Article
V232D mutation in patients with cystic fibrosis: Not so rare, not so mild.
Medicine - 1 Jul 2018
Fernández-Lorenzo Ana E, Moreno-Álvarez Ana, Colon-Mejeras Cristóbal, Barros-Angueira Francisco, Solar-Boga Alfonso, Sirvent-Gómez Josep, Couce María L, Leis Rosaura
Abstract excerpt
The frequency of some Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Transmembrane Conductance Regulator gene (CFTR) mutations varies between populations. Genetic testing during newborn screening (NBS) for CF can identify less common mutations with low clinical expression in childhood and previously considered mild but not fully characterized, such as the mutation p.Val232Asp (c.695T > A). The aim of this study was to describe CF patients...
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