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Severe phenotype in an apparent homozygosity caused by a large deletion in the CFTR gene: a case report.
BMC research notes - 30 Aug 2014
Martins Raisa da Silva, Fonseca Ana Carolina Proença, Acosta Franklyn Enrique Samudio, Folescu Tania Wrobel, Higa Laurinda Yoko Shinzato, Sad Izabela Rocha, Chaves Célia Regina Moutinho de Miranda, Cabello Pedro Hernan, Cabello Giselda Maria Kalil
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Over 1900 mutations have been identified in the cystic fibrosis conductance transmembrane regulator gene, including single nucleotide substitutions, insertions, and deletions. Unidentified mutations may still lie in introns or in regulatory regions, which are not routinely investigated, or in large genomic deletions, which are not revealed by conventional molecular analysis. The apparent homozygosity...
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