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Spectrum and distribution of CFTR gene mutations in asthma and chronic pancreatitis cases of North Indian population.
Gene - 10 Apr 2014
Muthuswamy Srinivasan, Agarwal Sarita, Awasthi Shally, Singh Shweta, Dixit Pratibha, Maurya Nutan, Choudhuri Gourdas
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BACKGROUND: Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene accounts for an autosomal recessive condition called cystic fibrosis (CF). In the Indian subcontinent, CF and its related diseases are under-diagnosed by the medical community due to poor knowledge of the disease and its confounding diagnosis, and also due to poor medical facilities available for these patients, thus causing an increased...
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