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CFTR polymorphisms of healthy individuals in two Chinese cities--Changchun and Nanjing.
Nagoya journal of medical science - 1 Aug 2012
Jin Chun Xiang, Fujiki Kotoyo, Song Ying, Ping Zhang, Nakakuki Miyuki, Wei Mu Xin, Zhang Su Min, Ishiguro Hiroshi, Naruse Satoru
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene, which encodes a chloride channel, cause cystic fibrosis. In order to investigate the polymorphic backgrounds of CFTR genes of healthy populations in different Chinese cities (Changchun and Nanjing), we analyzed 119 blood samples (Changchun 64, Nanjing 55) of randomly selected healthy individuals for poly T,...
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