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The true panel of cystic fibrosis mutations in the Sicilian population.
BMC medical genetics - 1 May 2020
Chamayou Sandrine, Sicali Maria, Lombardo Debora, Maglia Elena, Liprino Annalisa, Cardea Clementina, Fichera Michele, Venti Ermanno, Guglielmino Antonino
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The aim was to establish the true risk of having an affected child with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) in the Sicilian infertile population. METHODS: A longitudinal CFTR screening of 1279 Sicilian infertile patients for all CFTR mutations sequencing the entire gene by Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) was performed from patient's blood. RESULTS: One patient out of 16 was a carrier of a CFTR mutation. Twenty-four...
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