane conductance regulator). Although CF is the most common hereditary disease in Caucasians, it is rare in Asian populations. Common disease-causing mutations of CFTR in Caucasians are rarely identifi...
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