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Distribution of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) Mutations in a Cohort of Patients Residing in Palestine.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Siryani Issa, Jama Mohamed, Rumman Nisreen, Marzouqa Hiyam, Kannan Moein, Lyon Elaine, Hindiyeh Musa
Abstract excerpt
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive inherited life-threatening disorder that causes severe damage to the lungs and the digestive system. In Palestine, mutations in the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator gene (CFTR) that contributes to the clinical presentation of CF are ill defined. A cohort of thirty three clinically diagnosed CF patients from twenty one different Palestinian families...
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