Spectrum of cystic fibrosis mutations in Syrian patients.

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BACKGROUND: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common autosomal recessive disease in Caucasians. However, it is considered to be rare in Arabs. Reports of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR) mutations from Syrians are limited. The main aim of this study was to identify the frequency of CFTR mutations in 25 CF patients. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first comprehensive report about CF in...

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