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The +1858 C/T Polymorphism in the PTPN22 Gene Is Associated with Cystic Fibrosis Patients in Northeast Mexico.
Archives of medical research - 1 Jul 2016
Salinas-Santander Mauricio A, Bazan-Mendoza Elizabeth, Espinoza-Ruiz Marisol, Ortiz-Lopez Rocio, Bustamante Adriana, Sanchez-Dominguez Celia N
Abstract excerpt
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common autosomal recessive disease in the Caucasian population, but it has also been widely diagnosed in the Mexican population. Production of viscous secretions affects the secretory epithelia and the respiratory condition usually leads to death. The relationship between the CFTR genotype and the disease phenotype is not well understood. Other risk factors such as genetic and...
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